In the Beginning, There Was No Buddha
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“In our increasingly ‘spiritual but not religious’ society, we are seeing a growing interest in things like karma, mindfulness, and zen. These ideas and practices come directly from Buddhism…. veteran missionary Forrest McPhail explains how we can engage those who embrace Buddhist beliefs with the truths of the gospel.” - Rooted Thinking
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Looking for a Gospel Opening? Ask About Their Tattoo.
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“Tattoos have become more and more mainstream, particularly with millennials, and especially in the United States. We must see this growing trend and understand our need to engage people—no matter what they look like on the outside.” - TGC
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Mission-oriented millennials, Gen Z object to words ‘convert' and ‘winning souls’ in outreach
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“Teens and young adult Christians do not like to use certain words, including ‘converts’ and ‘winning souls,’ while talking about the reasons behind sharing their faith with others, a study has found.” - C. Post
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Preach the Gospel With Words: Evangelism Without Proclamation Is Not Evangelism
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“… any concept of evangelism without words—the announcement of the Gospel of Jesus our Lord—is resolutely and irrefutably alien to the Bible and is, therefore, tragically mistaken.” - Michael Milton
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Review of Joshua Chatraw's Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age:
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“Chatraw builds upon the assumption that all human beings are living out some kind of a story, some narrative about the big questions: Who are we? What’s the meaning of life? What’s wrong with the world and how can we fix it? What’s wrong with me and how can I fix myself?
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Israel pulls the plug on GOD TV, claims it was trying to evangelize Jews
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“Israel has decided to remove the U.S.-based evangelical Christian station GOD TV from the Israeli cable television provider HOT ….
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Black Lives Matter
Our nation was rocked by the image of a white police officer pressing his knee onto the neck of a black man for more than eight minutes. George Floyd could be heard gasping for breath and moaning “I can’t breathe,” but Officer Derek Chauvin refused to back off. Bystanders appealed for Chauvin to release his victim, but he ignored them. The resulting death plunged the USA into chaos as protesters by the thousands took to the streets of nearly every city, and in some places windows were smashed, stores looted and buildings torched.
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Gen Z Is Changing Everything
Encouraging a new generation to go on for God
A new generation is emerging right before our eyes. The Millennials are now adults, and today’s current youth culture is dominated by members of Generation Z. Everyone from professional marketeers to church leaders are beginning to realize that things are changing dramatically.
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The One About Calvinism and Evangelism
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“…there is a difference between saying ‘Calvinist theology promotes evangelism’ and ‘Calvinists actually evangelize.’ There is a difference between saying ‘Calvinists have historically evangelized’ and ‘Calvinists do evangelize right now.’ After all, isn’t it possible that we may fail to live up to our theology?” - Challies
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