On September 1st, God-willing, we’ll be publishing the final piece in the “Explored” trilogy, 15 years after we first published Christianity Explored.
Evangelism
How Can We Share The Gospel Without A “Sinner’s Prayer”?
The last couple of weeks we’ve been thinking about “The Sinner’s Prayer”. I started with a definition of what I mean by the term, and then suggested that it led to at least three serious spiritual maladies.
When Shouldn’t We Use “The Sinner’s Prayer”?
Last week, I gave a bit of background on “The Sinner’s Prayer”, exploring what it is, and what it isn’t. Just to be clear, then, I’m not about to argue that sinners shouldn’t cry out for God’s mercy.
Should We Use “The Sinner’s Prayer”?
It’s been the source of controversy at the Southern Baptist Convention, with David Platt calling it “superstitious”. And yet a recent Christianity Today editorial called it “a work of genius, as brilliant as the simple formulations of Martin Luther”.
Mark In Miniature
When you read Mark’s Gospel, it’s striking how often Jesus speaks of “the kingdom of God”. Carl Laferton and I have developed a short presentation of the Gospel which majors on this theme. It does it using five simple pictures.
How Can We Disciple Well?
Over the past five weeks, we’ve been thinking about why Western evangelical churches have not been discipling well. So now what? What practical steps can we take to improve?
Why We Don’t Disciple #5: Our Churches Are Ashamed of the Gospel
Murmuring underneath everything we’ve seen so far is a fifth and final reason why our discipleship of others is failing so badly.
Why We Don’t Disciple #4: Our Churches Are Program Dependent
Welcome to “Why We Don’t Disciple #4”. Or, as you may prefer to call it, “Biting The Hand That Feeds.”
Why We Don’t Disciple #3: Our Churches Are Less Converted
Here’s a third reason our discipleship of others is so shallow, and may even be non-existent.
Why We Don’t Disciple #2: Our Churches Are Seeker-Sensitive, But Believer-Insensitive
Let me suggest another reason our discipleship of others is so shallow, and may even be non-existent.
Future Perfect // Present Tense 