In Episode 567 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Ed continue their discussion on cultural, theological, and missiological issues that pastors need to be aware of.
In This Episode, You’ll Discover:
How the death of nominalism is affecting evangelismHow the changes in evangelism affect the way we preach Shareable Quotes (#NewChurches):
“Most of our evangelism in the U.S. and Canada in the last few decades is reaching nominal Christians.” – @edstetzer“Our target that has been focused on evangelism is going away, and now you are getting more secular people who are more resistant to the gospel.” – @edstetzer“The death of nominalism does lead us to some significant questions moving forward.” – @edstetzer“Preaching and teaching in a secular age does require us to not begin with certain assumptions and to begin to address questions that people have.” – @edstetzer“We need to provide on-ramps for people who are listening in and need to understand more.” – @edstetzer“I am teaching and preaching for the interested Christian, I’m not really preaching to the non-Christian, but I am going to have on-ramps for them.” – @edstetzer“At the end of the day, I am assuming that people who are listening to my message are leaning in enough that I can lean back and help them to hear and respond.” – @edstetzerRecommended Resources:
Listen to Episode 561: Current Cultural, Theological, and Missiological Issues, Part 1Listen to Episode 563: Current Cultural, Theological, and Missiological Issues, Part 2Listen to Episode 565: Current Cultural, Theological, and Missiological Issues, Part 3Read “Waking Up in 2030” by Ross DouthatHelp us Multiply the Mission:
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