Category Archives: Evangelism & Missions
Monday to Saturday compassion
We may sing on Sunday morning, “Rescue the perishing, care for the dying, snath them in pity from sin and the grave,” but our actions during the week might be proclaiming, “I really couldn’t care less.” – Timothy K. Beougher, … Continue reading
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Tebow & “lifestyle” evangelism
Media magnet and now-sophomore NFL quarterback Tim Tebow held a presser over the weekend to talk about his new job as backup QB with the NY Jets. One reporter asked Tebow whether his new position would provide him opportunity to … Continue reading
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Christian Witness in the Public Arena: Tebow v. Warner
Much has been made — in both the secular and religious media — about Tim Tebow’s Christian witness as a professional football player. Tebow is certainly not the first professing Christian to play pro ball, but much more attention is … Continue reading
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>Acts 1:8 versus the Great Commission
>Jerry Rankin recently posed the proposition that Acts 1:8 has been distorted in our evangelistic efforts. This passage, in which the risen Christ tells his disciples “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you … Continue reading
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>Disciple Making and the Great Commission Resurgence
>At the recent Southern Baptist Convention held in Louisville, the SBC voted to appoint a task force charged with examining if and how the axioms of a Great Commission Resurgence (Dr. Danny Akin) should be implemented in the denomination. It … Continue reading
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>We Don’t Care Enough to Witness
>Internet Monk wrote an article recently about the state of evangelism in the church, especially the Southern Baptist Convention. (http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/riffs-011809-are-southern-baptists-getting-it-maybe). In it he points out that for all our efforts as a denomination, the canned presentations, training programs, “sure-fire” evangelism … Continue reading
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