You could change the world, just like Albert McMakin did when he asked a young man he knew to an evangelistic event.
We hear a lot about church growth from Americans. From Saddleback to Willow Creek and beyond, church growth has been one of the hot topics this decade. Having returned from a visit to the Together for the Gospel conference in Louisville, Kentucky, I think I’ve worked out their secret.
People whose generosity changed the world (Hardback, cloth bound edition)
Simply Christianity is a simple, jargon-free way of sharing the gospel in a friendly, small group environment. It is a five-week evangelistic course for enquirers—in the mould of Christianity Explored and The Alpha Course—which takes participants through the Gospel of Luke and presents them with the challenging teaching, life, death and resurrection of Jesus. (Leader's Manual)
A reading guide to the six central ideas of the Bible.
Have you heard the saying “speak the truth in love”? The phrase is normally used to mean something like “say true things in a charitable way”. The idea is this: sometimes you have to say hard and challenging things; when you do, make sure you’re using a gracious tone.
This jargon-free introduction to Christianity explores who Jesus is, why he came, and what it means to follow him.
I don’t typically think of tension as a good thing. The stress of life, throbbing headaches, tight shoulders, difficult meetings, and arguments at home are not my favorite experiences. However, I was recently reminded again that tension is quite important as we teach our people the Bible.
In this age of authenticity, for something to have meaning, to be helpful in me realizing my humanity, it often needs to be done alone.
Do your friends know the goodness of the Christian hope? Do you?