Paul’s Evangelistic Methods, Part 3
A Satellite View of the Attica Basin (Courtesy of NASA)
Now that seminary has wound down, I’m excited to return to this series, and to kick off a few over the next couple of weeks that have been percolating in the back of my mind.
For this post, I’m going to return to the passage last discussed in Part 2: Acts 17:16-32. The focus of the last post was on the need for Christians to develop the skill of discernment–this is not a unique spiritual gift, but a part of every Christian’s growth in maturity–and to apply that skill to the regular evaluation of the art forms of today. Particularly, I argued that Christians should view and evaluate film and television, as I have found that this is the area most Christians are most hesitant to integrate into evangelism. But how can we choose to partition off any portion of our lives from Kingdom activity?
In any case, I am turning in this post from a study of Paul’s practices and to a study of his words. In what follows, I want to present what I believe is a helpful breakdown of Paul’s presentation of the Gospel.
New Study at MCC
At our church, we’re initiating a new study on evangelism. I recommend you take a look at it in the event that you’re interested in the topic. The study is titled, Reimagining Evangelism. The main book is by Rick Richardson, Associate Professor of Evangelism at Wheaton College. So far the study has proven to be very encouraging to Anna and me, as well as the folks at Mayer. I’ve pasted a video below.
If you decide to make use of this resource, drop me a line and let me know how it went. I plan to bring an update in a few weeks as we continue through the study.
Grace & Peace,
Dan J.