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Landon Whitsitt Ponders ‘The New Evangelism’
Originally posted at landonwhitsitt.com on January 30th, 2012 Last night I found a pretty cool doc as I was cruising Vimeo. It’s called Influencers: How Trends and Creativity Become Contagious. As I watched, my mind naturally went to the idea of “pastors as influencers,” mostly because, well, I self-identify as a pastor. But the more and more I thought of it, the more I realized that I had an opportunity here to explore an area I feel compelled to gain a depth of knowledge and wisdom in: EVANGELISM. Confession: I have a visceral reaction to the word and idea of “evangelism.” I am not joking. It makes my skin crawl, and I start to feel a little sick. I am not joking. In the Fundegelical culture I grew up in, evangelism was the thing you were taught to do. Youth Group was … [Read More...]
Plant Generously, Reap Bountifully 2012
New Church Development Conference Bethany Theological Seminary (Richmond, Indiana) May 17 – 19, 2012 I (Paul) planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 REGISTER online now Keynote leaders are Tom Johnston and Mike Chong Perkinson of Praxis Ministries. Worship, prayer, workshops, and networking are key features of the event. Sponsored by [...]
Nadia Bolz-Weber: Entering the stream of the faithful | Faith & Leadership
Over at the Faith and Leadership blog, Nadia Bolz-Weber shares some insightful ideas about authentic ministry and evangelism by anchoring innovation in tradition and by being oneself: Older folks from the church will say, “What do young adults want? What do they want so that we can do it?” I’m like, “I’ve never had to [...]
God Complex Radio Talks to Martha Grace Reese about Unbinding the Gospel
Recently the excellent podcast God Complex Radio, hosted by Landon Whitsitt, Carol Howard Merritt and Derrick Weston, talked to Martha Grace Reese about her “Unbinding … ” book series and evangelism in the current Mainline landscape. Here’s an excerpt from the post about the episode, followed by a link to the audio: “Evangelism” has become [...]
Review: Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One by Alan J. Roxburgh and M. Scott Boren
Reviewed by Steve Manskar Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One by Alan J. Roxburgh and M. Scott Boren Baker Books, 2009 ISBN 978-0801072123 In their introduction to Introducing the Missional Church: What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Become One, the authors quote Dr. Rowan Williams, the [...]
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Landon Whitsitt Ponders ‘The New Evangelism’
Originally posted at landonwhitsitt.com on January 30th, 2012 Last night I found a pretty cool doc as I was cruising Vimeo. It’s called Influencers: How Trends and Creativity Become Contagious. As I watched, my mind naturally went to the idea of “pastors as influencers,” mostly because, well, I self-identify as a pastor. But the more [...]
Warner’s Advice to Tebow: Let Your Actions Show Your Faith
from Bruce Laverman: You wouldn’t usually go to the Sports Page of the local newspaper for some sound advice on evangelism, but here it is from the Arizona Republic, Sunday. November 27, 2011, in an article by the newspaper’s sports columnist, Dan Bickley: “Warner’s advice to Tebow: Let your actions show your faith” “Take a knee [...]
God Complex Radio Talks to Martha Grace Reese about Unbinding the Gospel
Recently the excellent podcast God Complex Radio, hosted by Landon Whitsitt, Carol Howard Merritt and Derrick Weston, talked to Martha Grace Reese about her “Unbinding … ” book series and evangelism in the current Mainline landscape. Here’s an excerpt from the post about the episode, followed by a link to the audio: “Evangelism” has become [...]
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