Articles for tag: Lifestyle Evangelism

November 2, 2019

Innovative Disciple-Making Using Social Media

By Laura McKillip Wood The smell of fresh bread and pastries wafted around Eugene* as he stepped through the bakery door in Banja Luka, Bosnia. Shelves of baked goods lined one wall, and people quietly spoke with the cashier as they made their purchases. Eugene noticed two young men his age standing near him. One man wore a jacket with the name of a band on it. “I like that band,” Eugene said. After chatting for a moment, Eugene sat down with David and Petar. They drank coffee and talked about their shared love of music. As they prepared to

June 20, 2014

Christian Standard

Apologetics & Worldview

Failure to Convince

By Jonathan Williams “I don”t need your God to make me good.” I was having lunch with Tom, a close friend and devout atheist. I ordered the Reuben. He went light with the salad. The topic was heavy. “Then what”s your foundation for goodness and morality?” I asked him. “What stops you from being a compulsive liar or a career con artist?” “Morality and goodness are biological,” Tom replied, “they”ve been with us from the beginning. That”s how our species not only survives, but also thrives.” I brought up the late Jeffrey Dahmer, a convicted murderer and sex offender, who,

July 18, 2007

Christian Standard

Church & Ministry Church Planting

Interview with John Wasem

By Brad Dupray John Wasem has been at the forefront of the church-planting movement for nearly all of his 30-plus years in ministry. As minister of outreach at East 91st Christian Church in Indianapolis in the early 1980s, he crafted a plan for the church to start 20 churches in 20 years””a goal the church has far exceeded.John planted Suncrest Christian Church in St. John, Indiana (East 91st Street church plant no. 7) in 1994 and since then has taught church planting at Lincoln (Illinois) Christian Seminary and Emmanuel School of Religion, Johnson City, Tennessee. John currently serves as the

May 10, 2006

Brad Dupray

Church & Ministry Church Staff

Interview with Teresa Metzger

Teresa Metzger reflects on marrying a minister, raising children in ministry, and keeping public and private life aligned. She also shares practical counsel for churches on supporting a pastor’s family with kindness and understanding.