Taste and See Evangelism

Recently I have come across an experiential approach to evangelism that follows the pattern that Jesus used in His ministry here on earth. It involves inviting people to “taste and see” that the Lord is good. Both believers and sceptics were invited to taste the living waters and find out from personal experience. For those [...]

Six Reasons Young People Leave the Church

Certainly the tenets of faith have not changed. Possibly the means need to be revisited. Isolationism. One-fourth of 18-to 29-year-olds say church demonizes everything outside church including the music, movies, culture, and technology that defines their generation. Shallowness. One-third call church boring, about one-fourth say faith is irrelevant and Bible teaching is unclear. One-fifth say [...]

Heaven is Exclusive

July 15, 2011 There has in recent times, been a loud voice in Christianity advocating for the “all-inclusive church”. The basic premise, as I see it, is that everyone needs to be welcomed, or included, in the Church, regardless of their lifestyle choices or their sins. I would 100% agree with this initial premise, but [...]

I Love Jesus…Not the Church

(Article excerpts from Outreach Magazine, By Dan Kimball) What They Wish Church Was Like: While our purpose isn’t to change our worship gatherings just so that people outside the Church will like what we’re doing, designing them in a way that resonates with our hearts and culture without compromising the scriptures or the Gospel is important.  There [...]