So, the Roundup Redactor fell behind in his work last week, but I am now pleased to offer a two-for-one deal. Two weeks for the price of one. This week we will combine the Evangelism First! roundup with Engaging Culture.
- Todd Benkert
- carefully addresses the issues around contextualizing our evangelism.
- does not neglect the role of prayer in personal evangelism and a concern for the lost.
- Dr. Danny Akin assesses the Camel. (warning for the poor in bandwidth: article is in .pdf format)
- Dustin Benge discusses the Free Offer of the Gospel.
- Matthew Wireman tells how effective evangelism eschews attacks on alcohol, dancing, or cards.
- Owen Strachan has been rethinking “relational” evangelism.
- Dr. Mohler reviews Mark Dever’s book, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism.
- Peter Beck
- discusses the touchy topic of evangelizing “inactive” members.
- shows how revival starts with the local church.
- Terry Delaney wants Southern Baptists to “quit with the easy-believism crap”.
- John DiVito answers a question about how to evangelize Muslims.
- Dr. David Sills writes abouts strategies for fulfilling the great commission against the backdrop of a burgeoning muslim presence in Latin America.
- Joshua Hutchens points out the folly of the local church entertaining the goats when it should be feeding the sheep.
- Dr. Chuck Lawless has concerns about evangelism strategies that do not emphasize personal evangelism.
- Thad Noyes reminds us that evangelism is nothing without a true gospel and a true church.
- Jon Cyrus blogs about reaching the unchurched with the gospel.
- Alan Noble addresses bumper sticker evangelism and the T-shirts we wear.
- Trevin Wax tells us how living among those whom he evangelized made all the difference.
ENGAGING CULTURE
- Bryan Lilly blogs about how Christians should approach the concept of ghosts.
- David Dunham
- gives a Christian response to Mark Saltzman’s White Collar Slackers Handbook.
- bemoans the rise of Shock Probation.
- Paul Fuller has issues with Sinead O’Connor’s Theology.
- Stephen Cavness reminds us that we should not strive to be loved by the world as we engage its culture.
- Rhett “Machine gun” Kelley presides over a spirited comments thread about what are the most important false teachings that the church must combat today.
- Owen Strachan reviews the film There Will Be Blood.
- Brent Thomas takes on the anthropological presuppositions of the Environmental movement.
