Outreach Resources of the Year: Discipleship
Here are the top Discipleship resources of the year.
Resources
The Renewal Roadmap
Regardless of the denomination, the renewal roadmap for the legacy church is the same: fighting to stay alive.
Lee Strobel: Why Championing Evangelism Is More Important Than Ever
The unexpected adventure of evangelism is the joy and the excitement and the spice of the Christian life. Being active evangelistically raises all other areas of our Christian life.
The Transcripts of Our Desires in the Digital Age
If one’s internet searches illuminate our hidden desires, this article examines the transcripts of our desires as a cultural record.
A.J. Swoboda
The goal isn’t escaping earth to go to heaven. The goal is heaven coming here.
Outreach Resources of the Year: Apologetics
Chatraw and Allen break new ground in apologetics by looking back in "The Augustine Way." Both authors apply recent work on theological retrieval to the field of apologetics, using Augustine’s writings amid societal upheaval to shed light on our own culture.
Keep It Weird: Weird Religion in America
I like routine, and I like many “normal” things. I am a creature of habit. So, I am not going to talk about how churches need to be spontaneous and constantly “shake things up.” This piece examines weird religion in America and what it means for faith.
Nijay Gupta
Jesus and the early Christians taught something different: each person is made in the image of God, God does not pay attention to status, he has no ‘favorites,’ all will face judgment, and all have equal access to divine grace and mercy.
Preteens Abandoning Biblical Christianity on Track to Record Numbers
Children are intellectual and spiritual sponges in their preteen years. They are desperately trying to make sense of the world, their identity, their purpose and how to live a meaningful and satisfying life. Preteens abandoning biblical Christianity is a key finding of this research, highlighting the shift in beliefs among young people.
How Migrant Minors Oaxaca Changed My Path
These girls, these babies who had had just given birth, were nursing infants without their own mothers to teach or protect them. One thing was clear: no child chooses this, to be a mother at age eleven or thirteen. This is a reality that migrant minors oaxaca face, shaping the lives of young mothers in displacement.
