In this episode, we talk with Jordan Acer about being a minister outside of the church. Most Christians are not pastors or elders, but that doesn't mean that theyr'e off the hook as far as serving the church in meaningful ways. No matter what a person does professionally, that can be an extension of his or her ministry.
In this episode, Josh talks with Pastor Jim Murphy, the creator of MyCirlce training. Jim has pastored churches in Texas, New York, and now serves in Mt. Ayr, Iowa. He has a heart for rural churches and reaching people with the gospel.
In this episode, we talk to Dr. David Gustafson on his newest book "Gospel witness through the ages" and discuss the history of evangelism. Each generation has its own challenges of making Jesus known to the world. But as we study the history of evangelism, we see that the challenges of one generation or culture have also been the same challenges which other believers have faced in other times and places.
In this episode, we talk to Pastor Eric Uggerud. Eric has been in ministry for over 20 years between his time with the Cru ministry and serving as the pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. We talk to Eric about some of the cultural pressures and challenges that Christians face in the area of personal evangelism as well as practical tips for turning small talk into opportunities to talk about the gospel.
The newest episode of the Evangelism Training Podcast is now available. In this month’s episode, Josh talks to Thad Bergmeier. Thad visited us in February and helped with the MyCircle evangelism training. In this episode, we revisit the subject of evangelism training and talk about some of the challenges with evangelism as well as the successes we can celebrate.
Randy Newman is an evangelist, author, seminary professor. He also works with the C.S. Lewis Institute, and in this episode, we talk about Dr. Newman’s latest book “Mere Evangelism” which pulls evangelistic insights from the writings of C.S. Lewis, the greatest Christian apologist of the 20th century and a man who is as popular today (nearly 60 years after his death) than he was during his own lifetime.
In this episode, we talk to Dr. Sam Chan about his book "Talking about Jesus (without being that guy)." In the past generation, Biblical literacy has declined and the framework for discussing faith has changed. Dr. Chan will talk about approaches Christians can take to bridge the gap. Sam Chan has both a PhD and a medical doctorate. He resides in Australia where he speaks on subjects related to evangelism. Dr. Chan has written several books and also blogs at espressotheology.com. Dr. Chan is also a speaker with the City Bible Forum which helps equip Christians to talk about their faith. His book "Evangelism in a Skeptical Worker" was one of the 2019 Christianity Today award winners for books in the area of apologetics and evangelism.
