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The Way Home: Randy Newman on Evangelism

Today on The Way Home, Collin Hansen, editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, joins me again on The Way Home. He is a gifted apologist, writer, and speaker. In today’s episode, we talk about his latest book “Mere Evangelism: 10 Insights From C.S. Lewis to Help You Share Your Faith.” He talks about the importance of evangelism and the significance of asking good questions and having good conversations.

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Show Notes

Randy Newman Biography: Randy Newman is the author of Mere Evangelism and the Senior Fellow for Evangelism and Apologetics at The C. S. Lewis Institute in the Washington, D.C. area. He has also taught at numerous theological seminaries and colleges. After serving for over 30 years with Campus Crusade for Christ, he established Connection Points, a ministry to help Christians engage people’s hearts the way Jesus did. He has written a number of books and articles about evangelism and other ways our lives intertwine with God’s creation. He and his wife Pam live in Annandale, VA and are grateful for their children and a growing number of grandchildren. He is also the host of Questions That Matter, a podcast of the C. S. Lewis Institute

Book: Mere Evangelism: 10 Insights From C.S. Lewis to Help You Share Your Faith
Twitter: @RandyDNewman
Blog:  Connection Points
Podcast:  Questions that Matter with Randy Newman

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The Way Home: Collin Hansen on the Embodied Nature of Church

Today, Collin Hansen, editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, joins me again on The Way Home. He’s a prolific writer, author, and podcast host. Collin is a penetrating thinker on church issues and theology and culture. In today’s episode, we talk about his new book “Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential,” what it is like for the church to regather after COVID, and why the embodied nature of church is significant.

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Show Notes

Collin Hansen Biography: Collin Hansen serves as vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition. He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and has written and contributed to many books, most recently Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential. He has published with The New York Times and The Washington Post and offered commentary for CNN, Fox News, NPR, BBC, ABC News, and PBS NewsHour. He edited Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor and The New City Catechism Devotional, among other books. He and his wife belong to Redeemer Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and he is an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School, where he also co-chairs the advisory board.

Book: Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential
Website:  thegospelcoalition.org
Twitter:  @collinhansen
Facebook:  Collin Hansen

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Why I’m Hopeful About the Evangelical Movement – USA Today

In 1976, the cover of Newsweek declared that, with a presidential election that featured the born-again Jimmy Carter, it was the “Year of the Evangelical.” Forty-five years later, the news media fascination with my spiritual family has not abated.

From the heady days of 2004, when once again evangelicals were crowned a defining political force, to this moment when a cottage industry of books laments our influence, the world has looked in on us and we have looked in on ourselves and have asked a perennial question, “What is our future?”

In one sense, this is a question born out of a variety of factors owing to the tumult of the hour. We live in the digital age, where every voice can be heard, where every family disagreement is public, where there is no such thing as an unheard opinion.

We are also riven by social chasms splitting society, sorting as we are over shared hatreds shaped by politics, race and a global pandemic. And there has been an epidemic of scandals among evangelical institutions, moral failures and abuses of power brought to light in the past several years.

Many are questioning the future of the movement. Some predict it will split, left, right and center, mirroring the divide among mainline denominations at the turn of the 20th century.

Read more here at USA Today

Photo by Edward Cisneros on Unsplash

The Way Home: Blair Linne on God as Father

Today, spoken word artist and author Blair Linne joins me on The Way Home Podcast. She is a really gifted communicator and Bible teacher. She has a very powerful personal story, and today we talk about her latest book “Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness” and the problem of fatherlessness.

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Show Notes

Blair Linne Biography: Blair Linne is a Christian spoken word artist, actress, and Bible teacher. Blair is recognized as one of the originators of the Christian spoken word genre. At 13, she was one of the youngest contributors to the Anansi Writers Workshop at L.A.’s prestigious art forum, The World Stage. Since then, she has toured globally, proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through spoken word.

Book:  Finding My Father: How the Gospel Heals the Pain of Fatherlessness
Website:  blairlinnepoetry.com
Twitter:  @BlairLinne
Instagram:  @Blair.Linne

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The Way Home: Jordan Raynor on creativity, work, and productivity

Today, Jordan Raynor joins me on The Way Home Podcast, and we talk about his new book “Redeeming Your Time: 7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive.” I love Jordan’s work. He has several other books that I’ve found helpful. In this episode, we talk about creativity and work and productivity in a really gospel-centered way.

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Show Notes

Jordan Raynor Biography: Jordan Raynor, the author ofRedeeming Your Time:7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive(A WaterBrook hardcover; on sale 10/19/21) is a serial entrepreneur and national bestselling author who has helped millions of Christians around the world connect the gospel to their work through his “Mastery of One” podcast, devotionals, and two other books.

Website:  www.jordanraynor.com
Twitter:  @JordanRaynor
Instagram:  @jordanraynor
Facebook:  Jordan Raynor

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The Way Home: John Thompson on “The Jesus Music Film”

Today I’m joined by John Thompson, Associate Dean of Trevecca Nazarene University’s School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He’s a speaker, producer, author, artist, and the founder of the podcast “True Tunes.” He is an expert on all things Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). He was a consultant and was interviewed for the new film “The Jesus Music Film.” If you grew up in the 90s listening to CCM, this film is for you, telling the story of Christian music over the last 50 years. On this episode, we talk about the film and different movements in Christian music.

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Show Notes

John Thompson Biography: John J. Thompson, creator and host of the acclaimed new True Tunes Podcast, has been championing, challenging, and celebrating faith-fueled art and artists since he was just a kid. He is a speaker, author of several books, pastor, producer, artist, and music enthusiast and currently serves as the Associate Dean of the Trevecca School of Music and Worship Arts and as a Creative Consultant, Writer, Music Supervisor, and Producer for various publishing companies, independent artists, films, websites, and more.

Website:  truetunes.com
Twitter:  @JohnJThompson
Instagram:  @truetunesmusic
Facebook:  True Tunes

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A New Season and a Time to Build

Today it was  what is next for me and my family. I’ve accepted a position as Director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I’ll also be serving as assistant professor of faith and culture at Texas Baptist College. I’ll continue to write for World Magazine as a columnist and contribute to USA Today.

It’s a bittersweet moment. The bitter is the fact that we are leaving our home in Tennessee and moving to Fort Worth. We have absolutely loved Nashville, as it has been our home for eight years. We love our community and our church at Green Hill, where I’ve served as an associate pastor. So the decision to leave here involved a lot of conversations, a lot of prayers, and some tears.

And yet we are so excited about what God is doing at Southwestern. I’m impressed with what Dr. Adam Greenway and the team are building at this historic institution I’m thrilled about the opportunity to lead and build out the Land Center for Cultural Engagement and help train the next generation of Christian leaders to preach the gospel, to shape the culture, and to shape public policy. We are also excited to move back to my wife’s hometown. My girl from Texas is going back home.

There are a lot of important conversations among Southern Baptists and the broader evangelical movement about our place in the world, about what it looks like to live faithfully in a culture that is increasingly confused and complex. We aim to be at the center of those conversations, helping drive the discussion in all sorts of ways and to help equip the local church.

In some ways, the disagreements we are having are not new, from the first century to the 21st, Christians have wrestled with what it looks like to represent Jesus in a fallen world. And yet today it seems we are increasingly divided, torn apart by tribalism, by the ways in which we communicate in this digital age, by cultural factors that are dividing almost every institution in American life.

What’s more, there is also an increasing hostility to Christianity in the West. Some of this is due to secularization. Some of it is due to scandal and abuse of power by Christian leaders. How do we respond to this moment? I think 1 Peter 3:15 gives us a word: we should “have an answer for every man for the hope that lies within you” and yet do this with “gentleness and kindness.” Both courage and civility shape our Christian witness.

In many ways, I’ve been engaged in these conversations myself over the years, from my time as pastor of a local church in the Midwest to my years working with the amazing team at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission to my writing and speaking. I’ve always had a deep love for the local church and a love for politics and policy. This opportunity to lead the Land Center allows me to be in both of these spaces at the same time.

Lastly, I’m excited about the opportunity to help build something. I believe so strongly in the importance of institutions. We need Christians committed to renewing key institutions of American life and building new ones.

So I’m thankful to Dr. Greenway for this appointment and the opportunity to serve Southern Baptists. Please pray for our family during this season of transition.

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The Way Home: J.D. Greear prayer and leadership

Today, J.D. Greear joins me again on The Way Home podcast. J.D. is the former president of the Southern Baptist Convention and the senior pastor of The Summit Church in North Carolina. J.D. Greear wrote a new book called “Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer.” On this episode, we talk about his new book, leadership, and his prayer life.

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Show Notes

J.D. Greear Biography: J.D. Greear is the pastor of The Summit Church, in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina and the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention. He is also the author of several books and speaks at events and conferences around the world. Under Pastor J.D.’s leadership, the Summit has grown from a plateaued church of 300 to one of over 12,000. Pastor J.D. has led the Summit in a bold vision to plant one thousand new churches by the year 2050.

Book: Just Ask: The Joy of Confident, Bold, Patient, Relentless, Shameless, Dependent, Grateful, Powerful, Expectant Prayer
Website: www.jdgreear.com
Twitter: @jdgreear
Instagram: @pastorjdgreear
Facebook: pastorgreear

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The Way Home: Patrick Schreiner on Studying the New Testament

Today, Patrick Schreiner joins me again on The Way Home podcast. Patrick is part of a family of theologians. His father, Tom Schreiner, is a renowned New Testament theologian. Patrick is a New Testament scholar in his own right. He currently serves as the director of the residency Ph.D. program and associate professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Patrick is a prolific writer, and I love his work. His latest work is “The Visual Word: Illustrated Outlines of The New Testament Books.” Today, we talk about his journey to being a scholar, about why he loves studying the New Testament, and the NBA.

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Show Notes

Patrick Schreiner Biography: Patrick Schreiner (Ph.D., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of “The Kingdom of God and the Glory of the Cross” and “Matthew, Disciple and Scribe.” He loves watching students see the depths and beauty of the Scriptures. This translates into a greater love for God and others as he trains ministers of the gospel who will go out to the nation and the world with the healing message of Jesus. He is married to Hannah and they have four children. They love good local food, the outdoors, sports, and he enjoys serving local churches through teaching and preaching.

Book: The Visual Word: Illustrated Outlines of The New Testament Books
Twitter:  @pj_schreiner
Instagram: @schreinerpatrick
Facebook:  Patrick Schreiner

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The Way Home: Tim Challies on the internet and visual theology

Today, Tim Challies joins me again on The Way Home podcast. Tim is a prolific writer. He was one of the first people to begin blogging, and he has been regularly blogging excellent content over the past couple of decades. Tim is a pastor and theologian, and he writes really good content on theology and church life. Today we talk about Tim’s latest book “Knowing and Enjoying God.”

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Show Notes

Tim Challies Biography: Tim is a Christian, husband to Aileen, and father to two girls in their teens and one son who is waiting for him in heaven. I worship and serve as an elder at Grace Fellowship Church in Toronto, Ontario. I am a book reviewer, co-founder of Cruciform Press, and have written a number of books including:

Website: www.challies.com
Book: Knowing and Enjoying God (Words from the Wise)
Twitter: @challies
Facebook: Tim Challies

This episode is sponsored by Canopy.