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Books Worth Reading The Gospel Never Changes,
Should Our Methods?
Everlasting Gospel, Ever-Changing World
Introducing Jesus to a Skeptical Generation

The gospel never changes, should our methods?

  • Postmoderns are highly skeptical of absolute truth claims that are said to be valid for all people. They seek their own reality.
  • God's Word is eternal, but times change. Proof texts mean nothing to today's skeptics. Fortunately, God provides innovative methods of outreach. Jon Paulien offers his insights into the mission of the church and the opportunity we have to witness in new ways to people.

So how do you interest a skeptic?

It takes daring and caring to engage others with respect for their differing views. Jesus was good at it. So was Paul, who became "all things to all men" so that he "might save some." This does not mean watering down our beliefs or compromising our values. It does mean we need to:

  • recognize that postmodernism is, as one author put it, "shorthand for the world's way of thinking";
  • have the honesty to relate equally with all types of people in our culture;
  • draw others not just to our church, but to Jesus.

It took courage for the Jewish disciples to proclaim Jesus, not only as the Messiah, but as the risen Son of God. They were able to give their lives to that belief because they knew their risen Savior. To bring people to Christ we need more than correct doctrine. We need a living relationship with Jesus reflected daily in faith, hope, and love.

Chapter Titles

1
 God Meets People Where They Are
2 New Developments Require New Definitions
3 The Church in the Secular Environment
4 How People Approach Truth
5 The Hand of God in Secular Postmodernism
6 Overturning the Old Forms of Faith
7 Are We Part of the Problem?
8 Keeping Your Balance
9 Prayer, Study, and the Practice of Faith
10 The Role of Boundaries in Relationships
11 Living Like Salt in a Seculaarre Postmodern World
12 Meeting Needs Creatively
13 Reaching Out One to One
14 The Nuts and Bolts of Outreach
15 Mending the Disconnect Between Church and Society
16 Stages of Friendship

 

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Dr. Jon Paulien, Dean of Loma Linda University School of Religion

Jon Paulien Ph.D. is Dean of the School of Religion at Loma Linda University.

The author of ten books and more than a hundred articles, scholarly papers and other publications, Dr. Paulien enjoys teaching seminars and presentations for non-specialists who can make practical use of the material in the real world.

Member: Society of Biblical Literature: 1984 -

Member: Chicago Society for Biblical Research: 1988 -

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