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4 Reasons Why Pastors Need to Be Trained in Apologetics
The pastor’s basic role is one of shepherding or overseeing a local congregation of believers. It’s a kind of miniature version of how Christ is the shepherd or overseer of all believers (1 Pet. [...]
What You Say… and How You Say It
Early on in my ministry with Ratio Christi, I was invited to share about our work with a regional association of pastors from various denominations. I received a warm welcome for the most part… [...]
Tailoring Your Gospel Presentation and Defense
Nobody likes being treated with a cookie-cutter mentality, least of all those to whom we try to present and defend the gospel of Jesus Christ. Put negatively, different people will have different barriers to [...]
Becoming All Things to All People
How far would you be willing to go in order to bring the gospel to someone and help them be as receptive as possible to its message of salvation? British missionary Hudson Taylor asked [...]
Should Apologists Only Speak to Areas of Expertise?
I’m sure I’m not the only apologist who’s been criticized for venturing into subjects that aren’t within my area of expertise. Whether it’s the material I cover with my students, the topics I speak [...]
So You Want to Do Apologetics…
I get really encouraged when Christians for the first time see the importance of apologetics—the reasoned defence of the faith—both in their personal life and in evangelism. In the former case, a person’s already-existing [...]
How the Bible Defends the Faith
Some Christians, when asked to give reasons for their faith, sometimes give answers that sound like blind-faith copouts to avoid thoughtful conversation. Maybe you’ve heard some of these, like “The Bible can defend itself!” [...]
A Biblical Case for Reasonable Faith
Have you ever had pictures of clever (or just plain cheesy) church signs show up in your inbox or social media feed? Some of them are quite funny, like the one that says, “Whoever’s [...]