Evangelism in a Postmodern World Final Flashcards
Mark 1 of a Robust Gospel
A Robust Gospel is a story.
Mark 2 of a Robust Gospel
A Robust Gospel deals with a robust problem.
Mark 3 of a Robust Gospel
A Robust Gospel is personal.
Mark 4 of a Robust Gospel
A Robust Gospel is communal.
Mark 5 of a Robust Gospel
A Robust Gospel includes the WHOLE story–The Life, Death, Resurrection & Spirit of Jesus.
Mark 6 of a Robust Gospel
A Robust Gospel demands faith AND works.
Postmodern Tenant 1
Truth is power, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Therefore, absolute truth is absent or unattainable.
Postmodern Tenant 2
Our identity is not given or determined, but passively constructed.
Postmodern Tenant 3
Language is not neutral, and shapes the way we see truth.
Postmodern Tenant 4
There is no wholly impartial, assumption-free approach to truth. An inherited worldview, a set of background prepositions, always shapes one’s interpretation. Truth must be shared as story, not fact.
Postmodern Tenant 5
History and traditions are another form of power, which pigeon hole us into only one way of seeing the world.
Characteristics That Make Up a Practice (1)
A practice is distinguished from the skills that make it up.
Characteristics That Make Up a Practice (2)
The standards of excellence, by which we judge a practice, are internal to the practice.
Characteristics That Make Up a Practice (3)
By nature, it is a socially-established activity.
Characteristics That Make up a Practice (4)
It may be “systematically extended” (
It evolves over time).
Three Applications for Collaboration with the Spirit (1)
We listen to the whispers and nudges of the Holy Spirit.
Three Applications for Collaboration with the Spirit (2)
We ask powerful questions of other to discover where God already is at work.
Three Applications for Collaboration with the Spirit (3)
We collaborate with God in prayer for and with seekers and skeptics.
Internal Goods of Evangelism
Discipleship, Community, God’s Glory.
External Gains of Evangelism
Quantitative Growth, Power, Prestige, Influence.
Language Isn’t Neutral (What are the problems with Christian language?)
1) Our language is often cliche, 2) Our language is often divisive, 3) Our language is often abstract or metaphorical, 4) Our language often doesn’t address the world’s robust problems.
