013 - Christian Apologetics for a New Era: Telling a Better Story with Dr. Joshua Chatraw
10/14/22 • 29 min
In this episode I talk with Dr. Joshua Chatraw about his book, Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age. We all have underlying stories that we use to make sense of our lives, and the gospel story is the only one that really meets all our longings.
Dr. Chatraw is executive director of the Center for Public Christianity, lead teacher for New City Fellows, and theologian-in-residence at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, NC.
I also tell on myself for trying to order cocaine in Brazil.
Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at [email protected].
In this episode I talk with Dr. Joshua Chatraw about his book, Telling a Better Story: How to Talk About God in a Skeptical Age. We all have underlying stories that we use to make sense of our lives, and the gospel story is the only one that really meets all our longings.
Dr. Chatraw is executive director of the Center for Public Christianity, lead teacher for New City Fellows, and theologian-in-residence at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Raleigh, NC.
I also tell on myself for trying to order cocaine in Brazil.
Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at [email protected].
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012 - 70% of Churches Are On a Path Toward Closing: Here's One Church's Turnaround Story
This episode is about church revitalization. How can we see new life breathed into a local church?
Many thanks to Gary Kniseley for taking the time to share his story with us! Gary is the pastor of Maywood Evangelical Free Church in Rockford, IL.
The stats I mentioned. A couple highlights:
70% of churches are plateaued or in decline.
Only 7% of churches have helped launch a new congregation ever.
Those churches who have helped start more than one new congregation were statistically 0% for this study.
Some other interesting surveys that ask the question differently, specifically related to membership (not necessarily participation).
Membership trends for U.S. individuals from a Gallup study.
Membership trends among some protestant denominations.
Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at [email protected].
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014 - Does the Pastor Need to Do Social Media Stuff? With Matt Whitman.
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I'd love to pray for you and your minstry by name. Reach out and let me know what I can pray for.
Good Ideas for Churches is a joint project between Matt Whitman's The Ten Minute Bible Hour and Eyes Up. Have a good idea? Something that's helped your church? Something that's made the Gospel make sense to people in your community? I'd love to hear from you! Shoot me an email at [email protected].
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