21st Century Evangelism (Part 3) - Questions, Problems, and Other Headaches

Randy Newman

There are unique challenges when it comes to witnessing to our family members. Randy Newman finishes his 21st Century Evangelism series on this topic, with content from his book "Bringing the Gospel Home". In this session Neman offers three reflections on the difficulties of reaching our families, three reflections from scripture on how good the gospel is, and three lessons on how to witness to our families. \r\n\r\n

To Judge or Not to Judge

Pat Reeder

In this XSI breakout session, Pat Reeder examines several different skeptics arguments against the problem of evil and God's judgement. Reeder goes through David Lewis, Edwin Curley, and Bart Ehrman and keys in on some inconsistencies in their arguments.

Too Good to Be False

Tom Gilson

The accounts of Jesus Christ as recorded in the gospels paint an incredible picture. We should examine the evidence for the historicity of these accounts. Gilson compares and contrasts several theories and gives practical suggestions on how to dialogue about this topic.

21st Century Evangelism (Part 1) - Questions, Problems, and Other Headaches

Randy Newman

Many of us are not naturally skilled at evangelism, but we know that God uses the timid and the shy! The power is in the message, and not our own bravery. Randy Newman breaks down three skills that are essential for the "non-evangelist" trying to reach out. 1) Declaring the gospel, 2) Defending the gospel, and 3) Dialoguing the gospel. Focusing on the latter, Newman examines conversations Jesus had with others as our model for how we can dialogue with those who are seeking answers. \r\n

In the Beginning

J. Warner Wallace

If we were to approach evidence for the existence of God as we would evidence for a suspect in a crime scene, what would we find? J. Warner Wallace walks through the process for collecting evidence inside of a crime scene and what explanatory possibilities we would deny or conclude as a result. Using this same process, we approach several different evidences seen in our own universe, including cosmological, biological, mental, and moral evidence. And in the same manner, we begin crossing off explanatory possibilities until we are left with the logical conclusion of a creator God.

Ways of Knowing: How the Bible Speaks to the Whole Person

Jim Leffel

John 17:20-21

Francis Schaeffer, in his book "The God Who is There," states that we must make a biblical case for Christ in every generation, meaning that we begin with the question of what is truth and how we may know it. There are several ways of knowing, and through examining these different ways, we can adopt a holistic and biblical view of both truth and knowledge. We find truth through our head, heart and hands. Another way to explain this would be knowing through propositional truth, personal truth and practical truth, all tests for identifying truth. As we explore this topic, we see how imperative discovering real truth is to our world and to our faith.

Avoiding Pitfalls that Reduce Scripture's Authority

D.A. Carson

John 17:20-21

Why is maintaining and protecting scripture's authority so important? There are ten pitfalls that we can run into that subtly undermine scripture. Carson explains each of these and offers practical advice on navigating them.

The Ways of Knowing - How the Bible Speaks to the Whole Person

Jim Leffel

Deuteronomy 6:5-9

Knowledge comes in more than one form, as opposed to reductionistic thinking, which professes that knowledge only comes from a single source. But in fact, there are numerous ways of knowing as we see expressed throughout the Bible. There is propositional, personal, and practical knowing. Through these means, we can grow to learn who God is and how we can relate with Him.

Interpreting the Bible for All Its Worth

Douglas Stuart

Deuteronomy 6:5-9

Co-author of "How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth" and "How to Read the Bible Book-By-Book" delivers a talk on the importance of interpreting the Bible. Using a variety of verses to provide examples, Stuart breaks down the interpretative steps of examining words, content, format, support, and application.