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2 days ago @ Ben Sternke - Our Problem with Procl... · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks Dave. I think this is right - I would expand upon it a bit to say that in addition to proclaiming the gospel in our gatherings that we focus on equipping people to proclaim the gospel in their everyday lives, giving people concrete enough "handlebars" so they feel equipped to talk about Jesus in a normal, bold, and winsome way with their friends and neighbors.

3 weeks ago @ Ben Sternke - Our Problem with Procl... · 0 replies · +1 points

Right! One plants, another waters, another harvests oftentimes.

3 weeks ago @ Ben Sternke - Our Problem with Procl... · 2 replies · +1 points

Absolutely! It also gets to be a lot more fun, too, because we are free to simply announce and invite, and the results are up to God, working by his Spirit to draw people toward Jesus. We just get to participate in the process.

4 weeks ago @ Ben Sternke - The Gospel, Evangelism... · 0 replies · +1 points

I guess I would say that it is an objective message in that the kingdom of God has very definitely come near because of Jesus' death and resurrection, and that forgiveness (as well as the whole kingdom!) is objectively available because of it!

In one sense, the earliest proclamations of the gospel are pure objectivity: "Jesus is Lord!"

4 weeks ago @ Ben Sternke - Our Problem with Procl... · 0 replies · +1 points

Scot McKnight says something similar in his recent book The King Jesus Gospel - he calls it "gospeling" because in Koine Greek the verb is so similar to the noun. Thus we "gospel the gospel," or "goodnews the good news."

4 weeks ago @ Ben Sternke - Our Problem with Procl... · 0 replies · +1 points

I was going to say the same thing as Richard. Oftentimes the "driveby" proclamation serves as a way to "out" yourself as a kingdom person, and then see who is drawn toward you as a person of peace.

So I still think the public proclamation thing has merit, if it is part of a person of peace strategy.

4 weeks ago @ Ben Sternke - Our Problem with Procl... · 0 replies · +2 points

That is the big question, Luke: how? I'm sure I'll be posting more on it, so that question will help me shape future posts. One thing we're working on is simply helping people understand what the good news IS, and actually practicing sharing it in huddle with one another.

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