Baptized Into Christ

I thought it might be useful to put my things concerning evangelism and assimilation in one post for easy access.  Just click on a post below and off you go. Evangelism Evangelism in the Rural Setting: Part I, Obstacles Evangelism in the Rural Setting: Part II, Advantages Evangelism in the Rural Setting: Part III, Getting Started Apologetics Mocking Christians Prepared: Ready to Witness in Rural and Small Town Areas  (webinar) Assimilation Assimilation in Rural and Small Town Congregations (webinar) Something I forgot to mention that I should have, is simply doing a time and talent survey that involves everyone in the congregation (especially new members) and then following up by making use of the information. A Welcoming Congregation (a Bible Study I put together for my congregation). A book I found particularly helpful in thinking about assimilation is " Inviting Community " which is edited by Kolb and Hopkins.  Each chapter was written by a s...

Recently I read an article on the internet about Alton Brown, who just so happens to be my favorite Food Network personality (bring back Good Eats!).  In the article he talks about his experiences in the world of television and towards the end of the article he is asked about his Christian faith. After sharing the post on Facebook, a brother pastor pointed out that the first two responses to the article in the comments section that followed it were as follows. Alton Brown, i hope you have a quick recovery from your mental illness and get back to being the amazing cook and host you are. and  I'm a grown up and don't believe in fairy tales and I'll never watch God Eats the same way again. I would think that a healthy relationship to food and growing and planting and weeding and sowing would move you away from the fairy tale, but I guess not.  Ah yes, the mocking of Christianity. This has become very popular these days. Throughout the 20th century Christians i...