Today is the third installment of the contributors’ interviews for Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Same Evangelical Faith for a New Day.
This week we’ll hear from Strachan, Challies, Kluck, Patrick and Redmond.
Owen Strachan is Instructor of Christian Theology and Church History at Boyce College (Louisville, Kentucky). The coauthor of The Essential Edwards Collection, Owen is married to Bethany and is the father of Ella.
It seems like younger evangelicals are not as passionate about sanctification as previous generations. What do we need to do get young Christians to see the importance of growth in godliness?
Tim Challies is a self-described author and blogger. Tim is married to Aileen and they have three children. His chapter is titled “Jesus Christ: The Only Way and Our Only Hope.”
What is inclusivism? Why it is attractive to evangelicals and why is it so dangerous?
Ted Kluck, Founder, Gut Check Press (Grand Ledge, MI). Ted is married to Kristin, and they have two sons, Tristan and Maxim. Ted writes the chapter, “It’s Sometimes a Wonderful Life: Evangelicals and Vocation.”
I imagine a lot of pastors will read this book. What do you think pastors might misunderstand or not fully appreciate about the workaday world of the regular folks in their congregation?
Darrin Patrick, Lead Pastor, The Journey Church (St. Louis, Missouri). Darrin is married to Amie and they have four children. Darrin’s chapter is on “Social Justice: What’s God Got To Do, Got To Do With It.”
What’s the connection between social justice and church planting?
Eric Redmond is the Senior Pastor at Reformation Alive Baptist Church in Temple Hills, MD, and Assistant Professor of Bible and Theology at Washington Bible College in Lanham, MD. Eric is married to Pamela, and they have five children: Charis, Chloe, Candace, Calvin, and Codell. Eric’s chapter is titled, “Homosexuality: Grace, Truth, and the Need for Gentle Courage.”
Are we winning or losing the minds and hearts of young Christians when it comes to the issue of homosexuality? What can we do better?
