Trevin Wax

Trevin Wax

 

Dec

09

2010

Trevin Wax|7:00 AM CT

What You Celebrate as a Church Is Just as Important as What You Believe
What You Celebrate as a Church Is Just as Important as What You Believe avatar



What your congregation celebrates corporately is just as important as what your church affirms doctrinally. Celebrate the gospel, and cross-cultural ministry will bubble up in surprising ways. Celebrate your church’s preferential distinctions, and your congregation will become an insular group of like-minded individuals.

Celebrating something other than the gospel can happen in different kinds of churches. Here are two fictitious examples:

Rob’s Story

Rob grew up in a Southern Baptist church in the Deep South. His church believed the gospel and demonstrated genuine affection for the lost.

Even though the gospel was preached in Rob’s church, the deacons seemed to save their heartiest “amens” for whenever the preacher went off script and started reminding them of all that set their church apart from the others in town. The preacher and congregation took pride in the fact that their church was traditional:

  • Just gimme that
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Jan

08

2010

Trevin Wax|7:52 AM CT

In Defense of Proselytism: Talking Points for Brit Hume
In Defense of Proselytism: Talking Points for Brit Hume avatar

The furor surrounding Brit Hume's encouragement to Tiger Woods to convert to Christianity shows us that the prevailing sentiment of our culture is adamantly opposed to the idea of evangelism.

As Christians, we must recognize that before we can make a robust defense for the Christian faith, we may have to clear the air by making a case for evangelism in general. After having listened to some of the remarks made about Brit Hume, I have compiled a list of common objections to "proselytism" and why each of them are unpersuasive.

Objection #1: "Brit Hume's remarks indicate that he thinks Christianity is superior to Buddhism."

Response: Of course, he thinks Christianity is superior. Otherwise why would he remain an adherent to the Christian faith?

In the same way, I would expect a Buddhist man to think that his religion to be superior to Christianity. If the Buddhist doesn't consider Buddhism...