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Evangelism as Exiles

Life on Mission as Strangers in Our Own Land

 |  Jason Cook • Elliot Clark • Jen Pollock Michel • Russell Moore
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Stream or download the audio recording from this breakout panel titled Evangelism as Exiles: Life on Mission as Strangers in Our Own Land with Jason Cook, Elliot Clark, Jen Pollock Michel, Russell Moore that was delivered at The Gospel Coalition’s 2019 National Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. The days of cultural Christianity are fading. Increasingly, the American church finds itself on the margins, relegated to a position of social weakness and even exclusion. But how do you spread the gospel when you lack power and influence? Our response to vanishing cultural capital will be vital as we consider our evangelism as exiles.

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Jason Cook is associate pastor of preaching at Fellowship Memphis. He earned his MDiv from Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama, where he helped to build Iron City Church, a multi-ethnic ministry in one of America’s most segregated cities. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi on a football scholarship. He is married to Courtney, and they have two children, Charlie and Cager. You can follow him on Twitter.

Elliot Clark (MDiv, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) has served in international missions since 2009, first as a church planter in Central Asia, and then as a teacher equipping international church leaders. He currently serves with Reaching & Teaching and is the author of Evangelism as Exiles: Life on Mission as Strangers in Our Own Land (2019) and Mission Affirmed: Recovering the Missionary Motivation of Paul (2022).

Jen Pollock Michel lives in Cincinnati with her family. She’s the author of In Good Time, A Habit Called Faith, Surprised by Paradox, Keeping Place, and Teach Us to Want. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

Russell Moore (MDiv, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) public theologian at Christianity Today and director of Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project. He has written many books, including Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel (2015), The Storm-Tossed Family: How the Cross Reshapes the Home (2018), and The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear Without Losing Your Soul (2020). He and his wife, Maria, are the parents of five sons.