| Is Your Church Ready?: Motivating Leaders to Live an Apologetic Life Contributor(s): Zacharias, Ravi (Editor), Geisler, Norman L. (Editor), Zondervan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0310250617 ISBN-13: 9780310250616 Publisher: Zondervan OUR PRICE: $12.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: A ministry resource for motivating all Christians to become thoughtful apologists of their faith Although apologetics is as crucial today as it has ever been, the classical model for defending the faith often seems irrelevant to the 21st century where people listen with their eyes and think with their emotions. Is Your Church Ready? Presents a team of highly qualified Christian thinkers?including Ravi Zacharias, John Guest, Jay Budziszewski, Judy Salisbury, Dean Halverson, and Peter Grant?who build a case for the place of apologetics in the local church, home, and school. Using personal examples and illustrations they address: ? How to answer objections to Christianity ? How to equip children in the home and prepare youth to remain committed to Christ after they leave for college ? How to reach international students and the foreign-born Included are discussion questions and a ?Church Leaders Resource Guide? to the best books, articles, organizations, and websites on the subject. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Leadership - Religion | Christian Living - General - Religion | Christian Theology - Apologetics |
| Dewey: 239 |
| LCCN: 2003008392 |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.05" W x 8.83" (0.55 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Evangelical - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: A ministry resource for motivating all Christians to become thoughtful apologists of their faithAlthough apologetics is as crucial today as it has ever been, the classical model for defending the faith often seems irrelevant to the 21st century where people listen with their eyes and think with their emotions. Is Your Church Ready? Presents a team of highly qualified Christian thinkers--including Ravi Zacharias, John Guest, Jay Budziszewski, Judy Salisbury, Dean Halverson, and Peter Grant--who build a case for the place of apologetics in the local church, home, and school. Using personal examples and illustrations they address: - How to answer objections to Christianity- How to equip children in the home and prepare youth to remain committed to Christ after they leave for college- How to reach international students and the foreign-bornIncluded are discussion questions and a "Church Leaders Resource Guide" to the best books, articles, organizations, and websites on the subject. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zacharias, Ravi: - RAVI ZACHARIAS is a speaker and an author of over 25 books. He is founder and president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (www.rzim.org), headquartered in Atlanta with over a dozen offices worldwide. He has received many honors in recognition of his writings and global impact. He and his wife, Margie, have been married for almost 50 years and have three grown children. They reside in Atlanta. Geisler, Norman L.: - Norman Geisler (PhD, Loyola University) is president of Southern Evangelical Seminary and author or coauthor of over fifty books including Decide for Yourself, Baker's Encyclopedia of Apologetics, and When Skeptics Ask. |