Yesterday I recorded an interview with Mark Dorey, a really good friend who came to faith relatively late in life as a result of God’s amazing providence. Mark leads one of the house groups with Temple Baptist Church in Pontypridd (Wales) and he’s also one of eight people on our teaching team. His story highlights the importance of a low-key, long-term, relational approach to evangelism in a postmodern culture that caricatures most Christians as “Bible-bashers” who dress and act strangely, especially behind the closed doors of evangelical chapels. A growing friendship with a colleague in graduate school, his first experience at a Christian Union meeting, his reluctant acceptance to attend chapel, and an informal house group broke down his stereotypes—much to his amazement and dismay—and led him to a living faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the interview (approximately 50 minutes) with Mark! Just click on the red “play” below:
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PS: One slight correction to my introduction on this podcast: Mark was 32 years old when he came to faith! My math skills are either getting rusty or I’ve given Mark credit for being much younger than he looks. 
Not sharing your faith like you should? A little too shy to tell your classmates and coworkers about Jesus? Whatever you do, make sure the Evangelism Linebacker doesn't overhear your confession of weakness regarding your part in the Great Commission! [I know this has been around for awhile, but I just discovered it yesterday.]
After you watch this, keeping a straight face if you can, think about how this video underscores the guilt, fear, and manipulation often used by church leaders to make people get involved in sharing the gospel with others. The fictitious narrator brags about the effectiveness of fear, pointing out that "campus evanglism nationwide is up 87%." Makes sense, doesn't it?
(HT: Guy Muse)
The famous Stonehenge monument has often baffled its visitors: how did ancient man raise those massive stones upright and stack them on top of one another? One man in Flint, Michigan, may have discovered a very simple answer.
When I hear the word, “Anabaptist,” my mind races back to a paradigm-shifting class on “The History of Christianity” by Tom Nettles, professor of church history at Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary in 1984. I even took another course under my mentor and friend, in which we were required to read a book, Calvin and the Anabaptist Radicals,
Stuart Murray Williams works as a trainer and consultant under the auspices of the Anabaptist Network. Based in Oxford, he travels widely in the UK and overseas and works with local churches, mission agencies, denominational leaders, conferences and individuals. He has worked with at least 25 denominations in recent years. His particular areas of expertise are in: church planting, emerging church, urban mission, mission in post-Christendom, Anabaptist history and theology.
Here’s a one-minute video clip featuring Williams, articulating their vision for urban church planting:
If your friends sometimes call you “Curious George,” perhaps you would like to watch more free video excerpts from the Anabaptist Network’s DVD, Cloud of Witnesses: Rediscovering Anabaptism. You may also like to visit the website of an emerging church (Peace Church) in Birmingham, England, that has been planted on Anabaptist principles and has spread to three other cities in Britain. Personally, I find this very intriguing and would welcome some online dialog regarding these brothers and sisters in Christ.
