1177: David Ostler: Bridges - Ministering to Those Who Question Pt. 1
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.5 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2019
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Join us now as we interview the author of the new book “Bridges - Ministering to Those Who Question.” In Part 1 we will hear David’s story - focusing on how he came to write a book in support of disaffected Mormons. In Part 2 and 3 we will explore his book, digging into his suggestions for how to minister to Mormons who are struggling with their faith, and how the LDS church can become a more hospitable place for Mormons who question/doubt/disbelieve.
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| 0:59.2 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of mormas Stories podcast. |
| 1:13.1 | I'm your host John DeLin. |
| 1:14.6 | It is September 18th, 2019 and we are very, very excited to have with us today David |
| 1:25.0 | B. Osler and David is the author of a brand new book for Latter-day Saints or mormons |
| 1:34.0 | as I like to call them and the book is called Bridges ministering to those who question. |
| 1:41.0 | I have read this entire book, it's published by Greg Koford Books and it is a phenomenal |
| 1:46.5 | book. |
| 1:47.5 | I don't think there's a page in the book that I haven't marked up and I have several |
| 1:52.5 | pages of points and questions to ask David but this is a special book. |
| 1:57.9 | We'll be digging into it but the purpose of the book is to be a resource to leaders of |
| 2:06.0 | the church and members of the church and the CLDS church of course that we're talking |
| 2:11.0 | about who are trying to minister to those who are doubting or questioning. |
| 2:18.3 | So I'm pretty sure the audience for this book is true believing kind of Orthodox mormons |
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