How has defending faith changed in our current culture? A Conversation with Rebecca McLaughlin, Part 1

Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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We have a really special series of episodes for you. For the next four weeks, we have guest Rebecca McLaughlin joining Pastor J.D. Rebecca is the author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. If you haven’t read this book or have it on your shelf as a reference, you’re really missing out. She also recently released 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity. So get it for your middle or high schoolers. And lastly, her newest book that was released last week: The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims.

This was originally recorded as a long-form conversation, but we’ve split it up into four questions and answers. Today, Pastor J.D. and Rebecca will spend a few minutes talking about the traditional approach to defending our faith versus current questions people are asking. What’s the solution to thinking differently?

I will warn you, though, that there are significant Harry Potter spoilers here. So if you haven’t read the books or watched the movies over the past 20 or so years, it’s about time you know how it all ends.

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0:12.0	You know, no matter how many people that you have on staff at your church, whether there's a few or a lot, there's only so much that you can accomplish in a day, right?
0:18.0	Your church exists to serve your community, so the mission of your church and its staff is to reach as many people as you can.
0:24.3	That's why productivity is not just a business practice. It's essential. It's essential in
0:29.8	being the best steward of your time that you can be and to use the most of your church's
0:34.2	resources and being successful in the things God has called you to.
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0:40.8	Belay, an innovative staffing solution with over 10 years of experience serving churches,
0:45.3	has successfully matched thousands of organizations with part-time virtual assistance,
0:50.3	bookkeepers, and social media strategies.
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0:56.7	Well, they're your partner for this.
0:58.7	That's why they're offering our listeners a free download of their resource, church leaders,
1:02.8	essential strategies to unleash productivity.
1:05.2	Let Belay help your church live its mission in your community by helping you juggle less
1:10.3	and accomplish more.
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1:19.0	And now I hope you enjoy to Ask Me Anything. I'm Matt Love, and we have a really special series of episodes for you starting
1:47.5	this week. And for the next four weeks, we're going to have a guest, Rebecca McLaughlin,
1:52.8	joining Pastor J.D. Rebecca is the author of a number of books that are really excellent. Confronting
1:58.5	Christianity, 12 hard questions for the world's
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