Topics Discussed
00:00 – Introducing Elenctics
What elenctics means and why it matters for missions.
03:00 – J.H. Bavinck and Missions
Who Bavinck was and his influence on missiology.
06:00 – Biblical Foundations
How Scripture shows the gospel exposes sin and idolatry.
10:00 – Paul in Athens
Acts 17 as a model for engaging culture.
13:30 – The Five Magnetic Points
Universal spiritual tensions every person wrestles with.
20:00 – From Culture to Gospel
Using those tensions to start meaningful conversations.
26:00 – Knowing Religions vs. Knowing People
Why missionaries must engage individuals, not just ideas.
31:00 – Training Missionaries
The local church’s role in preparing missionaries.
36:00 – The Southgate Fellowship
Why affirmations and denials were written for missions.
45:00 – Recommended Resources
Books and tools for further study.
Resources
Introduction to the Science of Missions by J.H. Bavinck
The Church Between Temple and Mosque by J.H. Bavinck
Personality and Worldview by J.H. Bavinck
The Impact of Christianity on the Non-Christian World by J.H. Bavinck
You Will Be My Witnesses by Brian DeVries
Southgate Fellowship Affirmations and Denials by Southgate Fellowship
Tactics by Greg Koukl
The Air We Breathe by Glen Scrivener
Naming the Elephant by James W. Sire
Monsters from the Id by Michael Jones (Not a Christian Author)
Plugged In byDan Strange
Making Faith Magnetic by Dan Strange