Incarnational Preaching
In today’s culture, the word “preaching” often carries a negative connotation – and that negativity continues to grow stronger. And yet, preaching remains an important - if not crucial - aspect of proclaiming the message of the Gospel to a hurting world.
Due to the cultural shifts and global changes, now is the time to rethink our approach to the craft of preaching. The hope-filled, Jesus-centered message of the gospel continues to remain the same. Yet, as the audience, size, and starting point of listeners continues to change significantly, so should the format, approach, posture, and presuppositions of our gospel proclamation.
Jesus Stories - They Changed Everything
A new edition of the Contemporary English Version translation of The Gospels and The Acts, custom-designed and edited for introducing post-Christian audiences in the United States and Canada.
National Director of the rapidly expanding Fresh Expressions Dinner Church movement, Verlon Fosner, reports: “We have found ourselves longing for a Bible with the potent Christ-Stories that we could hand out to these newly forming congregations.”
Jesus Stories answers this call, as it provides a biblical introduction to Jesus and the Church, making Scripture available in a language and format appropriate for post-Christian audiences.
This printing utilizes the Contemporary English Version, a highly simplified translation tailored for spoken usage. It provides an appropriate biblical resource for missional “Fresh Expressions of church” emerging alongside existing congregations in homes, around dinner tables, and in other community spaces.