by Bonnie O'Neil | Oct 4, 2022 | Grow, Uncategorized
If you’ve been following this series of articles over the past few months, hopefully you’ve come to a better understanding of the Great Commission and our responsibility to co-mission with Jesus in spreading his gospel. Perhaps you even understand better why Alpha is...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Sep 1, 2022 | Grow, Uncategorized
In a recent study by Barna and Alpha, forty-seven percent of Millennials said it was wrong to evangelize. Yet ninety-six percent of them said the most important thing is for their friends to come to faith. What are we to make of this apparent contradiction?...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 4, 2022 | Grow, Uncategorized
According to Barna’s 2009 research regarding spiritual gifts, only one percent of Christian adults consider themselves to have the gift of evangelism. Given this result, might we be justified in questioning: does the Great Commission apply to me? Surely, Jesus’ charge...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Jul 11, 2022 | Grow, Uncategorized
According to a 2019 report from Barna Research and Alpha, 51% of churchgoing Christians have never heard of the Great Commission. That means when pastors speak on the importance of sharing our faith with others, more than half of those seated in your pews have no idea...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Aug 31, 2021 | Grow, Uncategorized
What is the mission of the Church today? Has the pandemic caused it to shift? Is our concern over lapsed membership due to the pandemic quickly eclipsing our priority to reach the lost? I’ve spent the summer reading through the gospels, wanting to understand how Jesus...
