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By: Church Planting Novice Blog &laquo Missional Church Network

Church Planting Novice Blog &laquo Missional Church Network — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:08:57 +0000

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what is salvation? « Interstitial — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:31:00 +0000

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By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:33:36 +0000

I agree and have preached that same kind of message of an active and lived faith springing from the grace of God. In a consumer world though, it is tempting to think in terms of what needs to be mentally purchase to get the big return.

By: jdodson

jdodson — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:32:07 +0000

Yes, I am familiar with Two Ways. Love the pictures and theology in that one, but I still have concerns about it:

1. It is driven by information, not dialogue.
2. The rich descriptions of the gospel are too lengthy for a five minute conversation.
3. It seems to be tract-driven? Do they offer a Two Ways training that is conversational?
4. No real apologetic. We have to surface the need for the gospel through loving inquiry.

I wish I could find something that trained people on loving inquiry, soft apologetic, strong gospel, and multi-faceted understanding of how to bring the gospel into lives, e.g. counseling, service, film, books, that work within the vernacular of our cultures.

Joe Thorn offers a very helpful approach: http://thesubtext.org/2008/08/01/gospel-connections-in-suburbia/

By: Stephen

Stephen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:38:40 +0000

Jonathan have you ever come across Two Ways to Live? My denomination is kind of saturated with 2 Ways in the same way that a lot of American groups are saturated with EE. If you have looked at it have you got any thoughts on it – particularly on how one could improve it.

By: jdodson

jdodson — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:39:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing this update with us, Alex. XEE looks much better than EE and it is wonderful to hear of its effectiveness in Belgium! Love the emphasis on eternal life starting now.

By: Alex van Nes

Alex van Nes — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:30:06 +0000

Hello Jonathan,
My name is Alex van Nes and I am leading EE here in Belgium and Holland. I totally agree with what you said in this article. But…. are you aware the EE has gone through a major shift already this last year? Because of the change of society, culture and ways of learning, our complete revised version is called XEE (designed and meant for GenX-ers). Have a look at it at http://www.xee.info
It is a lot less preaching and a lot more interactive, build much more on relationships before we share the Gospel with them. I am especially happy with the first four lessons about Connecting, something that needs to happen before we share the Good News.
I have been working with now for over a year, and those who have done the old version you refer to in you article, and very happy with this revision. EE is ready for the coming generation.
Alex

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Daily linkathon 10/1 « BrianD blog — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:18:22 +0000

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By: randy

randy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:52:56 +0000

I have lots of ideas of what should be changed, but not a lot of what should be new.

What are your thoughts on what should evangelism methods look like … practically?