Ed Stetzer at #d62012

Ed Stetzer, president of Lifeway Research.Check out his website here

Going Deeper in Your Teaching Ministry (Christ-Centered and Mission-Focused)

Three ways to define deep:
  • Depth as "just the facts ma'am"
  • Depth as "insights for Daily Living"
  • Depth as Gospel-Centrality
Three ways people hear the question "What is the Gospel?"
  • Telling the Story for an Individual (Evangelistic Presentation)
  • Telling the Story of Jesus (Exegetical definition of the word)
  • Telling the Story of New Creation (The whole good news of Christianity)
Moralism: The Enemy of depth
  • Getting right with God without defining who God is
  • Good advice versus Good News
  • Spiritualization of the gospel announcement
 "The Gospel is not you do. It's Jesus did."

Going Deep
  •  Recognize that true transformation comes from the biblical gospel
  •  Proclaim Jesus as Savior, not just example
  •  Diagnose moralism in your own heart
  • Ground your application in the cross and resurrection
  • Experience God's grace yourself
"I would like to see the burlap sack come in as a fashion statement." Quote as a father of three girls

The Gospel Project: Core Values
  • Deep, but not dry (don't teach down to lowest common denominator)
  • Christ-centered (Always point to Christ-Not isolated morality fables)
  • Story-focused (Don't teach as isolated incidents, but as connected. One story, not multiple stories)
  • Mission-driven (God is a sender by nature)
"Our yard is a missional trap."

Questions 
  1. How does this topic/passage fit into the big story of Scripture?
  2. What is distinctively Christian about the way I am addressing the topic/passage?
  3. How does this truth equip God's church to live on mission? 
 You can view more detailed notes at www.edstetzer.com tomorrow.

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