5 Apologetic Methods Every Christian Should Know w/Timothy Paul Jones

About this episode

Timothy Paul Jones discusses five key apologetic methods for defending the Christian faith in conversations.

Many of our listeners know that apologetics is the defense of the Christian faith, but did you know there are multiple ways to do it? Different conversations call for different approaches. How do you engage an atheist who doesn't believe God exists? Must you first establish God's existence before talking about Jesus? And what about the biases we all bring into these discussions? Can the Church itself still serve as a compelling testimony to the truth of Christianity? In this episode, Timothy Paul Jones walks us through five key apologetic methods —classical, evidential, presuppositional, cultural, and ecclesial—and explains how to apply them wisely and winsomely in real-life conversations. Timothy is a professor of Christian apologetics at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and pastor at Sojourn Community Church . He is the author of award-winning books including Church as It Is in Heaven, How We Got the Bible, and Christian History Made Easy . He holds degrees from Manhattan Christian College, Midwestern Seminary, and Southern Seminary, and is completing a Ph.D. at Stellenbosch University. Timothy frequently lectures and appears in various media platforms. 🎧 Tune in and…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jeff Myers

Guest: Timothy Paul Jones

Topics covered

• apologetics
• Christian faith
• defense of faith
• conversational methods
• engaging atheists
• Christian testimony

Keywords

• apologetics
• Christianity
• defense of faith
• Timothy Paul Jones
• conversational approaches
• engaging atheists
• Christian testimony

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Sojourn Community Church

Books & works: Church as It Is in Heaven, How We Got the Bible, Christian History Made Easy

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