Jim Henderson, Todd Hunter and Craig Spinks | Baker Books
Inspired by Barna Group President David Kinnaman and Gabe Lyons’ 2007 book Unchristian, three men set out to do interviews with young adults who don’t consider themselves Christians to find out how they perceive believers and the church.
Jim Henderson, Todd Hunter and Craig Spinks filmed interviews in four cities, giving their reflections on what was said in The Outsider Interviews: A New Generation Speaks on Christianity. Mainly, their aim was to instruct the church on how culture has changed, how Christianity is now perceived and how such perceptions have created the need for a change in how believers connect and communicate with “outsiders.”
The authors would have readers really listen to unbelievers without becoming defensive, in order to be more effective communicators. They caution Christians not to perceive all hostility as persecution, realizing that outsiders have seen Christianity misrepresented and are reacting to that.
The Outsider Interviews is challenging to read and sure to cause a variety of responses, both negative and positive. A DVD of the interviews accompanies the book.
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