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Why Evangelism? In this episode of the Holy WIT Podcast you will learn what Francis Chan and Alice Cooper have in common. Stephanie asks us, what is it and who's job is it to evangelize? She then challenges us with the thinking that evangelism is not a sales presentation, following all the steps correctly, it is all about relationship. God working through us, connecting with people in our lives over a long time. Hear Francis Chan in his own words as he challenges the western church system of evangelism to return to the sharing the gospel Jesus' way. Tune in…

Why Baptism? In this episode of the Holy WIT Podcast we discuss what is the mark of salvation and how baptism in the discipleship journey of a follower of Jesus is the true mark of salvation. "Most of all, perhaps, we need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that the basic assumptions have been quite different in different periods and that much which seems certain to the uneducated is merely temporary fashion. A…

In this episode of Holy WIT we tackle the question of "Why Church?"    This question causes us to take a serious look at the reasons why we religiously go to the building each week.  In the episode we contrast the weekly traditions with how Jesus really wants His people who are the true church to live in every day life.  Tune in to hear about the Lifeway research project that they did in 2018 that took a look at why there was a decline in the church.  Based on what they learned Lifeway came out with a 5 point…

In Episode 28 of the Holy WIT Podcast we tackle the idea that the church needs to repent about how they see and respond to those in the LTGBQ community. We continue with the conversation with Wilna van Beek who is the author of When Gay Comes Home - Learning To Build Bridges. Do we trust Holy Spirit to do the work in the background while we simply love others? If we don't trust Holy Spirit then we are trying to be in control and be our own little god. If we are to really love others we first need…

In Episode 27 of Holy WIT - Overcoming the Uncomfortable, Stephanie has a great conversation with Wilna van Beek who is the author of When Gay Comes Home - Learning To Build Bridges.  Wilna operates a ministry called God Gazers - Bridge Builders Ministry whose mission is to come alongside family and friends who journey with loved ones who have come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer/questioning (LGBTQ) teaching them to see their loved ones with the eyes of Jesus. This is part one of a two part conversation in which we get to hear Wilna's own story…