One of my least favorite current trends is the growing number of my Christian friends posting memes, blog posts and videos with headlines like these:
- “Young Student Humiliates Atheist Professor Who Tried To Tell Him God Isn’t Real!”
- “This Will Shut Down An Atheist In 15 Seconds Flat!”
- “A Simple Illustration That Destroys (insert counter-argument here)!”
- “Mormons get schooled by Christian man!”
Count me out. I don’t want to shut down, humiliate or destroy anyone. Or their argument.
Jesus gave us a better way.
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Karl produces resources for Helping Small Churches Thrive at KarlVaters.com.
He's the author of four books on church leadership. His fifth book, De-Sizing the Church: How Church Growth Became a Science, Then an Obsession, and What's Next, releases on April 2, 2024.
He also hosts a bi-weekly podcast,The Church Lobby: Conversations on Faith & Ministry. Episodes feature in-depth interviews about the topics that concern pastors, especially those who minister in a small church context.
Karl has served in small-church ministry for over 40 years, so he speaks and writes from decades of hands-on pastoral experience. He and his wife, Shelley have three children and two grandkids.