006: Alpha, Discovery, and Proclaiming the Radical Love of God with Brett Powell

In this episode of the Proclaim podcast, Jason and Heather talk with Brett Powell about Alpha and Discovery, two tools for evangelization being employed in the Proclaim movement. They also discuss the phases an evangelist might progress through as he or she matures, and how radically intimate and personal a relationship with God can be.

Some moments of particular interest:

0:40 A story of when you try to share Jesus with others and it goes wrong

5:05 Why it’s ok to make mistakes and learn from them as missionaries

8:53 Why are Alpha and Discovery the two tools being chosen for Proclaim?

11:12 How do you help people who feel like they’ve already “been there, done that” when it comes to hearing the Gospel?

14:33 3 phases an evangelizer might progress through in maturation

18:01 Alpha or Discovery: which tool should I use?

21:40 Cooperating with the Holy Spirit, the “principal agent” in evangelization

24:37 The radical intimacy of a relationship with God

34:06 We are not leading people to more knowledge, but to an encounter with Jesus

Takeaway quote: “Christianity is useful because it is true.”

Want to watch the interview? View it here.