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Products>Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn’t (audio)

Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn’t (audio)

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, 2021
ISBN: 9781646892518
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How to live confidently for Jesus in a culture that sees Christians as the bad guys. The church used to be recognised as a force for good, but this is changing rapidly. Christians are now often seen as the bad guys, losing both respect and influence. In our post-Christian culture, how do we offer the gospel to those around us who view it as not only wrong but possibly dangerous? And how do we ensure that the secular worldview does not entice us away with its constant barrage, online and elsewhere, of messages about self-determinism? Author Stephen McAlpine offers an analysis of how our culture ended up this way and explains key points of tension between biblical Christianity and secular culture. He encourages Christians not to be ashamed of the gospel as it is more liberating, fulfilling and joyful than anything the world has to offer. He also offers strategies for coping in this world, with its opposing values, and for reaching out to others wisely with the truth. Stephen McAlpine is a blogger and ex-journalist who writes on issues of theology, culture and the church. He is a pastor at Providence Church in Perth, and also works at a national level for City Bible Forum, developing and presenting evangelistic material for a project called Third Space. He is married to Jill and loves running in his spare time.

  • Title: Being the Bad Guys: How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn’t (audio)
  • Author: Stephen McAlpine
  • Publisher: One Audiobooks
  • Print Publication Date: 2021
  • Logos Release Date: 2021
  • Era: era:modern
  • Language: English
  • Resources: 1
  • Format: Digital › Audio
  • Subjects: Religion › Christian Living--Social Issues; Religion › Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict; Religion › Rituals & Practice see specific religions; Religion › Rosicrucianism see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Hermetism & Rosicruci nism; Religion › Satanism see Demonology & Satanism; Religion › Christian Ministry--Evangelism
  • ISBNs: 9781646892518, 1646892518
  • Resource ID: LLS:9781646892518
  • Resource Type: Media
  • Metadata Last Updated: 2025-01-24T23:41:32Z
Stephen McAlpine

Stephen McAlpine has been a pastor and church planter for thirty years. He now writes and speaks on issues of theology, culture and church, in particular the increasing pressures on religious belief in the secular public square. He is married to Jill, who runs a clinical psychology practice in Perth, and they have two children.



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  1. M Krigline

    M Krigline

    4/11/2025

    I liked this book so much that I gave a copy to every church who supports our mission work. McAlpine presents a clear picture of the church in our post-Christian western world, but he doesn't stop there. I appreciated his practical advice, which is not to say that putting it into practice will be easy. But if we could really 'love the people who think we hate them' then maybe we could reach neighbors and colleagues who dismiss us as antiquated nuts (or worse). As the subtitle says, this book is about "How to Live for Jesus in a World That Says You Shouldn’t".
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    이정국

    12/17/2024

  3. Mal Walker

    Mal Walker

    11/16/2023

    Love it! McAlpine writes to all those Christians in West who are increasingly frustrated or perplexed as the culture around us increasingly sees Christianity as not just wrong, but bad. In three parts, McAlpine explores how this happened, what it means for us now, and what we should do in response. The physical book is only 142 pages, so not big. And its accessible, written for the everyday Christian. It's also biblical, and ultimately hopeful, encouraging us to live for Christ now, not hiding away or caving to our changing culture, trusting the Christ remains Lord of all. It's worth noting that the resource is Australian and written within that context. It was also well received by the church there, winning the 2021 Australian Christian Book of the Year.
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