Jon Sanders hosts today’s 95Podcast, leading a robust conversation with Wayne Prevett. Wayne founded Life Celebration Ministries to address the need for ministry to families in post-Christian Canada. He shares how the Lord has allowed him to impact so many lives that would never set foot inside the local church.
Wayne believes that his Canadian experience is a precursor of what ministry will be like in America in the not-too-distant future. This podcast gives a lot of practical insight into ways to reach a nation that believes in God but isn’t necessarily Christian.
Links to Resources Mentioned or Related
- Website: Life Celebration Ministries
- Website: Life Celebration Institute
- Email Wayne
- Email Jon
- Link to NEW! Soul Care Essentials Online: 3-Session Video Series
- Link to NEW! Soul Care Essentials Cohort: 6 Weeks of Guided Conversations for Post-Conference Groups
- 95Network – Soul Care Essentials
- 95Network – Healthy Church Assessment
- Read Stalled: Hope and Help for Pastors Who Thought They’d Be There By Now
- Watch Podcast on YouTube
Key Takeaways
1) Research continues to bear out that a large majority of people who have left the local church will not return. They’ve been labeled as the “dones.” They’re done, and they’re not coming back.
2) We need to be in the marketplace and in the world of those who do not know Jesus, especially in a post-Christian nation.
3) “Rites of passage” provide excellent opportunities for ministry to people far from God who are at traditional “crossroads of life.”
4) When there was a crisis or celebration, Jesus was usually the person everyone ran to when he was on earth.
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