Ep. 90 / When the Church Loses Power and Finds Purpose with Darrell Bock

If you feel like Christian public witness has become all heat and no light, this conversation offers a different way forward. In this episode we sit down with Dr. Darrell Bock, Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and a leading voice on Luke, Acts, and the historical Jesus, to talk about what the church cannot afford to get wrong right now. We start with Darrell’s own conversion story and why remembering how non-Christians hear us changes everything. From there we zoom out to the global church: believers who live with no social, cultural, or political power, yet still carry spiritual influence and resilient hope. We discuss secularism in the West, Christian growth in the Global South, and how conversations about Islam require careful distinctions between persecution, diaspora, and real opportunities for neighbourly engagement.Then we get practical and personal. Darrell challenges culture-war instincts, critiques Christian nationalism, and argues the church must keep credibility by speaking with an independent voice that can evaluate both the right and the left. He reframes evangelism around hope and invitation, anchors identity in Genesis 1, and presents a theology of cultural engagement built for public space where persuasion matters and tone is inseparable from truth. If you'd like to learn more from Dr. Darrell Bock you can purchase one of his many publications, you can listen to The Table Podcast, and you can follow him on social media. And please don't forget to share this episode and join the conversation on YouTube! ____________________▶ Watch Interviews on YouTube ▶ Sign Up for FREE Dispatches From the Global Village▶ Free Downloadable eBook "Here's Hope"▶ More Info: evangelical360.com#evangelical360