John Hopper – Giving Jesus Away

Telling people about Jesus can be hard – especially for newer Christians. Brent talks with John Hopper of Search Ministries about his new book ‘Giving Jesus Away: Finding Joy in Sharing the Gospel’. John serves as Executive Director for Reach, the evangelism training arm of Search Ministries and regularly encourages and facilitates gatherings and conversations aimed at helping people think more deeply about God and life.  John earned a BA in Economics at Trinity University, an MEd at the University of Houston, an MA in Transformational Leadership at Bethel University and a DMin at Biola University where he focused on Christian apologetics and world view studies.  John served as a pastor at Bridgepoint Bible Church in Houston for 16 years. (1:55) Worldview; (2:45) Difficulties people have with evangelism; (3:30) John’s experience with evangelism; (6:30) Having conversations; (8:00) Evangelism for different people; (11:00) What is the gospel? (12:45) Explalning sin; (14:30) Turning a conversation toward Jesus; (16:30) Evangelistic training; (20:45) Learning from evangelists. Links mentioned in this episode: www.searchnational.org/leaders/john-hopper /www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHLB5DN3 Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast Thanks to our sponsors, Liquid Edge Creative who take care of the technical stuff behind the scenes.