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On today’s Contending for the Word show, Dave is joined with Mark Farnham and they discuss why apologetics is good for the church, how they can get prepared to engage in apologetics, and how to do that, along with his new book, Every Believer Confident: Apologetics for the Ordinary Christian (P&R, 2025).
Pick up a copy of Mark’s latest book here: https://amzn.to/42npiNQ
What You’ll Hear on Today’s Episode
- Why presuppositional apologetics is and why it matters.
- Why apologetics is good for the church.
- How Christians can get prepared to engage in apologetics.
- What 2nd Corinthians 10:3-5 can add to our understanding of and approach to apologetics.
- Some effective ways to use questions when engaging in apologetics.
- Practical advice for those engaged in apologetics and evangelism to help them reach others with the message of Jesus.
- What role listening should have in our apologetics.
- How we can avoid logical fallacies in our approach to apologetics.
- Encouragement for those involved in apologetics and discernment ministry.
About Today’s Guest
Mark J. Farnham (PhD, Westminster Theological Seminary) is the founder and director of Apologetics for the Church and professor of apologetics at Lancaster Bible College and Capital Seminary.
Check out Mark’s ministry here: https://apologeticsforthechurch.org/
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
