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. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
