What do Non-Christians Think about Jesus? | IC Conference Bonus Episode

We’re wrapping up season 4 of the Intentional Churches podcast with a few bonus episodes from the 2024 Intentional Churches Conference! This first bonus episode comes from the One Aware panel we did interviewing non-Christians on their thoughts on Jesus, the church, and how they’d ideally want to be approached by Christians. It’s an eye-opening, and convicting, conversation.

A word of caution: this type of conversation is not a casual, one-off conversation to be replicated in any type of context, instead our team conducted this panel as a way to inspire and train the 99 in relational evangelism. We always want to be intentional about what kind of ambassadors for Christ we are in the world, and this was the perfect setting to do just that.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Caution
01:35 Setting the Stage for Spiritual Conversations
03:30 Exploring Non-Christians' Beliefs
06:05 Panelists' Introductions and Backgrounds
13:13 Opinions on the Bible
15:05 Perspectives on Jesus Christ
19:15 Beliefs about the Resurrection
23:16 Thoughts on Life After Death
27:08 Confidence in Beliefs and Openness to Spiritual Conversations
31:22 Past Experiences Attending Church Services
31:51 Childhood Church Experiences and Sense of Community
35:02 Desire for Understanding and Respect in Spiritual Conversations
37:50 Building Trust and Friendship Before Discussing Spirituality
40:41 Questions for God about Purpose and Impact
55:05 Continuing Conversations in a Casual and Accepting Environment