In this episode of The GenSend Podcast, Shane Pruitt, Paul Worcester, and Lacey Villasenor sit down with Bobby Wood, a church planter who has spent 16 years in Utah. Listen in as he helps explain why “same words, different meanings” is the biggest barrier to the gospel for Latter-day Saints. Equip yourself and your students on how to engage Mormons with less debate, to incorporate more questions and patience, and to make a beeline to Jesus in conversation. Discover a practical framework for talking about faith with Mormon friends, plus real stories of God moving in a pre-Christian mission field. No matter which next gen ministry you lead, this one is worth sharing with your students.
Also in This Episode:
- Equip your students to define spiritual terms before they debate them, since terms often have different meanings to Latter-day Saints.
- Understand the core doctrinal differences in the Trinity, salvation, and Scripture, so your students aren’t caught off guard in conversation.
- Take the long view of evangelism: Hear why most conversions come after years of faithful seed-planting by someone else, which takes the pressure off a single conversation.
- Get a roadmap for follow-up: Learn how to move from righteousness to the Trinity to walking through New Testament books.
- Prepare summer and mission teams heading into hard places by learning what Utah’s mission field is actually like.
Helpful Resources:
- GenSend Summer
- Free eBook: Barriers and Bridges
- Free eBook: A Christian’s Guide to World Religions
- Send Network
- GenSend on Instagram and YouTube
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Shareable Quotes:
“Just because we have the same name doesn’t mean we’re worshiping the same Jesus.”
—Bobby Wood
“We can’t say Jesus but then change fundamentally who Jesus is and still claim Christianity.”
—Shane Pruitt
“You could win the conversation but not win the person to Christ.”
—Paul Worcester