Mack and Ryan discuss elenctics and its missiological importance in this discussion with Daniel Strange and Ben Robin, highlighting the work of J.H. Bavinck.

Topics Discussed

00:00 – Introducing Elenctics

What elenctics means and why it matters for missions.

03:00 – J.H. Bavinck and Missions

Who Bavinck was and his influence on missiology.

06:00 – Biblical Foundations

How Scripture shows the gospel exposes sin and idolatry.

10:00 – Paul in Athens

Acts 17 as a model for engaging culture.

13:30 – The Five Magnetic Points

Universal spiritual tensions every person wrestles with.

20:00 – From Culture to Gospel

Using those tensions to start meaningful conversations.

26:00 – Knowing Religions vs. Knowing People

Why missionaries must engage individuals, not just ideas.

31:00 – Training Missionaries

The local church’s role in preparing missionaries.

36:00 – The Southgate Fellowship

Why affirmations and denials were written for missions.

45:00 – Recommended Resources

Books and tools for further study.

Resources Mentioned

Introduction to the Science of Missions — J.H. Bavinck

The Church Between Temple and Mosque — J.H. Bavinck

Personality and Worldview — J.H. Bavinck

The Impact of Christianity on the Non-Christian World — J.H. Bavinck

You Will Be My Witnesses — Brian DeVries

Southgate Fellowship Affirmations and Denials — Southgate Fellowship

Tactics — Greg Koukl

The Air We Breathe — Glen Scrivener

Naming the Elephant — James W. Sire

Monsters from the Id — Michael Jones (Not a Christian Author)

Plugged In — Dan Strange

Making Faith Magnetic — Dan Strange