What do Non-Christians Think about Jesus?

About this 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. We’re offering a special, early bird rate for the Intentional Churches Conference 2025! Here's the link: https://www.intentionalchurchesconference.com/ New to Intentional Churches? Start here: https://assessment.intentionalchurches.com/churchos Website: https://intentionalchurches.com The Book: https://a.co/d/hFlz17C The Blog: https://intentionalchurches.com/blog/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@IntentionalChurches Facebook: https://facebook.com/intentionalchurches LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intentional-churches/mycompany/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/IntentionalChurches X/Twitter: https://x.com/intentchurches 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