This is the official website for Sharing the Good News with Mormons: Practical Strategies for Getting the Conversation Started, edited by Eric Johnson and Sean McDowell (Harvest House, 2018)
From the Back Cover:
How do you share the gospel with those who don’t think they need it?
Someone you know is a Mormon—a family member, a coworker, a friend, or a neighbor—and you long to present the truth about Jesus and what God’s Word teaches. But where do you start? How can you convey what’s on your heart in a way that is more likely to be well received?
Every relationship and situation is unique, and that’s why these essays from respected scholars, apologists, and pastors—including Sandra Tanner, Robert Bowman, David Geisler, Bill McKeever, Mark Mittelberg, J. Warner Wallace, Lynn Wilder, and others—lays out a variety of creative methods for sharing the gospel effectively so you can…
- initiate authentic conversations
- respond with compassion and clarity to Mormon teachings
- understand your Mormon friends and find ways to keep the dialogue going
Speaking the truth to Mormons can feel daunting when you’re unprepared. Let the suggestions in this book give you solid ideas for reaching those who are lost but don’t realize it.
ISBN: 978-0-7369-7406-6
Category: Comparative Religion/Evangelism
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Order the book (prices vary, check each site, some sites charge for shipping but MRM does not)
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- Christian Book Distributors
See the Table of Contents and the book’s Introduction by clicking on the PDF Sharing the Good News with Mormons first pages
CLICK here to read reviews from several dozen readers on Amazon.com, ChristianBooks.com, and BarnesAndNoble.com.
Blog Book Reviews
- ReasonableTheology.org (Clay Kraby): Book Review
- Straight Talk with Claudia K: What I Wish I Knew Sixteen Years Ago About Sharing the Good News with Mormons (7/26/18)
- Deeper Waters (Nick Peters): Book Plunge: Sharing the Good News with Mormons (7/10/18)
- Apologetics 315: Book Review: Sharing the Good News with Mormons (6/28/2018)
- Truthbomb Apologetics: Review of Sharing the Good News with Mormons (6/6/2018)
- Alisa Childers: Here are 6 Approaches to Sharing the Gospel with Mormons (6/4/2018)
- Sean McDowell (The Good Book Blog): Effective Mormon Ministry: Interview with Author Eric Johnson (5/28/18)
Podcasts/Radio
- Impact 360 (Jonathan Morrow, hour interview November 2018)
- Reasonable Faith (Clay Craby, 30-minute interview October 2018)
- Think Biblically (Scott B. Rae and Sean McDowell), 30-minute interview with Eric Johnson, August 16, 2018
- In the Market (Janet Parshall), 1-hour interview with Eric Johnson, August 9, 2018
- Crossexamined.org (Frank Turek), 1-hour interview with Eric Johnson, July 31, 2018
- Deeper Waters Apologetics (Nick Peters), 2-hour interview with Eric Johnson, July 7, 2018
- Theology Gals July 2, 2018
- Coffeehouse Questions (Ryan Pauly with Eric Johnson) June 6, 2018 Part 1 June 13, 2018 Part 2
- Issues Etc (Eric Johnson) June 5, 2018
Endorsements
“This is a must-have book”
Janet Parshall, In the Market with Janet Parshall, August 9, 2018
“I’m thrilled to see this practical book bring together a variety of voices who all have one thing in common: lovingly sharing the good news with Mormons. An invaluable resource!”
Lee Strobel, Professor of Christian Thought at Houston Baptist University and best-selling author of The Case for Christ
“Sharing the Good News with Mormons is an elite book—not because it is hard to understand, but because it isn’t. The authors have worked hard to make things very clear and practical. I know many of them and have deep respect for their fidelity to the historic Christian faith and the effort they have exerted to know why they believe and how to communicate that with others. The book is elite because it is rich in its content, broad in the topics covered, and first rate in every way. Happily, whoever reads this book will gain tools for communicating the gospel in all kinds of situations and to people outside of Mormonism as well. Get this book, study it, and share it with others.”
J.P. Moreland, author and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
“The many creative and friendly approaches explored in this book eliminate the intimidation of sharing with Mormons. Each way is unique and is explained by contributors who have long practiced what they preach. Highly recommended!”
Donna Morley, PhD, author, adjunct professor at The Master’s University, and cofounder of Faith and Reason Forum
“This jewel has enough facets to equip each of us for reaching Mormons, and those who leave the Mormon church, with commonsense twenty-first-century tools. Experts in their field have teamed up with general editors Eric Johnson and Sean McDowell to provide an informative work filled with practical training, riveting testimonies, and sound apologetics. Well done!”
Judy Salisbury, founder/president of Logos Presentations, author of Reasons for Faith and Divine Appointments
Bonus Chapters (Available only on this site)
The following are additional chapters to Sharing the Good News with Mormons.
- Sharon Lindbloom: Good News for Mormon Women: The Overcoming Obstacles Approach
- Joel Groat: Exploring Mormon Racism: The All-Are-Justified-the-Same Approach
- Eric Johnson: The Gospel Topics Essays: The Dynamite Approach
- Chip Thompson: Real People and Real Places: The Biblical Archaeological Approach
- Bill McKeever: When the Doorbell Rings: Another Missionaries-at-Your Door Approach
- Fred Anson: Two are Better than One: The Tag Team Approach
- Eric Johnson: Combating Poor Biblical Interpretation: The Putting-Verses-Back-Into-Their-Context Approach
- Rob Sivulka: Examining Mormonism’s Founder: The What-Did-Joseph-Smith-Lie-About Approach
- Eric Johnson: The Allow-the-LDS-Leaders-to-Say-It-Themselves Approach
Podcasts with the contributors
The contributors of Sharing the Good News with Mormons were interviewed by MRM’s Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson on the daily show Viewpoint on Mormonism. Check these out!
- Introduction to Sharing the Good News with Mormons
- Bill McKeever Part 1 Part 2 April 24-25, 2018
- Eric Johnson Part 1 Part 2 April 26-27, 2018
- Sandra Tanner Part 1 Part 2 April 30-May 1, 2018
- Chip Thompson Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 May 2-4, 2018 Video
- Aaron Shafovaloff Part 1 Part 2 May 7-8, 2018
- Bryan Hurlbutt Part 1 Part 2 May 9-10, 2018
- John Kauer Part 1 Part 2 May 14-15, 2018
- Matt Slick Part 1 Part 2 May 17-18, 2018
- Rob Sivulka Part 1 Part 2 May 22-23, 2018
- Lynn Wilder Part 1 Part 2 May 24-25, 2018
- Sharon Lindbloom Part 1 Part 2 May 28-29, 2018
- Fred Anson: Part 1 Part 2 May 30-31, 2018
- Joel Groat: Part 1 Part 2 June 4-5, 2018
- Loren Pankratz Part 1 Part 2 June 11-12, 2018
- Mark Mittelberg Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 June 13-15, 2018
- Rob Bowman Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 June 18-20, 2018
- Corey Miller Part 1 Part 2 June 21-22, 2018
- David Geisler/Brian Henson Part 1 Part 2 June 28-29, 2018
- Keith Walker Part 1 Part 2 July 2-4, 2018
- J. Warner Wallace Part 1 Part 2 July 5-6, 2018
- Andrew Rappaport: Part 1 Part 2 July 12-13, 2018
- Sean McDowell Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 July 16-18, 2018
Contents of the Book
Foreword by Josh McDowell
Read more about Josh at Josh.org
Introduction: Should Christians share the Good News with Mormons? Eric Johnson
Section 1: Basic Training Approaches
Chapter 1: Helping Our Friends Evaluate Truth Claims: The Straight-Thinking Approach Mark Mittelberg
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2 Radio Show Part 3
Read more from Mark at ConfidentFaithBook.com/
Chapter 2: Sharing the Reasons for God: The Evidence Approach Dr. Sean McDowell
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2 Radio Show Part 3 July 16-18, 2018
Read more from Sean at SeanMcDowell.com
Chapter 3: Did God really say so? The Reliability-of-the-Bible Approach Matt Slick
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Read more from Matt at Carm.org
Chapter 4: Who is the Real Jesus? The Christ-centered Approach Dr. Rob Bowman
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2 Radio Show Part 3
Read more from Rob at Irr.org
Spotlight: Brett Kunkle
Read more from Brett at MavenTruth.com
Section 2: Reasoning Approaches
Chapter 5: Investigating Mormonism; The Case-Making Approach J. Warner Wallace
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Read more from Jim at ColdCaseChristianity.com
Chapter 6: Undermining Confidence in a Mormon’s Personal Testimony: The Police-Lineup Approach Dr. Corey Miller
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Read more from Corey at RatioChristi.org
Chapter 7: Joseph Smith’s First Vision and The Book of Mormon: The Historical Approach Bill McKeever
Manti Reference Sheets that Bill uses to show Mormons on the streets, as mentioned on the shows
Bill sharing at the Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti:
- Can You Lift the Plates? (June 2014)
- The Gold Plates Approach (June 2014)
- How Heavy Were the Gold Plates (June 2011)
- Scoffers and Mockers (June 2011)
- What about the Book of Mormon Witnesses (June 2011)
Read more from Bill at Mrm.org
Chapter 8: Using Surveys with Mormons: The Polling Approach Chip Thompson
Video Introduction (1:52)
YouTube 30-minute presentation
Radio Show Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
See more from Chip at TriGrace.org
Spotlight: Micah Wilder
Hear the music from Adam’s Road Ministry at adamsroadministry.com
To see the story of Micah and Adam’s Road, see the YouTube video Unveiling Grace
Section 3: Particular People Approaches
Chapter 9: Interacting with Mormon Family Members: The Keeping-Good-Relations Approach Carl Wimmer
YouTube 30-minute presentation
Chapter 10: When the Elders Come Calling: The Missionaries-at-Your-Door Approach
Video Introduction (1:33)
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Sandra Tanner’s Story (at Mormon Miracle Pageant)
Read more from Sandra at utlm.org
Chapter 11: Reaching out to LDS Women: The Compassion Approach Becky Walker
See the video 10,000 Tissues: The Outreach in Utah
Chapter 12: Preaching from an Asbestos Suit: Reasoning-with-Mormons-on-the-Internet Approach Fred Anson
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Read more from Fred at BeggarsBread.org
Spotlight: Brody Olson
Section 4: Invitational Approaches
Chapter 13: Engaging in Gospel Discussions: The Keep-It-Simple Approach Aaron Shafovaloff
Read Aaron’s blog at aaronshaf.wordpress.com
Aaron is responsible for Theopedia.com
Aaron has a number of videos located at his YouTube page.
Chapter 14: LISTEN: The Conversational Approach Dr. David Geisler/Brian Henson
Read more from David and Brian at Ngim.org
Chapter 15: Authentic, Humble Dialogues with Mormons: The Colombo Approach Dr. Lynn Wilder
Read more from Lynn at UnveilingMormonism.com
Chapter 16: The Power of a Simple Invitation: The Come-and-See Approach Dr. Bryan Hurlbutt
To learn more about the church pastored by Bryan, go to LifelineCommunity.com
Spotlight: Shane Jones
To see more about the Solid Rock Cafe, go to SolidRockCafeUT.com
Section 5: LDS Event Approaches
Chapter 17: Let your Voice be Heard: The Open-Air Evangelism Approach Andrew Rappaport
Video Introduction (2:18)
To see more from Andrew, go to StrivingForEternity.org
Check out videos of Andrew in action by visiting his YouTube channel.
Chapter 18: Extra! Extra! Read all about It: The Newspaper Approach Sharon Lindbloom
Read Sharon’s twice-a-month column Mormonism In the News
Chapter 19: The Miracle of Forgiveness: The Free-Book Approach Eric Johnson and Randy Sweet
Video Introduction (2:57)
- See a PowerPoint PDF of this used by Eric in church meetings by clicking Miracle of Forgiveness PDF Part 1 and Miracle of Forgiveness 2021 PDF Part 2
Video presentation of this approach at Redeemer Bible Church in Arizona (October 2018)
Does John Newton’s Amazing Grace belong in the LDS Church hymnal?
Blog interview of Eric Johnson by Sean McDowell
Christ, Culture, Coffee Podcast with Robby Lashua Part 1 (Word of Wisdom) 11/9/18 Part 2 (No more Mormon)
Sermon: Salvation from a Bear’s Perspective (10/2018)
Read more on The Miracle of Forgiveness approach by visiting TheMiracleOfForgiveness.com
Chapter 20: Website Advertising: The Sign Approach Rob Sivulka
Video introduction by Rob Sivulka(4:19)
Check out witnessing encounters with Rob
Read more from Rob at MormonInfo.org
Spotlight: Steve Dealy
Read more from Steve at Mission2Mormons.org
Section 6 Salvation Approaches
Chapter 21: When Being Good is not Good Enough: The Awareness-of-Sin Approach Joel Groat
Video Introduction (5:15)
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Read more from Joel at irr.org
Chapter 22: Can Something Valuable Really Be Free? The Meaning-of-Grace Approach Dr. Loren Pankratz
Video Introduction (2:19)
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
To learn more about the church pastored by Loren, go to TheBridgeUtah.org
Chapter 23: Are You Considered as Good as Jesus? The Imputation Approach John Kauer
Radio Show Part Radio Show Part 2
Read more from John at ThinkAboutEternity.org
Chapter 24: I’m Trying My Best: The Impossible-Gospel Approach Keith Walker
Video Introduction (2:40)
Radio Show Part 1 Radio Show Part 2
Get more from Keith at EvidenceMinistries.org
For videos on the Impossible Gospel featuring Keith, go here.
Spotlight: James Walker
Read more from James at Watchman.org
Epilogue: Go For It! Sean McDowell
Appendix 1: The Gospel According to the Bible
For unique videos produced by Pastor Ritch Sandford of The Mission Church, click GodLovesMormons.com
Appendix 2: 101 Mormons Terms Defined (from Aaronic Priesthood to Zion)
For other definitions as given at mrm.org, click here.
Word Index
Scripture Index
Editor Bios
Eric Johnson works with Mormonism Research Ministry (www.mrm.org) and has written and coauthored several books, including Answering Mormons’ Questions and Mormonism 101. He has an MDiv degree and currently lives in Sandy, Utah, with his wife and three daughters.
Sean McDowell (PhD) is the author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including A New Kind of Apologist. He is an assistant professor in the Christian Apologetics program at Biola University, is an internationally recognized speaker, and blogs regularly at seanmcdowell.org.
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