In his bestselling book The Case for ChristThe Case for Christ, Lee Strobel retraced his spiritual journey from atheism to faith by showing how the evidence he obtained from experts in the field of history, archaeology, and ancient manuscripts led him to the verdict that Jesus truly was the Son of God.
Now, in this six-week training course, Lee and coauthor Mark Mittelberg will equip your church with practical tools to equip them articulate this same message to their unsaved friends and present evidence that backs up Jesus' claims and credentials.
As your group members go through the course, they will discover how to:
Help their unsaved friends and family members open up to consider the case for Christ
Describe their own personal journey with Christ and how it has impacted them
Share with confidence about the biblical record of Christ—that Jesus was real
Present the evidence for the resurrection of Christ—that Jesus died and was raised to life
Explain the central message of Christ in an authentic and compelling way
Help their unsaved friends and family members respond to the truth of Jesus
Making Your Case for ChristMaking Your Case for Christ is designed to help Christians, both young and old, understand and articulate the message of Christ along with evidence that backs up his claims and credentials. The training course will combine high points of the historical apologetics presented in The Case for ChristThe Case for Christ book and movie with specific evangelistic training related to this information. Each session will feature a teaching from Lee and Mark and, as part of a special deal with PureFlix, will include a relevant clip (or set of clips) from The Case for ChristThe Case for Christ movie. A comprehensive leader's guide is also included to help course facilitators use the teaching and movie clips to guide the discussion times.
Sessions include:
Helping Friends Consider the Case for Christ
Describing Your Own Journey with Christ
Backing Up the Biblical Record of Christ
Presenting Evidence for the Resurrection of Christ
Explaining the Central Message of Christ
Encouraging Friends to Follow Christ
This training course kit contains one each of:
The Case for Christ, Revised and Updated EditionThe Case for Christ, Revised and Updated Edition
Making Your Case for Christ Study GuideMaking Your Case for Christ Study Guide
Making Your Case for Christ Video Study DVDMaking Your Case for Christ Video Study DVD
Making Your Case for Christ Leader’s GuideMaking Your Case for Christ Leader’s Guide
Atheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune, is a New York Times best-selling author of nearly twenty books and has been interviewed on numerous national television programs, including ABC's 20/20, Fox News, and CNN.
After a nearly two-year investigation of the evidence for Jesus, Lee received Christ as his forgiver and leader in 1981. He joined the staff of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL, in 1987, and later became a teaching pastor there. He joined Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Forest, CA, as a teaching pastor in 2000. He left Saddleback's staff in mid-2002 to focus on writing. He is also a contributing editor and columnist for Outreach magazine.
Lee shared the prestigious Charles "Kip" Jordon Christian Book of the Year award in 2005 for a curriculum he co-authored about the movie The Passion of the Christ. He also has won awards for his books The Case for Christ, The Case for Faith, The Case for a Creator, and Inside the Mind of Unchurched Harry and Mary.
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