tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653192988132183609.post3835209048603563961..comments2024-01-06T22:22:22.262-08:00Comments on A Call to Arms: How to save your children and grandchildren--and also the future of America: THE DILEMMA OF MORMONS AND MEMBERS OF FRINGE RELIGIONS AND CULTS CONVERTING TO TRADITIONAL CHRISTIANITYUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653192988132183609.post-28980195656005744332012-09-24T12:09:12.316-07:002012-09-24T12:09:12.316-07:00Thank you for raising this issue. As I mentioned t...Thank you for raising this issue. As I mentioned to you in a private email previously, while evangelicals have put a lot of thought and effort into evangelism and apologetics, very little work has been done address discipleship issues. What do we do after people in these minority religions convert? <br /><br />We have studied this issue for years and put the results of our work and the insights from a variety of disciplines into a new resource for former Mormons who have retained an interest in more traditional undertandings of Christianity. For those emigrating into the Christian church we have put together the Transitions resource, a six-part DVD and workbook that addresses identity, relationships, church culture, and doctrine and worldview. The strategy was to deal with pressing personal issues first before building on that to address doctrinal concerns. <br /><br />Chapter 1 addresses formation of identity apart from the LDS Church. Chapter 2 addresses the damage done to relationships when someone decides to leave the LDS Church. Chapter 3 looks at the differences between church culture and ward culture in areas like baptism, communion, stewardship, and the call to service. Then with the second three chapters we shift gears and with Chapter 4 we present God's Grand Story, his work of restoring humanity and the creation to himself through the redemptive work of Christ. The last two chapters draw upon Mormon questions including Why am I here?, and Where am I going? and present answers from a more traditionally Christian perspective. <br /><br />Transitions is comprised of a DVD with a workbook so that individuals in homes, in small groups, or in churches, can work through the issues involved at their own pace. Several churches throughout the Wasatch Front of Utah as well as in California (where Transitions is an approved resource of Calvary Chapel), are using this program. Interested readers can learn more by visiting the website at http://www.LDStransitions.com. There they can read more about the background of Transitions, download the Introduction to the print workbook, and sample the first three video chapters, all for free. <br /><br />This appears to be the first type of work done that specifically addresses the discipleship issues related to Mormonism, with applications to other religious groups. In addition, Transitions has also been positively received by practicing Mormons, indicating that it has evangelistic potential as well.<br /><br />Give it a look; taste and see: http://www.LDStransitions.com.John W. Moreheadhttp://www.ldstransitions.comnoreply@blogger.com