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Christians need a good dose of confidence.
I’m animated by the conviction that Christianity and Christian values, if properly understood and properly articulated, can “stand to reason” in the public square. The truth is on our side, but whether that truth will make a difference depends on whether or not the church is trained to engage others in gracious yet incisive dialog.
There’s a desperate need to equip followers of Jesus Christ to explain and defend Christian beliefs and values with people who don’t understand our language and who don’t accept our source of authority. That need is especially acute for two groups: an emerging post-modern generation that has lost confidence that any claims to truth are legitimate, and an increasingly relativistic church grounded more on personal experience than in biblical truth.
So at Stand to Reason we train Christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity and classical Christian values. At STR, we teach the value of using our minds to love God and share the Gospel. We teach careful thinking and encourage Christians to develop coherent answers to questions they’re challenged with so their faith is deepened and they’re emboldened to share the Gospel equipped to be effective Ambassadors for Christ.
Greg Koukl
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