Randy Newman
Randy Newman has been with the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ since 1980 and currently serves with Faculty Commons, their ministry to university professors. He ministers on campuses and elsewhere in our nation's capital to students, professors and policy shapers. He is an honors graduate from Temple University and has a Masters of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he is also engaged in doctoral studies. Randy is a Jewish Believer in Jesus and is the former editor of The Messiah-On-Campus Bulletin. He is the author of numerous articles and the books Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People's Hearts the Way Jesus Did and Corner Conversations: Engaging Dialogues about God and Life, both published by Kregel Publications, and Bringing the Gospel Home: Witnessing to Family Members, Close Friends, and Others Who Know You Well, forthcoming from Crossway.
To find out more, visit his blog, Connection Points.
Campus Crusade and the C.S. Lewis Institute
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3 Ways to Weave Evangelism into Daily Life
In a paper I wrote on Weaving Evangelism into Discipleship, I suggested, for some churches and ministries, evangelism is an awkward appendage, disconnected from daily life. It feels similar...Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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Evangelizing in a World Drowning in Sexual Problems
The church needs to do a lot of brainstorming about ways to alter our pronouncement of the good news to an audience involved in, pressured by, and damaged by sex outside of God’s parameters.Monday, September 24, 2018
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Music in the Life of the Believer
Music can play a part in the life of a Christian to help him or her be more devoted to God, more transformed by the gospel, and more in love with the God who created us to love him with all our...Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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Evangelism through Research
Who would have ever imagined that research could be a vehicle for evangelism? But if God could proclaim his prophecy through a donkey (see Numbers 22), he can proclaim his gospel through a doctoral...Tuesday, September 8, 2015
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The Power of Listening in Evangelism
We need to listen to people’s stories to find out how God has worked and is working. We dare not presume that he needs to fit into our plans or strategies.Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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What Role Does Technology Play in Evangelism?
New Christians would tell me they “talked to” someone, and when I asked if that was “in person” or “through technology,” they couldn’t remember. It didn’t matter to them, and I wonder if it should...Tuesday, June 16, 2015
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Reaching out in a Morally Confused World
Many people are so indoctrinated in the importance of so-called “tolerance” as to be incapacitated to make logical decisions about faith. Thus, they are starved for a message that has any substance...Thursday, April 30, 2015
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Why Christian Books Might Not Be the Best Evangelism Option
When new Christians were asked if any evangelistic books, articles, or websites influenced their surrender to Christ, most said no. Other factors made a much bigger impact on them.Wednesday, April 15, 2015
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The Tension of Evangelism
How do you go about resolving the tension between, on the one hand, having a “dialogue” approach to evangelism and viewing it as a process, and, on the other hand, wanting to get the whole gospel...Tuesday, March 3, 2015
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The Evangelistic Power of “Maybe”
The speaker simply said, “Maybe,” and paused a few seconds. After considering his tactic, I think it’s brilliant.Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Another Paradox of Evangelism
Here’s another paradox of evangelism. When we accept that evangelism will never be easy… it actually gets slightly less difficult.Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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Schaeffer – Just as Timely as Ever
I remember the many places where Francis Schaeffer wrote that we must proclaim what we believe “with tears” as we interact with non-believers around us.Thursday, June 19, 2014
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The Question Behind the Question
I’ve been interviewing a lot of new Christians to hear how God has worked to bring them to the Savior. One pattern intrigues me. I often hear of people asking one question but really seeking an...Tuesday, May 13, 2014
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Applying the Gospel to Parenting
I did not do the best job I could as a parent. By God’s grace, I did a lot of good things. But I did quite a few bad things as well.Tuesday, February 11, 2014
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New Year = New Trend? Let’s Hope So
At the beginning of a new year, it may be worth praying that a new cultural trend will accompany the new calendar.Wednesday, January 1, 2014
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Mystical Prayer vs. Biblical Prayer
When Jesus was asked by his disciples, “Lord, teach us to pray,” he did not say, “Well, for one thing, don’t use words. Just listen.” Instead, he told them (and us) to use words and, in one...Wednesday, May 8, 2013