Cults and World Religions
By West Franklin
Cults and World ReligionsOct 03, 2022
Week 8: Islam
Fady Al-Hagal, Brentwood Baptist's Multiplication Minister, brings his insight and experience to this conversation about Islam. He helps us understand how Islam differs from Christianity, shares best practices for ministering to a person who holds to the Islamic faith, and answers questions posed by our group participants.
Week 7: The Nones
This discussion focuses on the second largest and fastest growing religious group in the United States and in Middle Tennessee – the Nones. We explore the questions of, where did the Nones come from? What do they believe? How can we effectively communicate the gospel to them?
Week 6: Paganism
Dr. George Martin, Professor of Christian Missions and World Religions at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, leads a discussion on thoughtful approaches to modern pagan movements in religious practice.
Week 5: Jehovah's Witnesses
In this week’s conversation, we took a look at what Jehovah’s Witnesses believe and how to communicate the gospel to them before turning to questions from the audience about various cults and world religions that we don’t get to in the rest of our study.
Week 4: Latter Day Saints/Mormons
This week’s conversation on Mormonism is led by SALT Next Gen Executive Director and West Franklin member Josh Matteson. Together we will learn what Latter Day Saints believe and how to communicate the Gospel with them effectively.
Week 3: Hinduism
Brett Freeman, the Missions Minister at our Brentwood campus, joins us to talk about Hinduism. Brett served as an International Mission Board missionary for 21 years in Nepal and India and has a wealth of experience when it comes to engaging a person who follows Hindu with the Gospel. Brett will share about the basic beliefs of Hinduism and how we can begin to have a conversation with someone who holds this worldview.
Week 2: Buddhism
In this episode, we look at Buddhism. We will answer the questions, “What Is Buddhism?” “Why Should I Know About Buddhism?” and “How can we effectively communicate the gospel with a Buddhist?”
Week 1: What is a Cult?
This week's conversation explores the characteristics of a cult and how they differ from the characteristics of the Christian faith.