Soong-Chan Rah Has A Problem With Truth-Possessed Evangelicalism
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How did the church become more interested in holding power than sharing the Good News?
Welcome to the seventh season of The Disrupters! In this first episode, host Caleb Campbell sits down with Dr. Soong-Chan Rah, Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Theological Seminary, award-winning author, and renowned voice on faith and justice. Together, they explore how American Evangelicalism has been shaped not by a truth-pursued mindset, but by a truth-possessed one that values control and exclusion over humble evangelism.
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Dr. Soong-Chan Rah challenges us to rethink how we evangelize, moving beyond intellectual arguments and needless boundary-drawing toward a vision of embodied gospel presence. He reflects on the dangers of exceptionalism, the deep roots of power and narrative in American church life, and the need for prophetic lament as a corrective spiritual practice.
This conversation sets off an entire season that will unsettle your perspective of power and invite you to examine the stories and habits shaping your own faith. Whether you’re seeking a church that lives what it preaches, or you’re wrestling with the ways Christianity has missed the mark, this episode calls us back to the kind of power Jesus modeled, one that serves, invites, and chases after truth.
Listen now and rediscover what it means to follow Jesus and share the Gospel with true power.
This episode highlights the following themes:
✅ The problem with “truth-possessed” evangelism
✅ Incarnational apologetics vs. winning arguments
✅ Prophetic lament as spiritual resistance
✅ The weaknesses of revival-based evangelism
Links from the episode:
✅ Discover more about Dr. Soong-Chan Rah and his books (https://www.ivpress.com/soong-chan-rah?utm_source=ivpod25&utm_medium=ivp_dsr&utm_campaign=season7)
✅ Learn more about The Disrupters (https://www.ivpress.com/the-disrupters-podcast?utm_source=ivpod25&utm_medium=ivp_dsr&utm_campaign=season7)
✅ Learn more about Caleb
