Stay Salt: The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not by Rebecca Manley Pippert

The world has changed in so many ways, and many of us no longer feel confident when it comes to evangelism, especially with the rise of hostility towards Christian points of view. Keeping quiet is becoming our default position. Yet the world has not changed in one way-it still needs Jesus. Renowned evangelist Becky Pippert draws on decades of conversations about Christianity around the world to call and equip ordinary Christians to share Jesus through their ordinary day-to-day conversations. She shows that by leaning on our extraordinary God, such conversations can, and often do, have extraordinary results. They will transform hearts, transform society, and transform the world! Weaving Bible teaching with compelling stories, 'Stay Salt' is the next-generation 'Out of the Saltshaker' for this new era. It will give readers the confidence to share Jesus like Jesus-relevantly, thoughtfully, and effectively. Contains discussion questions for small groups at the end of each chapter. Editorial Reviews As you journey through these pages your mind and your heart will be gripped by the beauty, clarity, and power of the good news. Don't be surprised if you experience a wonderful sense of confidence to share this news with the world, starting with your neighbor. - Crawford W. Loritts Jr. (Pastor; Radio Host; Author) Joyfully summons us into the new and sometimes daunting landscape of a post-Christian world with practical advice and insights. - Timothy C. Tennent (President Out of the Saltshaker was one of the most important books on evangelism written over the last generation. Stay Salt may be the best book on witness for the next generation. I don't know of a more lucid or penetrating book on evangelism to put into the hands of a Christian. - Timothy Keller (The late Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and Chairm Pippert grips us by the throat with the urgency of the gospel and leads us by the hand as we wonder how we might share it more often. This book will shake you. But it won't tear you down. With stories of fear and failure, as well as those of joyful fruit, Pippert inspires us to speak the truth in love to friends and strangers, be they university lecturers or hair stylists. - Rebecca McLaughlin (Author First published in 1979, Out of the Saltshaker was written to equip believers for evangelism in a culture that was drifting in post-Christian directions. Four decades later, those forces have only accelerated, but Pippert hasn't lost any confidence that the gospel message can break through walls of hostility and indifference, even in the context of everyday conversations. As the subtitle of Stay Salt puts it, The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not. - Sam Chan (City Bible Forum In this generation, no other writer, teacher, scholar, or preacher has a firmer grasp on the power of evangelism than Rebecca Manley Pippert. And no one does a better job of communicating the joys and challenges of disciple-making. Her stories and examples are compelling. - Liz Curtis Higgs (Author Stay Salt has been written for today's people, and squarely faces today's conditions and prevailing secularism. Becky's enthusiasm, positive attitude, and refusal to be dismayed are infectious. A must-read for everyone! - B. A. Kwashi (Archbishop of Jos From the opening pages, I knew this would be a book worth reading, not only because the subject matter is so important but also because the writing style of its author is so engaging-practical, winsome, and gracious. - Glenn N. Davies (Former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney) The Gospel is the world's greatest need. Telling others the truth of the gospel has always been central to the Christian life. Many of you may be familiar with Pippert's book Out of the Saltshaker, which really engaged the idea of evangelism as a way of life for the believer. Here she is again in Stay Salt, speaking to and encouraging believers living in a different time to press on in the understanding and sharing of the truth of the Gospel. - Read & Repeat Rebecca Manley Pippert's new book, Stay Salt: Stay Salt: The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not, shows how those two things-listening and speaking-don't have to be in conflict. For Pippert, both are necessary for sharing the gospel. - Ginger Blomberg No one has done more over the years to help me understand-and taste-the saltiness of the gospel than Becky. Stay Salt underscores just how powerfully and urgently we need to live and share this good news. - Mark Labberton (President Becky and her husband, Dick, have practiced and taught evangelism on six continents, including seven years living in Europe, widely acknowledged to be the most secular region of the world. Becky's experience and biblical insight have been distilled in Stay Salt. This is one of the very best books for encouraging faithful evangelism in the twenty-first century. Buy it by the case, and distribute it as far as you can. (Co-founder - How refreshing to read a book on evangelism that presents the gospel in a way that is refreshingly biblical, joyfully inspiring, and powerfully relevant. - Ajith Fernando (Teaching Director Fresh, natural, straightforward-Becky Pippert may be one of the most gifted and fruitful communicators today, but she makes evangelism what it should be: the best news ever, for all who know it to share with all who don't. - Os Guinness (author of The Call) Becky and her husband, Dick, have practiced and taught evangelism on six continents, including seven years living in Europe, widely acknowledged to be the most secular region of the world. Becky's experience and biblical insight have been distilled in Stay Salt. This is one of the very best books for encouraging faithful evangelism in the twenty-first century. Buy it by the case, and distribute it as far as you can. - Don Carson (Co-founder Becky's training of thousands of UCCF students and staff kick-started some of the most fruitful personal and small-group evangelism we have ever experienced in British universities. Her genius seems to be the ability to excel in multiple areas simultaneously-Stay Salt blends theological precision with humour and vulnerability, and combines the urgency and priority of evangelism with God's interest in the whole person. Surely a must-read for the whole church. - Richard Cunningham (Director Not just inspirational and heartwarming, this book will renew your sense of both the wonder of the gospel and the privilege of sharing it. - Lindsay Brown (International Director I was so thrilled by this book. Time and again I was shown how the great truths about God can be used to equip the church for evangelism. From now on, as I train churches, I'm going to be standing on Becky's shoulders. - Rico Tice (Founder Here is a book that mixes realism, freshness, gospel engagement and the pragmatic wisdom of someone who has lived it, and it's all rooted in a strong biblical gospel base. Stay Salt should be a staple for any church bookstall, though copies won't stay there for very long! - Hugh Palmer (Rector of All Souls Langham Place I was so thrilled by this book. Time and again I was shown how the great truths about God can be used to equip the church for evangelism. From now on, as I train churches, I'm going to be standing on Becky's shoulders. - Rico Tice (Christianity Explored Ministries; Senior Minister Becky and her husband, Dick, have practiced and taught evangelism on six continents, including seven years living in Europe, widely acknowledged to be the most secular region of the world. Becky's experience and biblical insight have been distilled in Stay Salt. This is one of the very best books for encouraging faithful evangelism in the twenty-first century. Buy it by the case, and distribute it as far as you can. - Don Carson (Research Professor of New Testament Out of the Saltshaker was one of the most important books on evangelism written over the last generation. Stay Salt may be the best book on witness for the next generation. I don't know of a more lucid or penetrating book on evangelism to put into the hands of a Christian. - Timothy Keller (Founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and Chairman of Red From the opening pages, I knew this would be a book worth reading, not only because the subject matter is so important but also because the writing style of its author is so engaging-practical, winsome, and gracious. - Glenn Davies (Archbishop of Sydney) This is brilliant. Pippert guides us on how to tell people about Jesus in a culture that can seem impenetrable to the gospel. This book contains a contagious passion for the gospel, a perceptive wisdom about the world we live in, a profound understanding of God, and a deep practicality. - J.John (Evangelist and Author) Rebecca Manley Pippert's new book, Stay Salt: Stay Salt: The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not, shows how those two things-listening and speaking-don't have to be in conflict. For Pippert, both are necessary for sharing the gospel. - GINGER BLOMBERG Joyfully summons us into the new and sometimes daunting landscape of a post-Christian world with practical advice and insights. - Timothy Tennent (President Stay Salt has been written for today's people, and squarely faces today's conditions and prevailing secularism. Becky's enthusiasm, positive attitude, and refusal to be dismayed are infectious. A must-read for everyone! - Benjamin Kwashi (Archbishop of Jos As you journey through these pages your mind and your heart will be gripped by the beauty, clarity, and power of the good news. Don't be surprised if you experience a wonderful sense of confidence to share this news with the world, starting with your neighbor. - Crawford Loritts (Pastor; Radio Host; Author) Out of the Saltshaker was one of the most important books on evangelism written over the last generation. Stay Salt may be the best book on witness for the next generation. I don't know of a more lucid or penetrating book on evangelism to put into the hands of a Christian. - Timothy Keller (Founding Pastor Emeritus First published in 1979, Out of the Saltshaker was written to equip believers for evangelism in a culture that was drifting in post-Christian directions. Four decades later, those forces have only accelerated, but Pippert hasn't lost any confidence that the gospel message can break through walls of hostility and indifference, even in the context of everyday conversations. As the subtitle of Stay Salt puts it, The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not. - Sam Chan Fresh, natural, straightforward-Becky Pippert may be one of the most gifted and fruitful communicators today, but she makes evangelism what it should be: the best news ever, for all who know it to share with all who don't. - Os Guinness (Author Becky's training of thousands of UCCF students and staff kick-started some of the most fruitful personal and small-group evangelism we have ever experienced in British universities. Her genius seems to be the ability to excel in multiple areas simultaneously-Stay Salt blends theological precision with humour and vulnerability, and combines the urgency and priority of evangelism with God's interest in the whole person. Surely a must-read for the whole church. - Richard Cunningham (Director of UCCF: The Christian Unions) Here is a book that mixes realism, freshness, gospel engagement and the pragmatic wisdom of someone who has lived it, and it's all rooted in a strong biblical gospel base. Stay Salt should be a staple for any church bookstall, though copies won't stay there for very long! - Hugh Palmer (Rector Becky and her husband, Dick, have practiced and taught evangelism on six continents, including seven years living in Europe, widely acknowledged to be the most secular region of the world. Becky's experience and biblical insight have been distilled in Stay Salt. This is one of the very best books for encouraging faithful evangelism in the twenty-first century. Buy it by the case, and distribute it as far as you can. - Don Carson (Founder