Episode 173 The State of Evangelicalism USA with Ed Stetzer

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hosted by David Capes

Episode 173 The State of Evangelicalism (USA) with Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer and David Capes were colleagues for a time at Wheaton College. They enjoyed a good working relationship.

Dr. Stetzer is a missiologist, which means he knows the history of Christian missions and the current state of culture, especially in America.

He joins David Capes on The Stone Chapel Podcasts to talk about the state of evangelicalism in the USA.

Who is Ed Stetzer?

For eight years he was the Billy Graham Distinguished Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College. And the Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College.

In July 2023 he became the Dean of Talbot School of Theology.

Dr. Stetzer is a prolific writer, popular speaker, church planter and missiologist.

He gave a lecture for the Lanier Library lecture series, “The Stone Chapel Lectures,” in November 2023. See the link below.

Ed hosts a weekly podcast, The Stetzer ChurchLeaders Podcast. For a link to his podcast click here.

He also hosts a weekly radio program that airs on 250 stations entitled (cleverly) Ed Stetzer Live. For more information about that show on Moody Radio click here.

Dr. Stetzer has a national platform, but beyond that he is the North American Regional Director of Lausanne International.

You can follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @edstetzer.

The State of Evangelicalism (USA)

In this episode of the podcast David and Ed Stetzer discuss the current situation facing evangelicalism, particularly in North America.

Ed studies culture and knows most of the key players in evangelical tradition.

So he is in a unique position to have his finger on the pulse of evangelical life in North America.

He and his wife, Donna, were residents in fall 2022 at Yarnton Manor while Ed taught courses for Wycliffe Hall. As many of you know, Yarnton Manor is a new project of the Lanier Foundation.