The Difference between Gospel-ish and Gospel Fluency

Give Them the Whole Gospel Story

Oftentimes, people speak Gospel-ish to one another. What I mean by that is they put little snippets of truth about Jesus into a conversation, but often those snippets don't really collectively give good news to the real struggles that people are facing.

To become truly gospel fluent is to be able to listen to somebody well enough to hear the real longing or hurts that they're dealing with. Then you can speak the gospel truths to that real problem in such a way that the person walks away hearing the good news of Jesus in a way that brings transformation to their heart.

This article is adapted from Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life by Jeff Vanderstelt.

Jeff Vanderstelt is a pastor, speaker, author, and founder and visionary leader of Saturate and the Soma Family of Churches. He serves as a teaching pastor and director of missional communities at Doxa Church in Bellevue, Washington. Additionally, Jeff supports church planting globally through training and as a member of the advisory board of C2C Network. He and his wife, Jayne, have three children. You can connect with Jeff at his website, JeffVanderstelt.com, or on Twitter (@JeffVanderstelt).