Video: Collin Hansen on Identifying Our Blind Spots
In this video, Justin Taylor talks with author Collin Hansen about how Christians can view their differences as opportunities to more effectively engage a needy world with the love of Christ. Collin is the author of Blind Spots: Becoming a Courageous, Compassionate, and Commissioned Church.
Timestamps
- 00:00 - Why did you title your book, Blind Spots: Becoming a Courageous, Compassionate, and Commissioned Church?
- 01:53 - What are some of the specific blind spots of the courageous group?
- 03:36 - What are some of the specific blind spots of the commissioned group?
- 04:59 - What are some of the specific blind spots of the compassionate group?
- 06:04 - How do you place "progressive" or "liberal" Christians into the framework you use in your book?
- 07:36 - What do you want readers from the courageous group to do after reading your book?
- 10:10 - What led you to focus on Jesus's centrality to the church's mission in the world?
- 12:09 - How would you respond to a critic who says that a book like this is just calling for a big, evangelical "Kumbaya moment"?
- 15:46 - What would you like to see happen to each of the three books you discuss in the book?
Learn more about the book, download a free excerpt, watch the videos, and take the Blind Spots Quiz.
