Resources

As the subtitle of Holy Ground suggests, the book's central purpose is to help former Catholics serve Christ. It also equips specialized ministries of the Church, as explained in the following links. Downloadable articles are available at the bottom of the page.  


Marriage and Family Ministries

Holy Ground seeks to help marriages, particularly when one member is a Catholic and the other a Protestant. For such couples Christian faith stands between them as a sharp wedge. Consider just a few divisive questions: Do the children join youth group or their parish's equivalent? How about fulfilling sacraments like Holy Communion? Is it okay for an Evangelical parent to approve of their children's observance of Catholic customs with which they disagree? Do such concessions communicate loving support or a negligent compromise? These and other issues are addressed in order to help couples find common ground on which to build their marriage.
 

Church Planters/Church Planting Organizations

Catholic communities occupy a sizable percentage of the American landscape. As church planters seek to effectively contextualize the gospel in these neighborhoods, Holy Ground provides necessary tools for navigating through religious and cultural forms that are familiar to Catholics but foreign to Evangelicals.


Campus Ministry

Persons conducting evangelistic outreach in the university context have enormous opportunity to serve their Catholic friends and classmates. Effective service, however, is predicated on one's ability to communicate with clarity and grace. Indeed, this is the difficult part, especially when one has a limited comprehension of the Roman Catholic tradition. Holy Ground offers insight into this tradition by illuminating the particular beliefs and assumptions of the Catholic people we meet today. 
 

Pastors/Theologians

Evangelical pastors and church leaders are aware of the growing appeal of Roman Catholicism. In the academy and also the pew interest in the "Great Tradition" continues to flourish. This attention has been compounded by high-profile conversions, such as that of recent ETS President Frank Beckwith (whose book Return to Rome Chris reviewed for Christianity Today). It is also evident in books like Kerry Kennedy’s New York Times’ Best Seller Being Catholic Now (which Chris reviewed for First Things and Touchstone Journals). These reviews and other articles (forthcoming) aim to help readers become conversant with the broad contours of this movement.