Joseph Tkach and Mike Feazell were in Utah recently for public and private meetings organized by Standing Together, a network of evangelicals working to build relationships with Mormon scholars and leaders to facilitate healthy discussions concerning theological differences and similarities. Standing Together’s vision is to advance biblical unity and spiritual transformation within the state of Utah by serving as a catalyst for uniting the Utah Christian community through relational efforts of prayer, worship and strategic evangelism. Those attending the Utah meetings included representatives of evangelical seminaries, denominations and congregations.
Several years ago, Joseph Tkach became friends with Greg Johnson, the director of Standing Together. Dr. Tkach recommended that Greg be made a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE).
Greg arranged for Ravi Zacharias to be the main speaker at the recent Utah meetings, which were held at Brigham Young University in Provo and at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. As a representative of the NAE and a longtime associate of Standing Together, Dr. Tkach was asked to give the opening prayer at the Salt Lake City meeting where about 3,000 people gathered. Dr. Zacharias discussed the centrality of the Word of God as the guide for personal conduct, true freedom and building a nation under God.
Glad to see us maintaining this relationship… Greg helped officiate my niece’s wedding (her husband worked for Standing Together at the time) and I enjoyed talking with him about our own reformation and the positive impact he and his colleagues have by graciously nudging Mormons toward orthodoxy.
Wonderful to see GCI’s motto being lived out by the leadership of this denomination, “Living and Sharing the Gospel”. It is a great example of love and outreach for all of us.
Eric and Edna
It is truly inspirational to see our church leadership involved in this Spiritual Outreach. As we let the Holy Spirit do his work, positive transformation will take place to his praise and glory. In my opinion, Dr Zacharias is one of the world’s best communicators in Christian apologetics. He is a much sought after speaker at universities, seminaries, etc., and some of his addresses can be accessed by checking up on YouTube.
Love this !!! 🙂
None of us have everything right about God – He is too BIG. Finding similarities makes one feel accepted. We are ALL ONE in Jesus.
Jeff