Apollos Watered - Center for Mission and Cultural Apologetics

Apollos Watered: The Center for Discipleship and Cultural Apologetics

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.
1 Cor. 3:6

We have Changed our Name!

We love the name Apollos Watered, but since our launch in the fall of 2021, by far the number one question we get is “so what do you do?” It’s a good question and we believe the new name helps to answer it better. Some ministries have a laser like focus—adoption or finances, evangelism to a specific group or place, disaster relief. All of these are important, even vital ministries. You could say that these ministries deal with the weather happening in specific places. Apollos Watered is different. We recognize the importance of the weather, but we are looking at the patterns in the weather, the processes which create specific weather conditions. In short, we are looking at the climate. Our new name expands, deepens, and hones us so that we can serve you—the church—better.

Our new name includes three key terms which signal what we do and how we do it.

Center:

Because many have only seen our podcast, it is easy to think of Apollos Watered as just a podcast, but it is so much more. From our earliest days we have wanted to be a hub that can connect individuals and churches from different places backgrounds and even cultures in our common pursuit of Christ’s mission. The term center reinforces that desire and will push us to include new and different voices and content in the near future—beyond interviews on the podcast.

Discipleship:

Christianity is not simply a set of beliefs, it is a way of life. While “discipleship” may be just another buzzword in certain circles, we disagree. Jesus called disciples, people who sought to model their entire lives on him. From waning church participation to deconstruction, the church faces a crisis in discipleship and as our name change suggests, we are going to be increasing our focus on what we call missioholistic discipleship.

Cultural Apologetics:

Apologetics is about making arguments to defend Christian truth. Cultural Apologetics, as we are using the term, says that we need to understand what arguments even matter to a given culture, what things are valued or persuasive, what issues are in the foreground and what lies underneath. For the church to be the church God calls us to be, to communicate the good news of Jesus, we need to understand how the culture impacts the cultural climate both outside and inside the church. To that end we will be renewing our existing efforts to understand our cultural moment, to ask the right questions and to show how Christianity offers better answers to the issues that matter to us all.

As we develop The Center for Discipleship and Cultural Apologetics, there are exciting things on the horizon. We covet your prayers and your support as we move forward with the mission that God has given us.

The Western Church is facing a crisis.

Unable to address the issues of our world and unaware of our own cultural captivity, we are caught between nostalgia for a past that no longer exists and a drive for the next new thing. Too often we settle for and sell a truncated Gospel and a truncated vision of the Christian life.

Apollos Watered exists to be a catalyst that encourages and equips Christians, leaders, and churches in their missionary encounter with Western culture.

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Glen Schrieber
Superintendent
EFCA Southeast (SED)

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Founder/CEO
TheTruthCollective.org

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President
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

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Join host Travis Michael Fleming as he converses with Christian leaders from around the globe to tackle the critical issues we face with a dash of humor, biblical insight, and cultural wisdom. Apollos Watered exists to encourage and equip you and your church in your missionary encounter with Western culture through resources and recommendations to water your faith so that you can water your world!