Today’s guest blog comes to us from James Emery White for ChurchandCulture.com.

Former Harvard Chaplain George Buttrick had students who would come into his office and say, “I don’t believe in God.” His standard reply was: “Sit down and tell me what kind of God you don’t believe in. I probably don’t believe in that God either.”

His point was that the distorted view of God they were rejecting was undoubtedly not the true, biblical view of God at all.

We need to update that strategy.

As in: “Sit down and tell me what kind of God you do believe in. I probably don’t believe in that God at all.”

80% of Americans believe in God. The Pew Research Center recently found out what people mean who say that, and it’s a mess. In short, for many of those who say they believe in God, it’s not the God of the Bible.

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Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.