The Expulsive Power of a New Narrative: Why the Biblical Story Must Displace Competing Alternatives

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EMQ » Oct – Dec 2025 » Volume 61 Issue 4

Summary: No one lives without a narrative. Rather, everyone lives in accordance with some story that forms and shapes their worldview. Christian ministers and missionaries – – particularly those laboring to make disciples among all peoples – – must account for this reality. True transformation requires the biblical narrative to displace alternate narratives as the integrating center of one's faith and practice. Without such narrative displacement, our evangelism and discipleship efforts are compromised.

By C. S. Barefoot

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