Christian apologetics cannot be severed off from the mission of the church, on the contrary, it must be understood in light of it. Far too often has modern apologetics been reduced to peripheral historical and evidential matters, in order for the church to fulfill its mission, the biblical apologetic mandate must be recovered, and this involves a holistic understanding of the gospel.

Author

Steven R. Martins is a Christian thinker and writer, founding director of the Cántaro Institute and founding pastor of Sevilla Chapel in St. Catharines, ON. He has worked in the fields of missional apologetics and church leadership for ten years and has spoken at numerous conferences, churches, and University student events. He has also contributed articles to Coalición por el Evangelio (TGC in Spanish) and the Siglo XXI journal of Editorial CLIR. Steven holds a Master’s degree summa cum laude in Theological Studies with a focus on Christian apologetics from Veritas International University (Santa Ana, CA., USA) and a Bachelor of Human Resource Management from York University (Toronto, ON., Canada). Steven is married to Cindy and they live in Lincoln, Ontario, with their sons Matthias, Timothy, and Nehemías.