The five thresholds of postmodern conversion are concepts developed by Don Everts and Doug Schaupp in their book, I Once Was Lost. The thresholds were derived from the stories of postmodern skeptics who shared their stories of coming to faith. All of them seemed to pass through the same five distinct stages: from distrust to trust, from complacent to curious, from being closed to change in their lives to being open, from meandering to seeking, and becoming a believer…
THRESHOLD 5: Crossing the Line of Faith
This is the point when the person decides to put their faith in Jesus. They know that they are a sinner who needs a Savior and that Jesus is their one and only Savior. They have decided they want to cross a real and eternally significant line. They go from flirting to faith. They look Jesus in the face and say “I do.”
In this phase, we find creative ways to communicate the Gospel so that they understand what they are believing and so that they know their next step. During this phase, we want to be appropriately urgent; no one stays in seeking mode forever. We want to walk closely with them into this phase and thereafter.
THRESHOLD 5: Crossing the Line of Faith
This is the point when the person decides to put their faith in Jesus. They know that they are a sinner who needs a Savior and that Jesus is their one and only Savior. They have decided they want to cross a real and eternally significant line. They go from flirting to faith. They look Jesus in the face and say “I do.”
In this phase, we find creative ways to communicate the Gospel so that they understand what they are believing and so that they know their next step. During this phase, we want to be appropriately urgent; no one stays in seeking mode forever. We want to walk closely with them into this phase and thereafter.