Many churches, Christian organizations and ministries are supporting He Gets Us. Outreach magazine’s editor-in-chief Ed Stetzer is serving as an advisor to the campaign, and Outreach Inc., the parent company of Outreach magazine, is offering resources at HeGetsUs.outreach.com.
Released in February 2023, the book He Gets Us: The Confounding Love, Forgiveness, and Relevance of the Jesus of the Bible (Thomas Nelson) features frequently asked questions about Jesus with detailed responses from contributors of He Gets Us and selected writings from New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado, who is donating all royalties from this book to the campaign. What follows are excerpts from an interview with Max Lucado in which he shares why he is passionate about He Gets Us.
In all my years in ministry, I have not been more excited to get on board as I have been with the He Gets Us movement. The minute I read about it, I wanted to be a part of it. This is a message that is absolutely pure in the sense that it draws people to pursue the person of Jesus Christ. That’s what excites me the most. In a timely and effective way, it appeals to a group of people who may not be ready to walk through our church doors, but who are ready to have a conversation. The goal of He Gets Us is simply to create an encounter between people and the amazing person of Jesus.
A phrase that’s often bandied about in political circles is “stay on message,” which means understand what the story is and stick to it. What I love about He Gets Us is it’s all about our message of the wonderful person of Jesus Christ. Our message is God entered the world in the form of a human being and displayed unprecedented, unparalleled passion, love and devotion. He’s the only picture of God ever taken. And for a person to embrace the Christian hope is for a person to embrace Jesus.
That’s it. That is the message, pure and simple. And that’s what I love about He Gets Us—it’s all about Jesus.
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