Experimental religion is an easily misunderstood concept. It does not mean that we learn religion in a laboratory. Instead, it means that Christianity is a lived religion.
Sherman Isbell has a pair of excellent addresses on this topic from the 2008 Free Church Conference.
Both are available from SermonAudio.com, which – for some features – requires registration.
(Part 1)
(Part 2)
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