Alex McFarland is an American public speaker, author, educator, and advocate for Christian apologetics. He currently serves as Director of the Christian Worldview Center at North Greenville University in Greenville, South Carolina and as organizer of the Truth for a New Generation Conferences. He also co-hosts the radio program "Exploring the Word" that airs on American Family Radio.
McFarland's 2000 Tour of Truth saw him preach the Gospel in all 50 states in 50 days.[6][7] Hawaii was the first stop in a 17,000-mile tour during which McFarland preached in one church in each of the fifty states.[6][8] McFarland and his wife traveled in an RV accompanied by three college students working as interns, and a married couple who did the driving.[9] In Easley, South Carolina on day 32, a lightning strike fried the computer modem, and a German Shepherd bit McFarland's arm outside a Chase, Maryland church.[10][11] He wrote his first book, 50 States in 50 Days: The "Tour of Truth" Story, and How 9 People Made the Journey of a Lifetime Across America.
Since 2011, McFarland has served as Director of the Christian Worldview Center at North Greenville University in Greenville, South Carolina. In addition, he co-hosts a radio program called "Exploring the Word" on American Family Radio.[12]
McFarland created the Truth for a New Generation apologetics conferences. He argues that the United States, especially on university campuses, has become hostile to Christian believers.[13] In his 2017 book 2017 Abandoned Faith: Why Millennials Are Walking Away and How You Can Lead Them Home, McFarland and his co-author Jason Jimenez argue millennials drift away due to "the breakdown of the family," in America.[14][15][16]
Bibliography
Abandoned Faith: Why Millennials Are Walking Away and How You Can Lead Them Homewith Jason Jimenez (Focus on the Family, 2017) ISBN978-1589978829[17][18]
10 Issues That Divide Christians
10 Answers for Atheists: How to Have an Intelligent Discussion About the Existence of God
10 Answers for Skeptics
10 Questions about Prayer Every Christian Must Answer: Thoughtful Responses about our Communication with God
10 Questions Every Christian Must Answer: Thoughtful Responses to Strengthen Your Faith (with Elmer Towns)
50 States In 50 Days: The "Tour of Truth" Story, and How 9 People Made the Journey of a Lifetime Across America
Stand Strong: In College
STAND: Core Truths You Must Know for an Unshakable Faith
Stand: Seeking the Way of God: A Discovery of Genesis 37-47
Stand: Diving into God's Words: A Discovery of Psalm 119
The 10 Most Common Objections to Christianity
The 21 Toughest Questions Your Kids Will Ask about Christianity: & How to Answer Them Confidently
^Moffatt, Margaret (April 23, 2000). ""Tour of Truth": Soul-saving out of an RV the Rev. Alex McFarland, A Greensboro-Based Evangelist, Believes His Upcoming Nationwide Crusade Will Either Make His Ministry - Or Break It". News & Record.
^"Evangelist Ends Whirlwind Tour". Ottawa Citizen. July 15, 2015.
^Moffatt, Margaret (July 9, 2000). "Evangelist Returns from Tour; The Rev. Alex McFarland Finishes the 50-States-Iin-50-Days Tour of Truth with a Sermon at Pleasant Garden Baptist Church". News-Record.