Conversational Evangelism: Connecting with People to Share Jesus
Quick Overview
Why are the old models of outreach ineffective today? Perhaps it's because the needs of seekers have changed. Now updated with fresh insights, the Geislers' best-selling guide helps you witness for Christ through communication and compassion. Discover how to ask questions, listen attentively, identify barriers to belief, and keep dialogue going with various personality types. 176 pages, softcover from Harvest.
Witnessing used to involve laying out the truth and guiding a person to understand and accept it. But the awareness of basic Christian principles has changed and so have the needs of pre-believers. With a passion for people, authors David and Norman Geisler share an engaging, conversational approach to evangelism as they address:
- What makes old models of witnessing ineffective in today's culture
- Why evangelism must start with relational pre-evangelism
- How to ask questions, listen attentively, and understand what someone believes
- Ways to identify the real barriers to belief in order to build a bridge to truth
- How to keep dialogue going with different personality types
This refreshing, practical resource is ideal for churches and individuals. Readers will discover how God uses their everyday encounters for great things when they switch from trying to witness effectively to effectively being a witness through communication and compassion.
Height | 5.5 |
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Width | 0.6 |
Length | 8.5 |
Author | David Geisler, Norman Geisler |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN-10 | 0736950834 |
ISBN-13 | 9780736950831 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Harvest House Publishers; Reprint edition |
Publisher's Price | $15.99 |
Pages | 256 |
Publication Date | Sep 30, 2014 |
Witnessing used to involve laying out the truth and guiding a person to understand and accept it. But the awareness of basic Christian principles has changed and so have the needs of pre-believers. With a passion for people, authors David and Norman Geisler share an engaging, conversational approach to evangelism as they address:
- What makes old models of witnessing ineffective in today's culture
- Why evangelism must start with relational pre-evangelism
- How to ask questions, listen attentively, and understand what someone believes
- Ways to identify the real barriers to belief in order to build a bridge to truth
- How to keep dialogue going with different personality types
This refreshing, practical resource is ideal for churches and individuals. Readers will discover how God uses their everyday encounters for great things when they switch from trying to witness effectively to effectively being a witness through communication and compassion.
Height | 5.5 |
---|---|
Width | 0.6 |
Length | 8.5 |
Author | David Geisler, Norman Geisler |
Format | Paperback |
ISBN-10 | 0736950834 |
ISBN-13 | 9780736950831 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Harvest House Publishers; Reprint edition |
Publisher's Price | $15.99 |
Pages | 256 |
Publication Date | Sep 30, 2014 |