FIVE STAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC CONVERSATION

FIVE STAGES OF AN EVANGELISTIC CONVERSATION

RushEvangelism

9 min to read For many people, the most difficult part of sharing the gospel with someone is starting a conversation. If you are a Christian, you probably know enough about the gospel to lead someone to Christ. Therefore, the problem is not that the gospel is hard to explain, but the problem of starting a conversation that gives most Christians trouble.

Let’s go back to the basics and make evangelism easy. Basically, an evangelistic conversation is made up of 5 stages.

1. Warm Connection
2. Mutual Interest
3. The Shift
4. Gospel Presentation
5. Questions and Answers.

In this post, we will direct our attention to these stages and explore how they work together.

FORGOT Father’s Day?

FORGOT Father’s Day?

RushBooks

< 1 minute If you failed to get Dad a gift yesterday, Diehard Sins is still available.
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Diehard-Sins-Wisely-Against-Destructive/dp/1629954853

10 WAYS TO HEAR GOD MORE CLEARLY

10 WAYS TO HEAR GOD MORE CLEARLY

RushChristian Living

3 min to read In my sermon yesterday, I provided “10 Ways to Hear God More Clearly,” summarized from Thomas Watson’s book Heaven Taken By Storm. And I promised my church that these principles would be posted online, in case they were not able to write them down in the course of my preaching about them.

HE’S BACK, BABY!

HE’S BACK, BABY!

RushInterests

< 1 minute Just when the NBA Finals threaten to pull the dark, oppressive, basketball-less cloud over the summer months, a bright spot. Not just a bright spot; a brilliantly, burning sun of hope and happiness! Malcolm Gladwell is back with his captivating and enlightening podcast, “Revisionist History!”

MORE ON CRITICISM

MORE ON CRITICISM

RushChristian Living

< 1 minute I recently posted a resource about giving and taking critique. Today, another helpful article caught my attention. The following link at Ligonier contains a letter written by John Newton, to a correspondent who was about to blast a fellow minister in writing. Newton gives clear, concise, and beautiful advice.

HE HEARS US, WE LOVE HIM

HE HEARS US, WE LOVE HIM

RushChristian Living

2 min to read This one verse caught my attention and stuck with me today, much to my comfort and awe. We know God has factored into spiritual life a kind of cause and effect dynamic. We reap what we sow. We ask, He answers. But at the heart of the Christian life is God’s gracious and primary initiative in our lives. It’s true that God responds to us, but it is in no way near the way in which He acts first so that we can respond to Him.

EARNING THE RIGHT

EARNING THE RIGHT

RushQuestions

3 min to read Today, I’ve been thinking about a question I have asked and been asked. “Does a Christian need to earn the right to share the gospel with another person.” I hope my answer to this question has improved and deepened over the years. This is a one of those important questions which ought not be simply and quickly answered, because there’s more than meets the eye. I’ll try to answer it clearly.

David Powlison

MEET DAVID POWLISON

RushJournal

2 min to read David Powlison has died. Today at 11:00 am, under the care of Hospice, family, and friends, he passed into the ultimate rest of Jesus Christ and His soul-satisfying good news.