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Have you told others about Christ in the past? If so, what role did listening and dialogue play in the interaction? In the future, how might you use these techniques even more effectively?
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In the past our church sent teams door to door to share the Gospel using evangelism explosion. The presentation was quite long compared to others. Pray the Holy Spirt equip and enable you to
seeing where a persons at. One lady I knew simply asked me ‘do you no a good church in the area. Several mos. later we crossed paths and she said ‘I got saved because of you’, meaning she went to that church and responded to the gospel.
In sharing with a painter working in our office, at a certain point he just spoke up and said I guess you can say I’m backslidden. God does the saving. Usually we plant seeds or water them or some reap as God directs. -
Listening and dialogue lends to understanding where the person is at regarding Jesus/Christianity. Also one can understand what are the most pressing things in this persons life. We can offer help
in a variety of available ways. We can ask permission to share our journey to Christ and His word. We can dialogue about what would be the next step. My testimony was simple: before I knew about Jesus. Now I know HIM. -
It’s important to listen to the questions the person has and don’t be too quick to respond. Minister to them where they are.
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Yes. Listening is always such a key. Often times people can discover truths as they talk through things out loud and we can help prompt with good, thoughtful questions. We certainly have a role in sharing truth and testimony with them, but it’s helpful having a back and forth conversation.
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Yes, having a listening ear and an open communication allows the person you are witnessing to to have a better attitude toward you because you dont come across as abrasive.