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Book review: God Space, by Doug Pollock. Effective conversational evangelism.
Most of us struggle to connect with outsiders and have meaningful conversations about faith. We may have been taught to use formulaic methodogies to steer conversations and proclaim set-piece 'one size fits all' gospel presentations. If ever these worked moderately well in times past, they don't now.
Pollock’s book explains his concept of creating a conversational ‘God Space’ in which to engage, by learning to notice and listen, and thereby avoid a range of conversation killers or hijacking methods that control a conversation.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/4079
The importance of creativity and dialogue for effective idea creation
Steven Johnson offers some valuable insights into ‘where good ideas come from’. He highlights the timescale needed, and especially the cross-fertlization of ideas through discussion and networking.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/2629
Communication so they keep listening. Keep your audience interested.
Few people can maintain concentration beyond 20 minutes, when listening to a one-way monologue talk, as Speaker Confessions explains. A recent BBC TV program on rhetoric claimed that Dr Billy Graham rarely spoke for more than 20 minutes, and always used jargon-free simple language.
The long talk is not the way we teach kids. No more should it be for adults. One interesting educational development in recent years has been the formulation of adult learning principles. It’s not ‘we talk, you listen’ any more. And surprise surprise, we see here many elements of communication which are clearly demonstrated in the Bible, and also reflect biblical principles of behavior and respect, inter-personal relationships, and an understanding of the individual worth of any person.
http://internetevangelismday.com/blog/archives/341
Witness and share your faith for Jesus Christ in chat rooms, bulletin boards and blogs
Evangelistic websites are one way of using the Web for evangelism. But you can also interact with people directly on the Web in real time, and share your faith in an appropriate way …
http://internetevangelismday.com/chat.php
Adult learning principles: how people learn effectively including in Christian environment
How best do people learn? It is an interesting question with some fascinating answers, because it has a high degree of relevance to effective Christian communication of the Gospel. Until relatively recently, all teaching strategies were developed for children. But now, considerable research has been done on the best ways to teach adults effectively. Indeed it is a subject that can itself be studied at undergraduate or postgraduate levels.
http://internetevangelismday.com/adult-learning.php
Alpha Course concept: how it can be adapted for online evangelism and discipleship
In one sense, there is nothing new about the Alpha Course system. Yet it has been incredibly successful. Why?
http://internetevangelismday.com/alpha-course.php
A dialogue between a predestinarian and his friend ~ Wesley
1. I AM informed, some of you have said, that the following quotations are
false; that these words were not spoken by these authors; others, that
they were not spoken in this sense; and others, that neither you yourself,
nor any true Predestinarian, ever did, or ever would, speak so.
2. My friends,
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