Believers: A quick tip
Starting a gospel conversation
Perhaps the most difficult part of verbally sharing the gospel is getting started. Here are a few tips to get the conversation going:
1. Show interest in the person by asking about his family or interests. If you are in a home, pick up on photographs or other items you can ask about. Be genuine. People can tell whether you care or if you just building up to the “sales pitch.”
2. Remember your goal in the conversation is to bridge from earthly matters to eternal matters.
3. Most gospel presentations have the leading diagnostic type questions and most of these are fine. Be familiar with these so they can be used naturally and with ease. Have several different questions so if the one you normally use doesn’t seem appropriate.
4. The question you use also is a way of testing the waters to determine if the individual is receptive. Allow the Holy Spirit to lead you whether you need to back up and try another approach and or just back off until a later time. In the latter case ask if you could leave the gospel tract with them. I have found 99 percent of people are fine with that.
— Chip Warren, ministry leader
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