Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did

by Randy Newman

Publisher:

Kregel

, 2004

Overview

This is a much-needed look at sharing Christ with unbelievers, based not on guerrilla hard-sell tactics, but on engaging questions and caring interaction. Filled with humor and stories, this book provides a challenging yet encouraging look at evangelism in our world today. It argues that asking questions and starting meaningful conversations is a far better method for sharing faith than prepared lectures or statements. It gives advice on what people need to hear in response to the world around them.

Contents

Top Highlights

“It involves more listening than speaking, inviting rather than demanding ‘a decision.’ Perhaps the most important component to this kind of evangelism is answering questions with questions rather than giving answers.” (Page 26)

“Answering a question with a question, then, often has significant advantages over using direct answers. It brings to the surface the questioner’s assumptions. It also takes the pressure off you—the one being asked—and puts the pressure on the one doing the asking. Shifting the burden of the response is important because as long as we’re on the defensive, the questioners are not really wrestling with issues. They’re just watching us squirm.” (Page 29)

“The third skill—and this is where Questioning Evangelism fits in—is built upon the foundations of declaring and defending the gospel. That skill is called dialoguing the gospel.” (Page 15)

“Isn’t it possible?’ may be one of the most important ways to begin a question. It helps people” (Page 65)

“people know how to think about an issue more than what to think” (Page 15)

Product Details

• Title: Questioning Evangelism: Engaging People’s Hearts the Way Jesus Did
• Author: Randy Newman
• Publisher: Kregel
• Print Publication Date: 2004
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Witness bearing (Christianity)
• ISBNs: 9780825433245, 082543324X
• Resource ID: LLS:QSTNNGVNGLSM
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:33:06Z

About Randy Newman

Randy Newman has served in campus ministry for over thirty years. He now teaches at several evangelical seminaries and ministers in a variety of churches. He is currently a senior teaching fellow with The C. S. Lewis Institute in Washington, DC.