of Faithsharing Personal Witnessing No Person or situation is the same Seven Styles of Faithsharing prepares you for personal witnessing to unique people in diverse settings Personal Witnessing ID: 444463
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MU-102: Seven Styles of Faith-sharing Slide2
Personal Witnessing
No Person or situation is the same.
Seven Styles of
Faith-sharing
prepares
you
for
personal
witnessing to
unique people in diverse settings. Slide3
Personal Witnessing
Requires:
Reliance on the Holy Spirit
F
lexibilitySlide4
7 Styles of Witnessing
Lifestyle – Prompting questions
by the way you live
Relational – Moments within
trusting relationships
Testimonial – Telling your story
Situational – Acknowledging a
unique situationSlide5
7 Styles of Witnessing
Servant – Serving the needs
of another
Invitational – Inviting others into
faith environments
Witnessing Tools – Tangible conversation startersSlide6
Lifestyle Witnessing
causes
others
to ask questions.Slide7
Lifestyle Witnessing
It’s more than words:
“
Walk
worthy of the calling with which you were called, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Ephesians 4:1-3Slide8
Lifestyle Witnessing
Your life impacts those around you.
It may cause or eliminate
connection.
trust.
curiosity.
questions.
How
do you want to impact them?Slide9
Lifestyle Witnessing
When have you seen Christ
reflected through the life of
another
?Slide10
Relational Witnessing
takes place in trusting relationships.Slide11
Relational Witnessing
Remember your
A
B
C
’s.
People want to feel
A
ccepted.People want to
B
elong.
People want to know you
C
are.
Remember the old adage:
“People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.”
Slide12
Relational Witnessing
Genuine conversation occurs within safety.
You must gain permission to share.
Show genuine care.
Allow time.
Actively listen.
Think before you speak.
Be consistent.Slide13
Relational Witnessing
Provide an abundance of love.
Don’t try to change them; only the Holy Spirit can.
Meet them where they’re at… God does!
Find points of connection.
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.Slide14
Testimonial Witnessing
takes place when you share your story.Slide15
Testimonial Witnessing
Open to Acts 26.
Read Paul’s testimony.
What do you learn from Paul’s testimony?Slide16
Your Testimony
Apply Paul’s strategies.
Be bold, yet respectful.
Ask them to just consider that God is real.
Share who you were before transformation.
Give specifics:
When were you transformed?
How did you come to understand that God is real?Slide17
Situational Witnessing
includes acknowledging
a unique situation.Slide18
Situational Witnessing
Situational Opportunities include
pregnancy or birth.
engagement or wedding.
divorce.
retirement.
sickness.
death.
In each unique scenario,
how could you build a bridge to faith?Slide19
Situational Witnessing
Select a situation from the list.
How could we witness
in
this
given situation?Slide20
Servant Witnessing
is serving the needs of another.Slide21
Servant Witnessing
Serve others as Christ did.
This can occur
one-on-one.
church to community.
We are the hands and feet of Christ.Slide22
Servant Witnessing
Love through action.
Read 1 John 3:18
Serve their physical needs first.
Read James 2:14-17 and Romans 12:13
Give God the credit .
Read Ephesians 2:10 Slide23
Invitational Witnessing
is inviting seekers to
faith-based events.Slide24
Invite Them
“What are you doing tomorrow?”
“Would you like to come to church with us?”
There are three typical responses. All equal success.
“Yes.”
Questions prompted about your church
and faith = faith-sharing conversation.
“No” + explanation = you know where they stand.
Keep the invitation open.Slide25
Invitational Witnessing
If they say “Yes,”
pick them up.
show them around.
introduce them.
sit together – not in the front.
include fellowship.
debrief – ask them what they thought.Slide26
Witnessing Tools
are tangible faith-conversation starters.Slide27
Witnessing Tools
Web sites
Cards
Booklets
Cards/tracts
AppsSlide28
Witnessing Tools
Cross necklace
Wrist bracelets
T-shirts
Tattoos
Music
BooksSlide29Slide30
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