Conversational Apologetics
Lessons from John 4:7-26
Sharing your faith with someone by asking questions and listening to their answers.
  1. Ask open questions to learn what the person believes
  2. Ask pointedquestions to breakdown the belief system of the individual
Initial Goal - to get the personto ask you questionsabout your faith, so you can witness to them.
When they ask you questions, the door is open to give a defense of your faith.(1Peter3:15)
You must be prepared -- Know the gospel and know how to share it.
Intermediate Goal - for them, by God’s grace, to become adisciple of Jesus Christ with you as their teacher.
Ultimate Goal - for them to reproduce using conversational apologetics as a way of sharing their faith with others who they in turn will disciple and teach. (Matthew 28 18:20)
Conversational Apologetics
Lessons from John 4:7-26
Sharing your faith with someone by asking questions and listening to their answers.
  1. Ask open questions to learn what the person believes
  2. Ask pointedquestions to breakdown the belief system of the individual
Initial Goal - to get the personto ask you questionsabout your faith, so you can witness to them.
When they ask you questions, the door is open to give a defense of your faith.(1Peter3:15)
You must be prepared -- Know the gospel and know how to share it.
Intermediate Goal - for them, by God’s grace, to become adisciple of Jesus Christ with you as their teacher.
Ultimate Goal - for them to reproduce using conversational apologetics as a way of sharing their faith with others who they in turn will disciple and teach. (Matthew 28 18:20)
Conversational Apologetics
Lessons from John 4:7-26
Sharing your faith with someone by asking questions and listening to their answers.
  1. Ask open questions to learn what the person believes
  2. Ask pointedquestions to breakdown the belief system of the individual
Initial Goal - to get the personto ask you questionsabout your faith, so you can witness to them.
When they ask you questions, the door is open to give a defense of your faith.(1Peter3:15)
You must be prepared -- Know the gospel and know how to share it.
Intermediate Goal - for them, by God’s grace, to become adisciple of Jesus Christ with you as their teacher.
Ultimate Goal - for them to reproduce using conversational apologetics as a way of sharing their faith with others who they in turn will disciple and teach. (Matthew 28 18:20)
Open Questions

1.What do you think?

2.What do you believe?

  1. Why do you believe?

4.What do you mean?

5.Can you explain that to me?

Pointed Questions
  1. How did you reach that conclusion?
  2. How do you know that's true?
  3. What is your source of information?
  4. What if you're wrong?

Open Questions

1.What do you think?

2.What do you believe?

  1. Why do you believe?

4.What do you mean?

5.Can you explain that to me?

Pointed Questions
  1. How did you reach that conclusion?
  2. How do you know that's true?
  3. What is your source of information?
  4. What if you're wrong?

Open Questions

1.What do you think?

2.What do you believe?

  1. Why do you believe?

4.What do you mean?

5.Can you explain that to me?

Pointed Questions
  1. How did you reach that conclusion?
  2. How do you know that's true?
  3. What is your source of information?
  4. What if you're wrong?