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Witnessing Methods: Seven Styles of Faith-sharing

Witnessing Methods

Personal Witnessing

No Person or situation is the same.

Witnessing Methods is designed toprepare you for personal witnessing.

Personal Witnessing

Requires:• Consciousness• Flexibility• Reliance on the Holy Spirit

Personal Witnessing

Be prepared:• Discover your gifts• Learn from others• Choose style based on your gifts

and observations

7 Styles of Witnessing

1. Lifestyle – Prompting questions by the way you live

2. Relational – Moments within trusting relationships

3. Testimonial – Telling your story4. Situational – Acknowledging a

unique situation

7 Styles of Witnessing

5. Servant – Serving the needs of another

6. Invitational - Inviting others into faith environments

7. Witnessing Tools – Tangible conversation starters

Today, we will cover…

• Lifestyle – Prompting questions by the way you live

• Relational – Moments within trusting relationships

Lifestyle Witnessing

causes others to ask questions.

Lifestyle Witnessing

“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”

- St. Francis of Assisi

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 4:1-3

Lifestyle Witnessing

It’s more than words. Includes action:– Patience– Love– Peace

Lifestyle Witnessing

Your life impacts those around you. It may cause or eliminate– connection.– trust.– curiosity.– questions.

How do you want to impact them?

Lifestyle Witnessing

Find a partner.Share a time you saw Christ reflected through

the life of another.Share with the class.

Relational Witnessing

takes place in trusting relationships.

Relational Witnessing

Remember your ABC’s.• People want to feel Accepted.• People want to Belong.• People want to know you Care.Remember the old adage:

“People don’t care what you know until they know that you care.”

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.

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.

Relational Witnessing

Pray for God to show you• opportunities.• the proper time.• the words to say.• how to be relevant to their life.• how to meet them in their struggle.

Relational Witnessing

Find a partner.Pray together for a friend or family member on your heart.

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