What about telling others?

Andrew Ollerton

Key question

Key question

Can’t I just keep all this to myself?

Key question

Alpha Book - p70

Alpha Book - p70

• Presence: called to be salt and light

Alpha Book - p70

• Presence: called to be salt and light• Persuasion: answers to common questions

Alpha Book - p70

• Presence: called to be salt and light• Persuasion: answers to common questions• Proclamation: be ready to tell your story

Alpha Book - p70

• Presence: called to be salt and light• Persuasion: answers to common questions• Proclamation: be ready to tell your story• Power: God is on your side

Alpha Book - p70

• Presence: called to be salt and light• Persuasion: answers to common questions• Proclamation: be ready to tell your story• Power: God is on your side• Prayer: open blind eyes; boldness

• Begin in prayer

• Begin in prayer

• Listen to them

What am I listening for?

What am I listening for?

• Connection: what do we have in common?

What am I listening for?

• Connection: what do we have in common?• Compassion: how can I empathise?

What am I listening for?

• Connection: what do we have in common?• Compassion: how can I empathise?• Encouragement: what is the Holy Spirit saying to them?

• Begin in prayer

• Listen to them

• Eat with them

• Begin in prayer

• Listen to them

• Eat with them

• Serve them

• Begin in prayer

• Listen to them

• Eat with them

• Serve them

• Share your story

Table Time

• Which of the 5 BLESS practices would you find hardest: Bless, Listen, Eat, Serve or Share?

• Can you describe to those on your table your story?Before I was a Christian…How I became a Christian…Now, since I became a Christian…