Contagious Faith Styles
Style #1 Friendship-Building
Key Skills:
Start and Strengthen Relationships
Deepen Current Friendships
Renew Lapsed Friendships
Start New Friendships
Initiate Spiritual Conversations
Bridge from Standard Topics to Spiritual Ones
Ask Curiosity Questions
Turn Invitations into Conversations
Invite Friends into Life-changing Environments
Tailor Invitations to Interests and Needs
Provide Printed Information
Bring Your Friend with You
Cautions Concerning the Friendship-Building Style
Stay Genuine
Establish Boundaries
Prioritize Truth
Style #2 Selfless-Serving
Key Skills:
Nurture a Spirit of Empathy
Make Room fort Divine Interruptions
Develop Discernment about Who to Serve
Cautions Concerning the Self Style
Serve without Conditions
Explain What Motivates You
Style #3 Story-Sharing
Key Skills:
Use Questions to Draw Out Your Friend's Spiritual Beliefs
Communicate Your Story around a Natural Outline
Discovery
Decision
Difference:
Relate Your Story to Your Friend's Situation
Cautions Concerning the Story-Sharing Style
Embrace Your Story
Tailor to Your Audience
Speak in Plain English
Style #4 Reason-Giving
Key Skills:
Be Prepared to Give Sound Answers and Evidence
Respond to Questions with Gentleness and Respect
Move from Good Answers to the Good News
Cautions Concerning the Reason Giving Style
Clarify the Question
Study Up
Admit It When You Don't Know
Win People, Not Arguments
Expect a Little Tension
Style #5 Truth-Telling
Key Skills:
Be Bold in Initiating Spiritual Conversations
Get to the Central Message of the Gospel
Ask People to Respond to the Gospel
Cautions Concerning the Truth-Telling Style
Seek God's Guidance and Wisdom
Resist Being Overly Cautious
Affirm the Other Styles
