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Personal WitnessingNo Person or situation is the same.
Seven Styles of Faith-sharing prepares you for personal witnessing tounique people in diverse settings.
7 Styles of Witnessing1. Lifestyle – Prompting questions
by the way you live 2. Relational – Moments within
trusting relationships3. Testimonial – Telling your story4. Situational – Acknowledging a
unique situation
7 Styles of Witnessing5. Servant – Serving the needs
of another6. Invitational – Inviting others into
faith environments7. Witnessing
Tools – Tangible conversation starters
Lifestyle WitnessingIt’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 WitnessingYour life impacts those around you. It may cause or eliminate
connection.trust.curiosity.questions.
How do you want to impact them?
Relational WitnessingRemember 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 WitnessingGenuine conversation occurs within safety. You must gain permission to share.
Show genuine care.Allow time.Actively listen.Think before you speak.Be consistent.
Relational WitnessingProvide 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.
Testimonial WitnessingOpen to Acts 26.
Read Paul’s testimony.
What do you learn from Paul’s testimony?
Your TestimonyApply 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?
Situational WitnessingSituational Opportunities include
pregnancy or birth.engagement or wedding.divorce.retirement.sickness.death.
In each unique scenario, how could you build a bridge to faith?
Situational Witnessing
Select a situation from the list.How could we witness in this
given situation?
Servant WitnessingServe others as Christ did.This can occur
one-on-one.church to community.
We are the hands and feet of Christ.
Servant WitnessingLove 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
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.
Invitational WitnessingIf 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.