The Source: How Do I...?

HOW DO I...?
..CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE?
By Jonathan McKee

This training is an outline of a leadership training that I do for churches, student leadership programs, and campus outreach organizations. This gives you just a taste of the actual training and may give you some direction. Feel free to use these materials for your ministry needs but please do not reprint these or publish these without asking me first.

Many of us know How to present the Gospel message, yet, we have a hard time finding The opportunity to share .

The process of sharing our faith with students is Going on at all times .

Where ever we go- share the Gospel; if necessary- use words!"

The Process

1. The Greeting

Learn their name

Learn something of interest

2. Use their Name

Ask about something that they shared with you in the past (showing your listening skills)

Compliment/affirm them

Make conversation with them

3. Be a friend

Hang out with them- have fun

Do something they like to do

4. Earn the Right to be Heard Your actions will develop trust

Develop trust with them by showing integrity and being there for them in times of need

Enter into deeper conversations- use "Turning the Corner Questions"

5. Turn the Corner

After listening to them share a personal struggle (broken relationship, parents on their case, etc.), share with them a struggle you had that you relied on Christ to help you through

Invite them to a youth group or Campus Life club and ask them what they think about the discussion/talk

Take them to an outreach event and ask them what they think of the speaker's talk

IMPORTANT: Don't go on any tangents. Get them thinking about God and move to the next step- don't try to answer all the questions about an issue or provide an answer for every doubt they have. If you do, you'll never get a chance to share the foundation on which these issues and questions can be resolved.

6. Ask Permission to Share Something With Them

Now ready for a Gospel Presentation

Turning the Corner Questions

FAMILY
How many brothers and sisters?
Are your parents together?
How old were you when they divorced?
Whom do you live with?
How often do you see the other? Is that ok?
Who are you closest too in your family?
When is there the least amount of conflict in your home?
Does your family in general get along?
When you fight with _______ , what is it usually about?
How is it usually resolved?
If you could tell_______ any one thing right now, and you know you would be heard, what would it be?

PERSONAL
What do you like to do for fun?
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
How long have you been together?
When did you break up?
How are you since?
Do you have a job?
Do you want a job?
Do you play sports?
Which ones?
What is your favorite team?
When you are lonely, what do you do?
When you are_______(angry, happy, sad, frustrated,.....), what do you do?
What is your biggest regret in life?
What is your number one goal in life right now?
What are you doing that will get you there?
What are you doing that will take you away from this goal?
What could you do right now to improve your life?
What is the most hurt you have been?
What is the happiest you have ever been? (angriest, saddest, most at peace, ...)

FRIENDS
Do you have many close friends?
What is important to you in a friendship?
What kind of friend are you?
Do you lead or follow most with your friends?
Do your friends help you make better or worse choices?
Do you have a best friend?
Do you ever feel lonely when you are with your friends?
Is there a friendship you know you should have right now that you don't?
What do you think that is?
What is the easiest thing about making friends?
What is the hardest thing about making friends?

TEENS IN GENERAL
What two emotions best describe teens today?
What are teens most concerned for today?
How do you think adults feel about most teens?
Do you think adults and teens can be good friends?
What do you like about your style of music?

GOD
Do you believe in God?
What do you think He is like?
What do you think makes Him mad? (Happy, sad, cry, laugh, ...)
Do you believe in heaven?
Who is it for?
How do you think a person gets there?
Do you believe in hell?
Who is it for?
How do you think a person gets there?
What do you think heaven is like?
What do you think hell is like?
Do you go to church?
Have you ever been to one?
What do you think about church?
If you could ask God any one question, what would it be?
What confuses you the most about God?
Whom do you know that reminds you most of what God would be like?
What is it about that person?
Do you pray?
What do you pray most about?
Has God ever answered one of your prayers?
What do you think God wants people to know about (himself, others, the future, ...)?

OTHER QUESTIONS
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?
If you could only take two people with you, who would they be and why?
What do you believe is the most important part of your life?
What part of your life would you never wish on someone?
What excites you about your future and why?
What concerns you about your future and why?
Whom do you admire most?
If you were going to create a hero today, what qualities would you give them?
Do you know anybody close to that?

Jonathan McKee is president of TheSourceForYouthMinistry.com and author of the new book "Do They Run When They See You Coming? Reaching Out to Unchurched Teenagers."

(CLICK HERE FOR THE BOOK) Jonathan speaks and trains across the country and provides free online resources, training, & ideas for youth workers at www.TheSource4YM.com

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