Content

• To step
• Part 1 of 3: Prepare
• Part 2 of 3: Having the conversation
• Part 3 of 3: Taking the next step
• Tips
• Warnings

Sharing your faith with non-believers can be intimidating and difficult, but also incredibly rewarding. Evangelism is a cornerstone of the Christian faith and can be a great way to connect with people and share your passion in a tactful, kind way. You can make the whole process easier by reading a few simple gospel tips, starting with the first step.

To step

Part 1 of 3: Prepare

1. Choose a suitable location and time. If you want to get your message across and share it with as many receptive people as possible, let them come to you and not the other way around. High-traffic areas that could be good for evangelism are downtown business districts, street or farmers' markets, and college campuses.
   • Avoid evangelism around other religion prayer rooms and other places that may be controversial or difficult. The metro platform around eight in the morning is not a good time for most people to have a chat. Use your common sense. It could be a great idea to evangelize outside a punk rock club on a Friday night if you can get this done, but it can also be too provocative.
   • Make sure you follow all recruiting laws in the region and respond to requests from businesses and property owners who want you to leave. Be courteous and go away.
2. Prepare your personal message. You can summarize and interpret certain verses or stories from the Bible that you hope to emphasize in your evangelism. Also prepare anecdotes from your own life as a believer that might interest someone in joining your church. Whatever you expect to help connect with people in a personal way is appropriate. You could share the following:
   • Favorite Verses and Stories.
   • Important verses.
   • The story of your faith.
   • Your experience with the church.
3. Prepare some penetrating questions to ask. It is helpful to move from a simple conversation to a discussion of faith by introducing it with probing questions, and it helps to have a list of good questions to draw on so you don't have to think about it to come up with some. Good questions could include:
   • Do you believe in an afterlife?
   • What do you think will happen when you die?
   • If you died now, do you think you would go to heaven? Why?
   • Do you feel like you are living a fulfilled life?
   • Do you ever feel like something is missing from your life?
   • Do you ever pray?
4. Prepare yourself. You might consider praying and preparing yourself for a day of talking about your faith. Some people find it very difficult to share their faith and experiences with the Church, and it takes courage to talk about what you believe in with people who may not always be interested in it.
   • Form a group to evangelize together, as a unit. Do not approach people in a group, but take regular breaks and talk to each other about how everyone is doing. A support group will make the job a lot easier, and tips and advice can be freely shared with the group.

Part 2 of 3: Having the conversation

1. Do not go directly into the subject of a testimony. Start with a small chat and ask about what has happened in his or her life lately. Don't expect anyone to immediately trust you. It will take a while for someone to open up to you.
   • Ask the other person about any pain or illness and offer to pray for them. Healing from God will help them show that God is real and cares for them.
   • The Billy Graham Association said 90% of converts stay in a church if they find a friend there. So if you're in college or school, here's what you can do: sit next to someone in the cafeteria for three days and get to know each other first, then talk about your faith on the third day. The results can be surprising, the student may pour his or her heart out to you, maybe even for hours, and have questions.
2. As an introduction, ask a penetrating question. Ask a question that will lower the person's vigilance and make him / her think about larger existential issues, making him / her receptive to an exchange of ideas. A question like, "What do you think will happen when you die" or "Do you believe in an afterlife?" Can be effective in transitioning the conversation to your territory.
   • A very effective evangelistic resource you can use is a survey. You can ask four questions about someone's life, and after knowing the person's needs and beliefs, explain each based on the point of view.
3. Listen and pay attention. Evangelism is not just waiting for an opportunity to speak, it must be a real conversation and exchange of ideas. If you ask a question like "Are you happy in your life" or "Do you ever feel like you are missing something," really listen to someone's answer. Aside from making them feel like they have a willing listener, you need to pay attention to what they are saying in order to learn to respond accurately and convincingly.
   • Avoid putting pressure on those who are completely closing themselves off from you, but persistently stick with those who are open. If you listen carefully, you can better gauge this interest and open those up even more.
4. Practice your faith to encourage the person. Tell them about your view of Christianity, what it means to you, and how your faith has positively changed your life.
   • It is important to treat this conversation as a conversation between two people, focused on the church. In general, you want to avoid getting into overly complicated discussions of dogma and theology, but instead focus on the importance of faith and salvation.
5. Discuss the Ten Commandments. The commandments are generally somewhat familiar to laymen, and a conversation about "laws" can be an effective transition to more theoretical concepts and ideas. Everyone agrees that lying, killing, and stealing are not good, and hearing these terms can make closed listeners more receptive.
6. Explain the basics as an ABC. Some evangelists like to use a basic introductory method of becoming a Christian as a way to keep in mind a potential conversion and a concrete list of steps as they consider developing their faith. The ABC method looks like this:
   • A: Admit that you are a sinner
   • Enquirer: Believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Lord and died for your sins.
   • C: Practice your faith in Christ

Part 3 of 3: Taking the next step

1. Provide receptive people with a Bible and other appropriate literature. Have some Bibles on hand to give as gifts to the most receptive of the people you communicate with.
   • If your church has given you tracts or specific documents that they hope to distribute, give them to as many people as possible, interested or not.
2. Present them with a plan. A person will not become spiritually mature and "saved" after talking to you for five minutes. What's the next step? What must this person do tomorrow and the day after to build and maintain their newfound interest in your faith? Where can you lead the other?
   • Consider exchanging information or providing literature about your church if you are uncomfortable giving the other person your personal contact information.
3. Pray with them. If the person has never prayed before, he or she may be curious and nervous about the process, which you can help by guiding him or her through his or her first prayer session. Say a simple and short prayer and introduce it as an exercise. Tell the other person how to pray and when to pray.
4. Recommend a church in the area. If you are in a different city from your hometown, take the time to familiarize yourself with churches in the area that you can recommend. Knowing the time of the next service could be a great way to give your potential converts a good next step.

Tips

• Remember, the new convert will not immediately become spiritually mature. Give the other person time to grow.
• Give the other no false hope as gospel. Offer the true gospel, the gospel of the "Good News." Anyone who says that when you become a Christian your life will always be beautiful and perfect has apparently never read the New Testament.
• If the person you are trying to convert doesn't want to talk or listen, talk to someone who is more receptive.
• Do not preach hell and damnation, and do not simplify the prosperity gospel, but preach the basics of the good news of the gospel first. The Basic Story of Jesus is a good place to start.
• Evangelize for the right reasons. If they are social or material, then you are nothing but a salesperson. The Lord always reaches out to the unbelievers, but you can still get in his way if you are a hypocrite.
• Proclaim the Truth of the Gospel without clinging to or favoring anyone. Do not use opinions and non-biblical doctrines and traditions when explaining the gospel of Christ to unbelievers or members of another religion / denomination.
• Evangelism is not for everyone. And remember, a person doesn't have to speak to hundreds of people on the street. But pray, study the Bible, gain wisdom and knowledge, and go out to bear testimony to one person a day when Yahweh calls you to do so.

Warnings

• If someone argues when you try to practice your faith, save the conversation for another time. There are also people who just want to argue with you and are not interested in the gospel. They just want to piss you off and piss you off. Don't allow this. Always keep your cool.
• Do not start unnecessary discussions by evangelizing with members of other faiths who are satisfied in their faith. To accost people at the entrance of other prayer rooms is to ask for conflict. Do not do this.
• For safety reasons, it is wise to go out with the two of you if you plan to proclaim the faith on the street, just as Jesus sent the disciples out in pairs.