8 Witnessing Tips

Stand to Reason has an article titled "8 Witnessing Tips" by Greg Koukl. He was on a flight and overheard a Christian talking about his faith with another man.

Mr. Koukl uses this conversation to provide examples & non-examples of his 8 tips.

1. Look for opportunities.
2. Don't over complicate things.
3. Don't sound religious.
4. Focus on truth.
5. Give evidence.
6. Stay calm.
7. Let them walk away if they want to.
8. Give them something.

As YL leaders, we are doing all 8 of these things. Being where kids are gives us all kinds of opportunities. Reaching the furthest kid out makes us keep things simple. I think the only "religious" word I ever hear a Young Life leader say is "Sin", and then it's prefaced with "ok, ya'll this is a word you have probably heard before, but don't freak out on me."

We are always pointing to the truth found in scripture and using that as our evidence. But even more importantly, we are living out lives of evidence for our teenage friends to see.

Staying calm doesn't seem to be an issue for most of us, either. Unless it's 3:00 am and they're lighting their farts on fire. But, when it comes to the gospel, we are amazingly calm, level-headed, and loving but persistent. And, we never love kids because they come to Christ. We love them regardless!

Finally, giving them something. While we might not give them something physical like a Bible (actually most of us do), we are called to give them our lives and we do it everyday. Keep giving!

Read the entire article at Stand to Reason.