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Witnessing Methods: Seven Styles of Faith-sharing

Witnessing Methods is a snapshot of MISSION U-102 Witnessing Methods course that prepares individuals for personal witnessing. Explore 7 different styles - lifestyle, relational, testimonial, situational, servant, invitational, and witnessing tools. Learn to discover your gifts, learn from others, and choose a style based on your gifts and observations. This course emphasizes consciousness, flexibility, and reliance on the Holy Spirit.

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Witnessing Methods: Seven Styles of Faith-sharing

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  1. Witnessing Methods A snapshot of MISSION U-102 Witnessing Methods: Seven Styles of Faith-sharing

  2. Personal Witnessing No Person or situation is the same. Witnessing Methods is designed to prepare you for personal witnessing.

  3. Personal Witnessing Requires: • Consciousness • Flexibility • Reliance on the Holy Spirit

  4. Personal Witnessing Be prepared: • Discover your gifts • Learn from others • Choose style based on your gifts and observations

  5. 7 Styles of Witnessing • Lifestyle – Prompting questions by the way you live • Relational – Moments within trusting relationships • Testimonial – Telling your story • Situational – Acknowledging a unique situation

  6. 7 Styles of Witnessing • Servant – Serving the needs of another • Invitational - Inviting others into faith environments • Witnessing Tools – Tangible conversation starters

  7. Today, we will cover… • Lifestyle – Prompting questions by the way you live • Relational – Moments within trusting relationships

  8. Lifestyle Witnessing causes others to ask questions.

  9. Lifestyle Witnessing “Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” - St. Francis of Assisi

  10. Lifestyle Witnessing It’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

  11. Lifestyle Witnessing It’s more than words. Includes action: • Patience • Love • Peace

  12. Lifestyle Witnessing Your life impacts those around you. It may cause or eliminate • connection. • trust. • curiosity. • questions. How do you want to impact them?

  13. Lifestyle Witnessing Find a partner. Share a time you saw Christ reflected through the life of another. Share with the class.

  14. Relational Witnessing takes place in trusting relationships.

  15. Relational Witnessing Remember 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.”

  16. Relational Witnessing Genuine conversation occurs within safety. You must gain permission to share. • Show genuine care. • Allow time. • Actively listen. • Think before you speak. • Be consistent.

  17. Relational Witnessing Provide 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.

  18. Relational Witnessing Pray for God to show you • opportunities. • the proper time. • the words to say. • how to be relevant to their life. • how to meet them in their struggle.

  19. Relational Witnessing Find a partner. Pray together for a friend or family member on your heart.

  20. Interested in MISSION U? To learn about hosting this full course or to view a list of others,go to whatsmissionu.com. Questions? Email missionu@lhm.org.

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