Spoiler alert: Talking about Jesus is awkward.We love to share good news with the world. We tweet about a great new restaurant, we share pictures of our newborn child and we celebrate about receiving that sought-after promotion. We are evangelistsfor many great things. So why don't we do the same with Jesus?It's not hard to see that we bring our own anxieties and awkwardness into every evangelistic conversation. Not to mention the often vast differences between our experiences of God and religion and those of the people around us. And then there's the inner awkwardness of our conversation partners, who are actively contending, even unconsciously, with the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.Evangelism is awkward, yes. But on the other side of that awkwardness is something amazing: transformed lives, healed relationships, new vision, eternal life.After spending years working with college students and churchgoers, Beau Crosetto hasn't solved the problem of awkwardness in evangelism. But he's learned how to push through it and how we can set ourselves and those we love at ease as we enter into conversations of eternal consequence. Read this book and move beyond awkward into the most awesome privilege of God's people: proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Someone Is Waiting for You
- 2 Is It Worth It?
- 3 Evangelism Is Awkward
- 4 They’re Experience Based
- 5 You Are in a Spiritual Battle
- 6 Engaging the Spiritual Battle
- 7 How to Hear God’s Voice in Witness
- Interlude: A Powerful Official
- 8 God’s Role
- 9 Your Role
- 10 Don’t Miss the Moment
- 11 How Do I Avoid Being Pushy?
- 12 How to Turn the Conversation to Jesus
- Epilogue: Don’t Keep Them Waiting
- Acknowledgments
- Appendix 1: Five Guidelines for Hearing God
- Appendix 2: GIG Suggestions by Theme
- Appendix 3: Conversation Starters
- Appendix 4: Writing Your Lordship/ Transformational Story
- Notes
- Praise for Beyond Awkward
- About the Author
- Beyond Awkward Video Campaign
- Forge Page
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