Chapter 1
The Three Highly Effective Tactics of a Conversant Christian
Study Questions
What is stopping you from engaging in challenging conversations?
What do you think might change if the church, as a whole, was willing to have challenging conversations?
Do you tend to be an aggressor or an avoider in challenging conversations? What are some steps you can take to become an advocate instead?
Are you generally willing to be open and vulnerable in conversations, or do you tend to act closed off? What are ways you can move toward “going first” and being vulnerable in conversations?
Related Scripture
Proverbs 18:19
Proverbs 27:17
Romans 12:9–21
Ephesians 4:25–32
Ephesians 6:1–5
1 Peter 3:8–12
Related Reading
Tactics, Gregory Koukl
Unquestioned Answers, Dr. Jeff Myers
Relational Apologetics, Michael C. Sherrard
A Practical Guide to Culture, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle
The Beauty of Intolerance, Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell