Course Description

How do you engage with non-believers?

Have you ever tried to share the gospel and immediately hit a roadblock, lost your words or even became fearful of where the conversation may lead?


If you are looking to gain a deeper understanding of how to share the gospel in ways that people will actually accept, learning Conversational Evangelism is the key! This training offers practical ways to overcome the challenges of interacting with people to share the gospel!


In this training you will learn:

  • how to effectively speak to non-believers in ways that cultivate good soil in their lives for the gospel to take root and grow,
  • techniques for actively listening and responding in such a way that will make them interested to hear more,
  • a practical process for helping them clarify their beliefs, and even uncovering the real barriers to the gospel,
  • how to help others discover the truth for themselves, and
  • how to build a positive case for Christ!  

Join us on this interactive journey to sharing the gospel as a co-traveler with the people God brings into your life!

Based on Norm & David Geisler’s; “Conversational Evangelism”

President and Co-Founder, NGIM

Dr. David Geisler

Building on what his father taught him, David has developed new paradigms of integrating and applying apologetics with evangelism. Together with his late father, Dr. Norman Geisler, David co-authored the book “Conversational Evangelism,” which has since been translated into six languages. David is currently pioneering a 4 R’s model (Rooted, Rested, Ready, Reaching) that integrates apologetics, evangelism, and discipleship. David speaks internationally, offering seminars, training and certificate programs in both his father’s 12 Points and his Conversational Evangelism models. He encourages Christians to reframe apologetics from a 1 Peter 3:15 model, “be ready to give a defense”, to a Matthew 13:23 model, “cultivating good soil.” Using discipleship principles, David motivates the body of Christ to use apologetic tools in sharing the faith in culturally, personally, and spiritually sensitive ways.  Serving as a missionary in Asia from 2004-2011, David trained over 300 bible and seminary students in practical apologetics, many who are now pastors and missionaries all over Asia. He holds a Master in Biblical Studies and a Master in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministries in Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He helped develop a national pilot program for skeptical students with Campus Crusade for Christ (now called CRU) from 1994-1999. He teaches in various seminaries around the globe and as an adjunct professor at both of the seminaries his father founded: Southern Evangelical Seminary and Veritas International University. He also serves on the leadership panel for Intentional Discipleship Making Conferences (IDMC), founded by Rev. Edmund Chan.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Course

  • 2

    Introduction

    • Introduction

    • CE Session Downloads

    • CE PowerPoints Major File

    • Meeting Monday, June 8, 2020

    • Role Play Evil
  • 3

    Chapter 1 Pre-Evangelism (June 15-19)

    • Summary of the Section

    • David Geisler on Pre-Evangelism Notes

    • David Geisler on Pre-Evangelism

    • The Need for Pre-Evangelism Sermon

    • Maturity Model Self-Assessment

    • Maturity Model Printable Graph

    • Maturity Model Instructions

    • Quiz over Chapter 1

    • Thursday 6:00am Class Video
  • 4

    Chapter 2 Introduction to Conversational Evangelism

    • Summary of the Section

    • CE LITE

    • CD LITE

    • CE and CD LITE

    • CE Coaching Cultivating Soil Sermon

    • Cultivating Good Soil

    • CE and 12 Point Cheat Sheet

    • Quiz over Chapter 2

    • Monday 8:00pm class video

    • Thursday 6:00am Class Video

    • Friday 10:00am Class Video
  • 5

    Chapter 3 The Musician

    • Summary of the Section

    • David Geisler's PowerPoints

    • David Geisler on the CE Method and the Role of the Musician

    • Quiz over Chapter 3

    • Thursday 6:00am Class Video

    • Friday 10:00am Class Video

    • Monday 8:00pm Class Video
  • 6

    Chapter 4 The Artist

    • Summary of the Section

    • David Geisler's PPTs

    • David Geisler Finishing the Role of the Musician, and the Role of the Artist

    • Quiz over Chapter 4
  • 7

    Chapter 5 The Archeologist

    • Summary of the Section

    • David Geisler's PPTs

    • David Geisler on the Role of the Archeologist

    • Practicum 1: Steven Fry

    • Practicum 2: Daytona Beach

    • Daytona Manuscript

    • Practicum 3: College Girls

    • College Girls Transcript

    • Worldview Replacement

    • Quiz over Chapter 5
  • 8

    Chapter 6 The Builder

    • Summary of the Section

    • David Geisler's PPT

    • David Geisler finishing the Archaeologist, and then Builder

    • David Geisler's PPTs

    • David Geisler Finishing the Five Planks

    • Updated Planks

    • Quiz over Chapter 6

    • PDF on Practical Evangelism

    • Meeting July 27, 2020

    • Meeting July 30, 2020

    • Meeting July 31, 2020

    • PowerPoint for Chapter 6 from David Geisler

    • Meeting August 6

    • Meeting August 3

    • Meeting August 7th
  • 9

    Chapter 7 Answering Questions While Moving Forward

    • Summary of the Section

    • Evangelistic Apologetics

    • Quiz Over Chapter 7

    • Chapter6.B.Aug.14th

    • Chapter6B.Aug.10th

    • Chapter6.B.Aug.13thmp4
  • 10

    Chapter 8 Answering Questions with People of Different Worldviews

    • Summary of the Section

    • 12-Points That Show Christianity is True - 44:40

    • Quiz over Chapter 8
  • 11

    Chapter 9 Objections to Evangelism

    • Summary of the Section

    • Fresh copy of the Maturity Model and Evaluation

    • Fresh copy of the Maturity Model Worksheet

    • Quiz over Chapter 9

    • Please Provide Feedback!