Course Description

Witnessing used to involve laying out the truth and guiding a person to understand and accept it. But the awareness of basic Christian principles has changed and so have the needs of pre-believers. With a passion for people, authors David and Norman Geisler share an engaging, conversational approach to evangelism as they address:

  • What makes old models of witnessing ineffective in today’s culture
  • Why evangelism must start with relational pre-evangelism
  • How to ask questions, listen attentively, and understand what someone believes
  • Ways to identify the real barriers to belief in order to build a bridge to truth
  • How to keep dialogue going with different personality types

This refreshing, practical resource is ideal for churches and individuals. Readers will discover how God uses their everyday encounters for great things when they switch from trying to witness effectively to effectively being a witness through communication and compassion. Download and print each episode curriculum.  Next download each PowerPoint and review. Also, download and print the bonus material for class distribution. 

Here you can watch all of the videos in the CE series! The Self-Paced CE Workshop includes the videos as well as PDF notes, other videos, PowerPoints, and quizzes. 

Endorsements

“I believe that every church would benefit by integrating the concepts of Conversational Evangelism into its existing evangelistic programs and strategies!”
―Josh McDowell, author of "Evidence that Demands a Verdict"

"Conversational Evangelism will help you become the Christ-follower God intends you to be." — J. Warner Wallace, author of “Cold Case Christianity”

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Here you can watch all of the videos in the CE series! The Self-Paced CE Workshop includes the videos as well as PDF notes, other videos, PowerPoints, and quizzes.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Conversational Evangelism Session 1

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Episode 1

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 1

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 1 (updated)
  • 2

    Conversational Evangelism Session 2

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Session 2

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 2

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 2 (from video)

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 2 (updated)
  • 3

    Conversational Evangelism Session 3

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Session 3

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 3

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 3 (from video)

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 3 (updated)
  • 4

    Conversational Evangelism Session 4

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Session 4

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 4

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 4 (from video)

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 4 (updated)
  • 5

    Conversational Evangelism Session 5

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Session 5

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 5

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 5 (from video)

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 5 (updated)
  • 6

    Conversational Evangelism Session 6

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Session 6

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 6

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 6 (from video)

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 6 (updated)
  • 7

    Conversational Evangelism Session 7

    • Conversational Evangelism Curriculum Session7

    • Conversational Evangelism Video Session 7

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 7 (from video)

    • Conversational Evangelism PowerPoint Session 7 (updated)

    • Conversational Evangelism Case Study 1 Session 7

    • Conversational Evangelism Case Study 3 Session 7
  • 8

    Bonus Material

    • Bookmarks_Page_1.2014

    • Bookmarks_Page_2.2014

    • 2015-NGIM-LISTEN-bookmark-outline

    • College Campus Interview_IlluminatingTruth

    • Conversational Answers Survey - Dayton Beach, FL

    • Older CE PowerPoints

Additional Workshops

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.