Lesson 3 Flashcards
What percentage of practising Christians reported having two or fewer conversations about faith with a non-Christian during the past year?
Fifty-six percent
What happens the longer people are in church?
The fewer friends they have outside the church
List the two (2) top qualities that non-practising or lapsed Christians look for in a person with whom to talk about faith:
a) Listens without judgement
b) Does not force a conclusion
Some Christians say they might be more interested in Christianity if a) ________ and b) ________?
a) They had more evidence
b) Christians had a better reputation
People are shifting from external sources of authority (such as the Bible) to ________?
Internal sources of authority
What percentage of adults believe that trying to convert another person to their own faith is an example of religious extremism?
Sixty percent (three out of five)
What is increasingly seen as radically generous and counter-cultural?
Making space for others in real life
What must be truly believe about evangelism?
That evangelism of others is good and worthy of our time, energy, and investment
Christianity is competing in a world where technology and entertainment create what?
Rituals and experiences
Everything that Christians do is either ________?
Evangelism or de-vangelism
