How to faithfully engage in the crucial discussions you’ve been avoiding
“Are you afraid or unprepared to talk about taboo topics in the church—topics that affect people dramatically? Jason Jimenez shows you how to minister to people biblically on divorce, sex, homosexuality, racism, pornography, abortion, politics, and more. I don’t know of any other book that covers so many important current issues in such a practical way.” ”
When was the last time you had an honest, heartfelt, yet kind and productive conversation with someone about depression, mental illness, substance abuse, pornography, premarital sex, racism, divorce, abortion, LGBT issues, or politics? Our tendency is either to avoid talking about such volatile topics at all—even with other Christians—or to go on the attack, causing rifts that do nothing to encourage further discussion or growth.
If you're tired of avoiding tough conversations, if you want to be a light in a dark world but you're not sure how, Challenging Conversations is the book you've been waiting for. With straightforward answers to some of the most challenging moral issues disrupting the church, this book will help you build your confidence using three simple steps to becoming a conversant Christian. Each chapter begins with a true story, clarifies misconceptions and misunderstandings about the subject, and equips you to build rapport, ask the right questions, find points of agreement, and take the next fruitful step in the relationship. Because even if we disagree on a moral issue, that shouldn't make us mortal enemies.
We can't expect to grow in our faith and our relationships unless we face this tension and learn to communicate effectively.
Want to be equipped? Go through the Challenging Conversations study so you can adequately talk to others about mental illness, substance abuse, pornography, premarital sex, divorce and remarriage, LGBT issues, abortion, politics, and racism.