How Do We Talk with Skeptics? - (Questions for Restless Minds) by Sam Chan (Paperback)

About the Book

"You want your non-believing friends to be brothers and sisters in Christ. But how do you talk about Jesus without driving them away? In How Do We Talk with Skeptics?, Sam Chan shows you how to walk the tightrope by offering ten wise tips to keep the balance right. Listen well. Speak persuasively. Learn hospitality. Gently reveal the holes in your friend's worldview. Gain wisdom on when to speak and when to listen. With Chan's help, you can keep your friends while being a faithful witness for Christ"--

Book Synopsis

"You want your non-believing friends to be brothers and sisters in Christ. But how do you talk about Jesus without driving them away? In How Do We Talk with Skeptics?, Sam Chan shows you how to walk the tightrope by offering ten wise tips to keep the balance right. Listen well. Speak persuasively. Learn hospitality. Gently reveal the holes in your friend's worldview. Gain wisdom on when to speak and when to listen. With Chan's help, you can keep your friends while being a faithful witness for Christ"--

From the Back Cover

Share your faith and keep your friends.You want your non--believing friends to be brothers and sisters in Christ. But how do you talk about Jesus without driving them away? When do you talk? When do you stay quiet?In How Do We Talk with Skeptics?, Sam Chan shows you how to walk the tightrope by offering ten wise tips to keep the balance right. Listen well. Speak persuasively. Learn hospitality. Gently reveal the holes in your friend's worldview. Gain wisdom on when to speak and when to listen. With Chan's help, you can keep your friends while being a faithful witness for Christ.The Questions for Restless Minds series applies God's word to today's issues. Each short book faces tough questions honestly and clearly, so you can think wisely, act with conviction, and become more like Christ.

Review Quotes

Sam Chan is a compass for our complex times, guiding Christians through the culturally-fraught waters of commending Christ to others. The practical wisdom packed into this contribution is indispensable for anyone serious about having better God conversations.

--Dan Paterson, founder of Questioning Christianity; speaker and evangelist; coauthor of Questioning Christianity

The best thing about Sam's book How Do We Talk with Skeptics? is not just that it's practical, but it's realistic. Sam anticipates the challenges we will face and shares ten tips to help us overcome them. As you read Sam's tips you will find yourself thinking 'yes--I was wondering how to do that.' As an evangelism trainer, I recommend Sam's tips to others. As a Christian who wants to talk about Jesus with my skeptical friends, I put them into practice.

--Belinda Lakelin, creator of "Plan A: The Great Commission for Every Christian" for the Baptist Association of NSW and ACT

This is seriously awesome! I've read a lot of books on evangelism, and Sam Chan's insight into the culture and the way forward in conversations is profound. What a blessing you are to us all. This is not to be put on the pile of books to be read 'sometime, ' but this is one to be read tonight.

--Julie-anne Laird, director of missional engagement, City to City Australia; canon for church planting, Melbourne Anglican Diocese

Sam's brilliance is in taking the ordinary situations that we might never have otherwise analysed, and he unpacks them, exposing the underlying dynamic. He takes us behind the scenes and points out the workings backstage with clarity. He offers such great observations about culture today and what is going on in our interactions with unbelievers and in doing so gives us the tools to understand the art of conversation and begin to share Jesus in a natural way. This book is filled with so many ah-ha moments!

--Wendy Potts, learning consultant in evangelism, Anglicare Sydney

This generation of Christians inhabit cultures that sometimes reject not only biblical revelation about reality, but also the reality of reality itself. The "Questions for Restless Minds" series poses many of the toughest questions faced by young Christians to some of the world's foremost Christian thinkers and leaders.

--Russell Moore, director, Christianity Today Public Theology Project

If you're hungry to go deeper in your faith, wrestle with hard questions, and are dissatisfied with the shallow content on your social media newsfeed, you'll really appreciate this series of thoughtful deep dives on critically important topics like faith, the Bible, friendship, sexuality, philosophy, and more. As you engage with some world-class Christian scholars, you'll be encouraged, equipped, challenged, and above all invited to love God more with your heart, soul, mind, and strength.

--Andy Kim, multiethnic resource director, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

We have written short books pitched at undergraduates who want arguments that are accessible and stimulating, but invariably courteous. The material is comprehensive enough that it has become an important resource for pastors and other campus leaders who devote their energies to work with students. Each essay ends with a brief annotated bibliography, intended for readers who want to probe a little further.

--D. A. Carson, from the foreword

About the Author

Sam Chan is a public evangelist with City Bible Forum in Australia, where he regularly shares the gospel with city workers, lawyers, doctors, and high school students. Sam is the author of How to Talk About Jesus (Without Being That Guy) and Evangelism in a Skeptical World, and he blogs at espressotheology.com.D. A. Carson is the series editor of Questions for Restless Minds. He is professor emeritus of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, cofounder of The Gospel Coalition, and author of numerous books, including The God Who Is There: Finding Your Place in God's Story.