{"id":255,"date":"2018-07-05T21:24:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T21:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/thoughts\/?page_id=255"},"modified":"2018-07-08T20:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-08T20:30:15","slug":"taking-every-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/thoughts\/?page_id=255","title":{"rendered":"Taking Every Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dslc-theme-content\"><div id=\"dslc-theme-content-inner\"><span itemprop=\"description\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/conversations-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-45\" src=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/conversations-4-1024x164.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/conversations-4-1024x164.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/conversations-4-300x48.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/conversations-4.jpg 1421w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"164\" \/><\/a><strong>How can churches and ministers help Christians talk about Jesus more boldly, wisely, confidently and effectively?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A summer of Sabbatical Study in 2015 allowed me to explore this vital question. I have put my findings on a separate website bringing together a number of articles on the theme of helping every Christian to take every opportunity to share their faith.\u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/takingeveryopportunity.org\/\">www.takingeveryopportunity.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taking Every Opportunity \u2013 Conversations about Jesus<\/strong>\u00a0is the paper which sums up the conclusions of my Sabbatical Studies. Different aspects of the theme are then expanded in these other articles found on the website.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/taking-every-opportunity-conversations-about-jesus\/\">http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/taking-every-opportunity-conversations-about-jesus\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>42 Great Outreach Ideas<\/strong>\u00a0is a simple blog bringing together practical approaches to starting and encouraging conversations about Jesus.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/42-great-outreach-ideas\/\">http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/42-great-outreach-ideas\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preaching the Gospel Necessarily Includes Words<\/strong>\u00a0defends that understanding against the mistaken notion that we can somehow witness to Jesus by our actions and that talking about Jesus should only be a last resort.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/preaching-the-gospel-necessarily-includes-words\/\">http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/preaching-the-gospel-necessarily-includes-words\/\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepared to Answer<\/strong>\u00a0explains a simple programme of sermons, workshops and other activities to help Christians prepare themselves to talk about Jesus.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/prepared-to-answer\/\">\u00a0http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/prepared-to-answer\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepared to Answer Sermons<\/strong>\u00a0links to the sermons in the series which were preached at North Springfield Baptist Church in the autumn of 2015.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?cat=47\">http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/blog\/?cat=47<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About<\/strong>\u00a0is my brief biography.<a href=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/PTGAA-graphic-F-e1530741061406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-289\" src=\"http:\/\/pbthomas.com\/takingeveryopportunity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/PTGAA-graphic-F-e1530741061406.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"306\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prepared To Give An Answer<\/strong>\u00a0is the book I wrote in 2016 bringing together all these materials and other insights on talking about Jesus.<\/p>\n<p>ISBN: 9781784563790<\/p>\n<p>You can order copies of\u00a0<strong>Prepared To Give An Answer<\/strong>\u00a0from the publishers:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fast-print.net\/bookshop\/1942\/prepared-to-give-an-answer\">http:\/\/www.fast-print.net\/bookshop\/1942\/prepared-to-give-an-answer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<span><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"excerpt\"><span itemprop=\"description\">How can churches and ministers help Christians talk about Jesus more boldly, wisely, confidently and effectively? 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