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A cHRISTIAN
today’s worldWITNESS in
Tactics + sTRATEGIES
Relativism
The Bible
Pluralism
Islam
Sexual Revolution
Media
Training and Equipping Believers to Live Out a Confident Faith
A cHRISTIAN
today’s worldWITNESS in
Tactics + sTRATEGIESRelativism
The Bible
Pluralism
Islam
Sexual Revolution
Media
Training and Equipping Believers to Live Out a Confident Faith
The Invitation: Make Disciples
This should be exciting!Our job is faithfulness, God changes hearts
Be patient, and celebrate any progress
1 Corinthians 3:6-7
I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who
waters, but God who gives the increase.
The Columbo TacticTACTICS
The Role of Tactics in Effective
Discussions
1. Gain Information
2. Reverse the Burden of Proof
3. Indirectly expose a flaw or weakness
“What do you mean by that?”
“How did you come to that conclusion”
3 OthER tACTICSTACTICS
The Role of Tactics in Effective
Discussions
1. The Suicide Tactic
2. Taking the Roof Off Tactic
3. The Steamroller Tactic
Identifying Self-refuting claims
Following a view to its logical consequences.
Dealing with aggressive people
Easy onesI never, never repeat a word. Never.
There are absolutely no absolutes.
My brother is an only child. Swear!
All Religions are equally true and
valid
You can only know what has been
proven by science
Everyone’s view is just a product of
their own prejudices
There is no truth
Why do these claims commit suicide?
“Taking the Roof off” Tactic
Reduce an idea to its simplest form, follow its natural consequences,
invite them into the results
Taking the Roof offTactics
1) Adopt the other person’s view for the sake of argument
The “Taking the Roof Off
“Tactic
2) Carefully follow the consequences of the view
Taking the Roof offTactics
3) Invite the other person into the consequences of where their view leads
The “Taking the Roof Off
“Tactic
4) Listen to how they respond
Step #1:TACTICS
How to Deal with a
Steamroller
Stop and negotiate
When interrupted, graciously stop and
negotiate an agreement
Step #1:TACTICS
How to Deal with a
Steamroller
Stop and negotiate
“If it’s ok with you, let me finish where I was going, and
you can jump in, ok?”
Step #2:TACTICS
How to Deal with a
Steamroller
Graciously Shame
“You asked for my thoughts, but you keep interrupting me.
Would you still like me to respond to your question?”
Step #3:TACTICS
How to Deal with a
Steamroller
Buh-Bye!
Do not continue to talk with a steamroller if they have repeatedly broken your
agreement.