Questions to focus on: Communication and the Engel Scale

These questions can be used at different levels. You can take 30 seconds to think about one or two. You can discuss them in a team or group of like-minded Christians. Or they can be used in a college class, including assignments and research projects, and answered in writing at any depth. They may be freely reproduced for this purpose. Please email us additional questions that could be added to this page.
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  1. Why is an understanding of communication principles so important in effective evangelism?
  2. How can we know if evangelism is being effective?
  3. Discuss the issues involved in communicating with the 'never-churched'.
  4. Does Stephen Hall's article on 'praying the prayer' suggest dangers to avoid in evangelism? How can we apply this to online evangelism?
  5. What do you feel is the most important message in this chapter?
  6. Why does living in another culture help us to understand communication issues even within our own culture?
  7. Compare the Engel Scale with the Gray Matrix.