icebreaker

How can you break into a conversation about if they are unsure if there is a God or not?  How do you find out that they are an Atheist?

One effective method to ascertain someone's beliefs is to pose a question such as "Do you believe in God?"

If their immediate response is not "No!" ask this: "If you believe that there is no God, we will call this a zero (0), or if you are absolutely certain that there is a God, we will rate this a ten (10). How would you rate your belief on a scale of 0 to 10?"

This is a little exercise that my friend Dave K. added to our Blind Spot Test ice breaker. (Like the Blind Spot test it can be used for ice breaking evangelism or discipleship.)

Someone put a black dot in the middle of a white A4 piece of paper and held it up. Dave was then asked to tell them what he saw. He replied “a dot?”.

 Walking along the beach I see stones, lots of stones. As I continue to walk I see from a distance one particular stone.  It is not necessarily the best looking stone, but it has caught my eye.  I pick it up, appreciate the beauty in it, and put it in my pocket close to me.

The beauty of stones becomes greater when you put them together, one enhances the other. Dark, light, big and small, together they make a statement, a beauty to behold, simple but profound beach stones.

I Have a friend, Christine, and she has an amazing tool that she uses. (I am trying to persuade her to write an article on it.  In the meantime I will try and tell you a little bit about it.)