I have found Dave Geisler's approach to Apologetics
unique and revolutionary...I must say that this is the first time I
have seen Apologetics being used as a significant tool for personal
evangelism. It has re-shaped my understanding of Apologetics and
Evangelism altogether. I am hoping to work more closely with Dave
Geisler and his Ministry to further develop this approach in my own
ministry and church. I wholeheartedly recommend this training to any
Christian or Church
committed to soul-winning."
Rev. Ng Koon Sheng.
Awesome! I've never been to a talk like this. It really opened my eyes.
It has made me a lot more
determined and excited to evangelize now. It answered many questions I
had about sharing the gospel.
Lyndsey, Texas A&M
"The THINK method will help me to probe where others are at in
their spiritual journey. I would
recommend this training to everyone!! It was awesome."
Chien-Wei, U.C. Davis
"David Geisler has developed a tremendous evangelistic method to
reach today's postmodern
generation. It is straightforward, accessible and easily learned and
utilized. He has taken the
presumed mystery and difficulty out of the apologetic approach and has
given us every confidence
that we, too, can minister effectively to this generation. Perhaps far
more important still, is David's
generous heart in making these tools available to the wider church
through his website free of charge!
I was highly impressed by David and his materials and recommend both
enthusiastically!
Scott Braithwaite
President, Student Association
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary"
"This is an extremely helpful seminar that can challenge the way
you and your students view and do
evangelism through dialogue."
Erin O'Brien
Campus Director, Campus Crusade, Southwest Texas State
I would highly recommend Dave's evangelistic technique. I have been
uncomfortable with our format
of evangelism for some time...it seems like it we are rarely
addressing students at points they are
struggling (relativism, etc.). His method is reproducible and
conversational...you spend more time
listening than talking!
Dusty Thompson, College Pastor, Southcrest Baptist Church, Lubbock,
TX
“This training is helpful in getting us to listen as well as
address students with a proper understanding
of where they are coming from, allows us to be relevant, very
flexible. It is a great tool for relational
evangelism.”
Chris Newport, Campus Director, Campus Crusade, Texas Tech.
“I would like to see all our Navigator Staff in the Texas area go
through this training.”
Phillip Gough, Navigators Director, Texas Tech. Univ.
"Dave Geisler and the Meekness and Truth Ministries presentation
offered something I have been
seeking for years: a clear, concise approach to reaching a radical new
world in need of Christ.”
Byron Barlowe, Editor, Leadership U / Media Liaison
Christian Leadership Ministries
"I have been highly impressed with how Dave combines apologetics
into practical evangelism. I
believe that his ministry is vitally important in training students
and organizations at the University
of Texas."
Jimmy Daniel, Baptist Student Ministry Director, U.T. Austin
Their evangelism model is a fantastic way of helping others learn
to share the gospel! Dave does
a great job of engaging and encouraging students in understanding the
culture in which we live.
I would highly encourage anyone to learn about their model of
evangelism."
Abe Jaquez
BSM director- Southwest Texas State
“Fantastic! I think this is the best compliment to apologetics I
have seen. It makes apologetics
what it is suppose to be, a tool for evangelism to God’s glory.” I
have long admired your father
(Dr. Norman Geisler) and now you have effectively completed his work.”
Trevor Tindle, Pastor, Alex Baptist Church, OK
“Your sincerity and love for Jesus and people is your greatest
strength…The approach is great
because it forces us to listen to people and then ask questions and
then have to listen some
more. It also challenges us to think about how to respond and also to
rely on the Holy Spirit.”
Kevin Lee, BSU Director, O.S.U.
"The training is great because it combines solid apologetics with a
passion for personal
evangelism. We now have a model that we can apply to a variety of
students and campuses in
Atlanta as well as our overseas partnership campuses. I think one
thing that sets this model
apart from other training I have received, is that it breaks down into
a transferable concept."
Trent McEntyre, Atlanta Metro Director Campus Crusade for Christ
“The Meekness and Truth model is a great way of helping students to
question their
perspectives and begin to listen to a Christian perspective. It is
great because it is delivered in
a non-threatening atmosphere in a "Q" and "A" format. This new
approach to evangelism is
refreshing.”
Bryan Goza, Campus Minister Associate, Baptist Student Ministry,
MIT
This seminar helped me to listen and see where they are at and ask
them questions so that they
can feel the “weight” of what they believe.”
Jessica McCargar, Baptist Student Ministries, O.U.
”Dave does an excellent job of helping you hear and understand
Post-moderns and how to lead
them closer to Christ.”
Max Barnett, Baptist Student Ministries Director-O.U.
“Great Content. It helped me to take another look at how I share. I
am looking forward to
putting this stuff into practice.”
Dan Boone, Campus Director, Campus Crusade, O.S.U.
“I often find that I can ask questions and build trust with people
quickly. However, I lack direction
to my questioning. I think this methodology will help me identify miss
beliefs and share the
Gospel more effectively.”
Drew Johnson, Campus Crusade Staff, Atlanta Catalytic Team
“The THINK Model is a fabulous approach. I really like the idea of
questioning students to help
them understand their own beliefs.”
Greg McElroy, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Verden, OK
“This seminar gives me more confidence in approaching and dealing
with various people, and
how to overcome those barriers in their lives that are keeping them
from receiving Christ.”
Gladys Hillman, Campus Crusade Staff, Atlanta Catalytic Team
“Very good, Dave… I am more motivated to re-fresh in the area of
apologetics and looking
forward to the manual.”
Mark Pruitte, Prof. O.S.U.
“I’ve read Strobel, McDowell, and others, but your Think Method
will help give me confidence
to present the truth and the tools to stand firm on my faith in Jesus
Christ. Knowing the truth is
one thing –being able to share it with others on a personal level is
often hard to do.”
Clay Billman, Prof. O.S.U.
“It turned me to understand how to use interaction instead of
argument.”
David Engle, Prof. O.S.U.
“This seminar gave me more motivation to be better prepared to
“hear” what people are believing,
and to be able to respond with appropriate statements and questions.
This approach helps me
to bridge the gap between relational evangelism and the lack of
consistency and caring about
truth in post-modern minds.”
Brian Adam, Prof. O.S.U.
“The THINK Approach was very thought provoking! To witness to
others by asking about their
beliefs and searching for discrepancies that can open doors for Jesus
Christ.”
Terry Lehenbauer
“This seminar motivated me more to share with others, to brush up
more on apologetics. It also
encouraged me that I don’t have to do it all – that evangelism is a
process.”
J.D. Carlson, Prof. O.S.U.
Student Training Testimonials
Wow, That's all I can say! You have inspired me so much to just go
out there to outreach to
the lost!
Christina
I thought evangelism was the last thing I would ever do. But now I
feel the weight to go out and
share all I have learned. But this burden does not seem quite so
heavy. This seminar makes
me feel more prepared to answer questions and more willing to actually
give (evangelizing) a try.
Jeane
I really enjoyed this form of presentation because it is a very
different point of view (on evangelism).
It made me want to reach out to the lost.
Jenny
This seminar has motivated me to go out and outreach people.”
Tess
I learned so much. I feel more confident now about sharing the
gospel with my non-believer friends.
It also gave me a lot of answers to questions that I couldn’t answer
before.”
Xiaolan
“I am not a Christian yet, but I found this workshop very
interesting. Indeed, it answered some of
my questions concerning a relationship with God and Jesus.”
Gloria (non-Christian)
“The “THINK” model is helpful as it is a very structured way for
evangelism. This seminar helped
me to know how to ask questions and in what way to approach a
non-believer.”
Daphne
“This seminar has raised my awareness of the discrepancies (in what
other people believe) and
better prepared me to give a response.”
Karen
"I never really learned much about witnessing before this seminar…
It helped me to put all of the
apologetic information that I’ve learned and apply it in a practical
way in doing evangelism."
Ray
"This was the first evangelism training seminar I’ve ever
attended…Dave answered all the questions
that I was wondering about."
Samuel
“Awesome! I’ve never been to a talk like this. It really opened my
eyes. It has made me a lot more
determined and excited to evangelize now. It answered many questions I
had about sharing the
gospel.”
Lyndsey, Texas A&M
“Your seminar made me think about evangelism and put it back where
it needs to be in my life.”
Bruce, O.S.U.
"I thought I'd heard every possible method of evangelism, but
instead, I was challenged and inspired
by the unique strategy of the THINK Method. We learned how to point
others to the truth and hope
of the gospel through questioning and guiding skeptical unbelievers on
eternal issues. This method
emphasizes the balance between the attitude of love and the passion
for truth for Christians who
want to use apologetics to lead others to Christ."
Micah Green, MIT graduate student
“Great presentation…I really appreciate the examples and even the
personal sharing. It really
challenged me and I was convicted of my idleness.”
Frank, Texas A&M
“This seminar was truly encouraging. I believe that I am much
better equipped to share the love of
Christ now that I have learned this method.”
Todd, O.S.U.
“This is a great model for sharing the gospel. So many times we as
Christians feel on the defensive
side, and can’t really find out about how they’re feeling or why they
don’t believe in Christianity. It
makes me excited to share with others- great!”
Sarah, Texas A&M
“I’ve always had questions on how to bring up questions to others
about how they feel and believe
religiously. I now have a much better view of how to share my beliefs
with others in an effective way.
This method is a wonderful tool.”
Ginger, O.S.U.
“This seminar encouraged me to take a more active role in thinking
about how to approach people,
not just that evangelism is necessary, but that we must devise a
strategy for each person we
evangelize.”
Wes, Texas A&M
I am excited about evangelizing, more now than I have been in
months so great job in motivation
and thanks for your commitment to the work of God.”
Mercy, O.S.U.
“You did an awesome job. Thanks for your passion for the gospel and
sharing with the lost. This
definitely gave me new motivation.”
Katie, Texas A&M
“This seminar makes me want to take on the challenge of witnessing
to others.”
Angela, O.S.U.
“I like this model and am excited to work on it at my workplace
with non-believing co-workers
asking good questions.”
Melissa, Texas A&M
“This seminar gave me the basics which will help me and give me
confidence to evangelize.”
Robin, O.S.U.
“This seminar was great! I was really encouraged by the humility
and gentleness that pours from
you. I see the reality and power of the Gospel in you.”
Mary, Texas A&M
“This seminar gave me some ideas for conversation starters. That
has always been a real problem
area for me.”
Candice, O.S.U.
“This seminar gave me more confidence in sharing my faith with
people I care a lot about as well as
strangers. It gave me some really good ideas on approaching people and
dissecting statements that
normally confuse me.”
Sarah, O.S.U.
“This seminar really challenged me to be more bold in my faith and
to be intentional about asking
spiritual questions like the ones you presented.”
Jeremy, Texas A&M
“I now have a format to apply to evangelism. I will no longer
attempt to go out on campus just
“winging” it.”
Scott, O.S.U.
“I thought this seminar was awesome. It offered me so much more
insight to how we should be
delivering the gospel.”
Candice, Texas A&M
“Your model is similar to how I’ve tried to approach evangelism.
However, I found your example of
which questions to pursue to be encouraging. This is an area I need to
improve on. I’ve gotten a
better idea of which questions to pursue, and hopefully I won’t follow
so many rabbit trails.”
Ryan, Texas A&M
“I thought the seminar was great. The THINK Method really breaks
things down in a way that is
comfortable…It also made me realize how confused people really are.”
Becky, O.S.U.
“Very helpful. This seminar has made me realize how little I do in
witnessing. It has been a challenge
to me.”
Derrick, O.S.U.
“I’ve gotten a lot of apologetic information (in the past), but
I’ve never really learned how to apply that
information in my witness. You have really helped me to see some ways
and to think how I can share
and use this information.”
John, O.S.U.
“I’ve always had questions on how to bring up questions to others
about how they feel and believe
religiously. I now have a much better view of how to share my beliefs
with others in an effective way.
This method is a wonderful tool.”
Ginger, O.S.U.
“This method is a very non-confrontational, caring, gentle approach
to finding out what others believe
in order to share Christ with them.”
Casey, O.S.U.
“Very well prepared- The video broke my heart, but gave me a
renewed perspective… I think I gained
more courage and knowledge to share my faith.”
Melissa, O.S.U.
Special Testimonial
Recently I took a woman to the airport. She is a very educated
professional and a devout Hindu. I was
reminded of Dave Geisler's THINK training and fortunately I spent most
of the trip listening and asking
questions.
She gave her Hindu story and how she has peace in her religion and
regularly goes to the Hindu temple.
She was concerned about my friend's son who has accepted Christ and
she thought he should quit
reading the Bible because Christianity and Hinduism do not mix. I
thought that her comment was
strange as most Hindus would say that all faiths reach God and all
faiths are OK. I mentioned this to
her and asked if Hindus have a sacred book that they all read and
follow so that they can agree on what
the tenets of Hinduism are. She said that Hindus don't have a written
book like the Bible for lay people
to read. She and others just live out their faith! I asked her to
share with me more about what Hinduism
teaches. She went into the description that God is in everything. I
asked her "Was God in Hitler" and
"Do you think Hitler will reach Nirvana?" She said I think that Hitler
was sincere in what he did. I asked
her "So is it OK for him to kill 6 million Jews because he was
sincere?" This flustered her and she said
well no it was not OK.
This brought a turning point in our discussion and she asked, "What
do you believe?" I was amazed at
how this confident and zealous woman who was trying to witness to me
was now wanting to hear what
I believe. I was able to briefly share my testimony of finding peace
in Christ and the gospel with her. She
commented that she had never heard the gospel before and wanted to
hear more. This happened as we
were arriving at the airport terminal. She said I would like to talk
with you again when I return to OKC. My
wife and I prayed that the Lord would place a Christian next to her on
the plane.
I share this with you because Dave Geisler's training helped me
listen and ask good questions with this
woman. Before his training I would have tried to defend my faith --
instead I caused her to defend her faith.
It was in my questions to her that I was able understand where she was
coming from, expose a flaw in
her worldview, raise her curiosity, and God provided an opening for
the gospel.
I think almost everyone can benefit from Dave's THINK program for
evangelism -- even if you have been
seminary trained like myself. My perspective is that if we are going
to reach people for Christ we need to
build relationships with them and be willing to learn and ask good
questions so that we can know how
and what to share with people regarding the gospel message. I also
find that although I have been
equipped in apologetics and Bible answers for many years, few if any
are asking the important questions.
Gary Hellman, Area Director Christian Leadership (Faculty Branch of
Campus Crusade for Christ)
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