I was anxious to have a look at the book, as i have been following greg koukl s ministry of stand to reason for a number of years. Dont try to refute every tale spun out of thin air. Apologetics tactics resources mp3 and video by greg koukl. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions. Whenever someone tries to deny the truth, ultimately, reality betrays him. Everybody has a point of view she thinks is right, and everybody passes judgment at some point or another.
A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by greg koukl. Youll learn how to modify your goal for conversations to communicate more effectively with others. Greg koukl s columbo tactic direct conversations in a nonoffensive way by using these three questions. His experience in sharing the christian faith and the christian worldview in the public arena makes him an ideal candidate to write about how believers can share their convictions. Professor greg koukl has successfully defended the christian faith under fire and he wants to show you how a few relatively easy tactics can help you as well. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions, dr. The value of tactics if you learn tactics, you will be able to present the truth clearly and cleverly. Designed to be used in conjunction with the study guide sku. Clarifies the claims the person is making tells what the person thinks provides a good conversation starter. Tactics by gregory koukl overdrive rakuten overdrive.
In a world indifferent or even opposed to christian truth, followers of christ must be better equipped to communicate the timeless of the christian faith. Greg koukl received his masters in philosophy of religion and ethics at talbot school of theology and his masters in christian apologetics from simon greenleaf university. The zondervan biblical and theological lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. Learn the techniques greg koukl has taught thousands of others that will put you in the drivers seat in every exchange. Tactics is the book that really ignited my apologetic making a defense for the gospel fire. Greg koukls book, tactics is practical, easy to read, entertaining, and an invaluable resource for all believers living in this postmodern age who are confronted on a regular basis by skeptics with all sorts of unfounded absurd accusations. Tactics, 10th anniversary edition pdf by gregory koukl wattpad. Tactics by greg koukl chapter 3 the columbo tactic. Greg koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason, an organisation that trains christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an.
Greg koukl, who holds two ma degrees in both apologetics and philosophy, is a professor and public figure who debates about religion, worldviews and culture. Tactics does not claim to be an apologetics textbook or even a book intended to develop a particular apologetic theory. Greg koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason, an organisation that trains christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an evenhanded, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical christianity and classical christian values in the public square. Nick norelli rightly dividng the word of truth new jersey as someone who has a decent amount of books on apologetics lining the shelves in my library i wasnt exactly overlyexcited to read greg koukl. The book does not teach to ways to pressure or cohort a person into agreeing with your viewpoint.
Greg koukl does an excellent job of presenting simple steps for understanding what is being discussed and responding in a. Greg koukl is known for his defense of classical christianity and classical christian values, and is also well known for being an advocate of the prolife position. Tactics a game plan for discussing your christian convictions koukl summary last update 18sep2015. The specific context for using these tools is in defense of the christian faith and christian world view. Then tactics is for you greg koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason, an organisation that trains christians to think more clearly about their faith and to make an evenhanded, incisive, yet gracious defense for. Tactics, like the name implies, teaches the reader certain methods to effectively communicate his or her christian convictions. The question that stops christians in their tracks youtube. He has hosted his own radio talk show for seventeen years advocating clearthinking christianity and defending the christian worldview. The christian gets pigeonholed as the judgmental one, but everyone else is judging, too, even. In fact, since its sold so well for so long, tactics is now available in an expanded and updated 10 th anniversary edition. The first 6 chapters of tactics looked at the game plan.
The fact is that many christians feel intimidated by evangelism. Tactics for discussing your christian convictions breakpoint. How the world began, how it ends, and everything important that happens in between. His wellreasoned responses to popular challenges to biblical authority will help reinforce the christians confidence in this trustworthy book.
A game plan for discussing your christian convictions gregory koukl note. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by gregory koukl. In this timely collection of essays, greg koukl carefully and lucidly provides both solid evidence for the reliability of scripture and a clear roadmap for how it should be read and applied. From greg koukl s book tactics learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. In this 6session tactics dvd, master apologist gregory koukl introduces viewers to effective ways to defend their christian faith in conversations with friends, coworkers, and family members. He has spoken on more than 70 college and university campuses both in the u. Gregory koukls book tactics helps to give christians the right. Gregory koukl focuses on how christians can defend the faith in everyday. The idea of doing christian apologetics, a fancy word for defending the christian faith, has lost.
Read tactics, 10th anniversary edition pdf by gregory koukl zondervan listen to. Then you should be interested in tactics, a book by greg koukl, the president of stand to reason ministries. No matter how little you may know about christianity, or how aggressive, articulate, or intelligent the other person may be, greg gives you a game plan that will allow you. An awardwinning writer, greg is author of tactics a game plan for discussing your christian convictions, relativism. Mobi azn format iphone tactics, 10th anniversary edition gregory koukl. What issues tend to surface when nonchristians are asked what they think of christians and christianity. This summary contains key ideas from the book not necessarily in the same order as the book. Koukl tells us, reject the impulse to counter every assertion someone manufactures. Greg founded stand to reason in 1993 and currently serves as president of stand to reason. Greg is founder and president of stand to reason and serves as adjunct professor of christian apologetics at biola university. Koukl has made a worthwhile contribution to the literature on apologetics by teaching us how to say what we say.
On one hand, i was excited to see in book form what i have heard koukl demonstrate so many times. Greg koukl we are going through the tactics study in an effort to build our skills in discussing our worldview with others. Listeners will learn how to maneuver comfortably and graciously through potential minefields, stop challengers in their tracks, turn the. Moreland just as a course on tactics is a requirement at all military academies, so too greg koukl s tacticsa game plan for discussing your christian convictions should be required training for all christians and churches. Hes spoken on over 50 university campuses and hosted his own radio talk show for 18 years defending christianity worth thinking about. These views are selfrefuting and will defeat themselves. Gregory koukl holds ma degrees in both apologetics and philosophy. Study pack includes one dvd and one study guide which helps you develop a game plan for the compelling truth about christianity. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions zondervan, 2009 gregory koukl refers to his approach as tactics. Greg koukl tactics for intellectual dishonesty by strvideos.
A game plan for discussing your christian convictions gregory koukl in a world increasingly indifferent to christian truth, followers of christ need to be equipped to communicate with those who do not speak their language or accept their source of authority. In a world increasingly indifferent to christian truth, followers of christ need to be. Call the podcast with your questions and challenges for greg during the live program, 4. Gregory koukl demonstrates how to get in the drivers seat, keeping any. Simply listen to the cds and use the study notes in printable pdf files, booklets, and online study tool to effortlessly master the material. Greg koukl of stand to reason explains how to rephrase the question that stops christians in their tracks.
Gregory koukl very helpfully though, before getting into the tactic, koukl addresses some of the key reservations all christians have with sharing their. Plummers class assignment gives some insight into our culture. In his new release of tactics, the master tactician greg koukl prepares you with the battletested strategies that will enhance your ability to navigate through a conversational minefield. Many atheists are frustrated with the same old cliches being read to them from the same prepackaged scripts. With the right tactics in hand and prior preparation, you will be ready to cut through the barbedwire and fortified positions of unbelief, clearing the way to deliver a clear shot with the greatest weapon. Hes spoken on over 70 university campuses and hosted his own radio talk show for 27 years defending christianity worth thinking about. Audio lectures includes highquality live recordings of collegelevel lectures that cover the important points from each subject as well as relevant material from other sources. Audio lectures, apologist and radio host gregory koukl demonstrates how to get in the drivers seat in discussions about faith, keeping any conversation moving with thoughtful, artful tact. Pdf tactics a game plan for discussing your christian. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by my friend greg koukl, passes with flying colors. Unlike a traditional audiobooks direct narration of a books text, tactics. What im going to present is developed in bregory koukl s book, tactics. Tactics for discussing christian convictions youtube.
A game plan for discussing your christian convictions audiobook for free via audible. The first flaw greg discusses in his book is the suicidal view. Koukl discusses the problems that come with engaging in christian apologetics, how it often comes across as combative, how unbelievers tend to respond emotionally rather than rationally to christian evidences, and how people christian and nonchristian alike tend to commit. He is known for tactics he teaches to help christian be prepared to engage others about. Recognize someones bad thinking for the purpose of guiding them to the truth, yet remaining gracious and charitable. Expert on defending your faith, greg koukl, talks about an unexpected approach to sharing what you believe. It is simply a guide to having better conversations regarding ones christian convictions. Stop a aggressive challenger in their tracks and turn the tables. In the tactics video study, apologist and radio host gregory koukl demonstrates.
Koukl has written a practical guide, accessible to any christian. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions grand rapids, mi. Tactics involve the art of navigating through the conversation itself. You will begin to identify different flaws in the arguments that people use against you. In tandem with his new book release, greg koukl discussed some apologetics tactics on issues, etc. Greg koukl s the story of reality is, indeed, a telling of the story of the world through a fivepart wideangle lens.
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