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

Last Week…

Small Groups

The Invitation: Make Disciples

This should be exciting!Our job is faithfulness, God changes hearts

Be patient, and celebrate any progress

Breathe

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.

Everyone hasInfluence

Focus ourInfluence

tACTICSSkills for effective discussions

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”

Good listening is the key to spotting

Weaknesses

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

The Suicide Tactic

The Self-Refuting Argument

The Suicide TacticThe art of allowing self-refuting

arguments to die upon being spoken

I Cannot Speak A word in English

You Can’t know anything for sure

Easy onesI never, never repeat a word. Never.

There are absolutely no absolutes.

My brother is an only child. Swear!

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You shouldn’t force your morality on me

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

Following a Bad Argument

“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

The Steamroller

Dealing with aggressive people

The Steamroller TacticHow to graciously deal with someone

who constantly interrupts you

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.

Discussion and Practice

Week 5

Tactics - pART 2

Tonight:

sCHEDULE FOR THE nIGHTTACTICS

Schedule for the night

7:00-7:40 - Review

7:40 - 8:15 - Small Groups

8:15-8:30 - Share Deep Wisdom