A game plan for discussing your christian convictions koukl, gregory on. So try and control the conversation to keep things civil. This page is intentionally left blank in a society filled with so much antichristian rhetoric, there is no better bo. Koukl has made a worthwhile contribution to the literature on. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions should be required training for all christians and churches. Koukl has made a worthwhile contribution to the literature on apologetics by teaching us how to say what we say. What happens when a church discourages principled debates and a free. Nov 26, 2019 gregory koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason. The zondervan biblical and theological lectures series provides a unique audio learning experience. On one hand, i was excited to see in book form what i have heard koukl demonstrate so many times. May 25, 2017 selected from tactics video study, this video presents all material from session 1. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by array. Tactics is the book that really ignited my apologetic making a defense for the gospel fire.
Tactics in defending the faith chinese church in christ. Tactics by greg koukl audiobook download christian. Here are two of the life lessons that koukl provides in tactics. Tactics by greg koukl audiobook download christian audiobooks. 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. There are very few places you can learn easy ways to share that evidence. The question that stops christians in their tracks youtube.
Gregory koukl focuses on how christians can defend the faith in everyday conversations. Tactics is probably the best intro to apologetics book ive ever read. Greg koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason. Listeners will learn how to maneuver comfortably and graciously through potential minefields, stop challengers in their tracks, turn the. Tired of finding yourself flatfooted and intimidated in evangelistic conversations. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions 9780310282921 by gregory koukl. Ive been listening to greg koukl one of my personal apologetics heroes on the stand to reason podcast for years and he would occasionally mention this book he was working on, the story of reality originally entitled credo. Greg koukl of stand to reason explains how to rephrase the question that stops christians in their tracks. I was anxious to have a look at the book, as i have been following greg koukls ministry of stand to reason for a number of years. Pdf tactics a game plan for discussing your christian. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions was cited as a must read on how to share christian beliefs and defend christianity in an article on the christian post. The value of tactics if you learn tactics, you will be able to present the truth clearly and cleverly. In this book, greg koukl passes lewiss test with flying colors. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions zondervan, 2009 gregory koukl refers to his approach as tactics.
Stand to reason 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. Apologetics tactics resources mp3 and video by greg koukl. May 30, 2012 the first 6 chapters of tactics looked at the game plan. Gregory koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason, an website devoted to defending the faith and that seeks to equip christian ambassadors with knowledge, wisdom, and character. Recognize someones bad thinking for the purpose of guiding them to the truth, yet remaining gracious and charitable. Moreland just as a course on tactics is a requirement at all military academies, so too greg koukls tacticsa game plan for discussing your christian convictions should be required training for all christians and churches. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions gregory koukl note. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by gregory koukl tactics. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by greg koukl.
A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by gregory koukl. But to demonstrate that tactics will strengthen your relationships and give you actionable advice, let me provide a few illustrations. 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. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions softcover, kindle, quotes was released i could not wait to get my copy.
Unlike a traditional audiobooks direct narration of a books text, tactics. As advocates of absolute truth, lets follow his example and do the same. Just as a course on tactics is a requirement at all military academies, so too greg koukls tactics. You will begin to identify different flaws in the arguments that people use against you. Greg koukl, author, the story of reality in the beginning god genesis 1. The first 6 chapters of tactics looked at the game plan. Gregory koukl has 29 books on goodreads with 677 ratings. Designed to be used alongside the tactics video study, the tactics study guide provides a game plan for communicating the compelling truth about christianity with confidence and grace. 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. If you are calm and speak softly and controlled it is harder for your opposition to flare up. Along with a detailed examination of such methods, koukl offers plenty of personal stories and reallife examples. Tactics for discussing christian convictions youtube.
This summary contains key ideas from the book not necessarily in the same order as the book. Dec 02, 2019 there are very few places you can learn easy ways to share that evidence. Stop a aggressive challenger in their tracks and turn the tables. The specific context for using these tools is in defense of the christian faith and christian world view. Youll have to get to know greg through his ministry with stand to reason to validate my first point. Gregory koukl demonstrates how to get in the drivers seat, keeping any conversation.
On one hand, i was excited to see in book form what i have heard koukl demonstrate so many times on his. Some new atheists argue that belief in god is as sensible as belief in a flying spaghetti monster. Gregory koukl born june 10, 1950 is a christian apologist, radio talk show host, author, speaker, and the founder of the christian apologetics organization stand to reason. I was introduced to the apologetic work of greg koukl almost ten years ago. Nov 15, 2015 this week i received my copy of tactics. While not revolutionary in content, greg koukl changes the game in the way he presents academic concepts, all while encouraging christians to speak to their opponents with grace. Tactics gregory koukl pdf a game plan for discussing your.
A game plan for discussing your christian convictions. Feb 04, 2009 and tactics shows precisely how to do that. Gregory koukl is the founder and president of stand to reason. Selected from tactics video study, this video presents all material from session 1. Greg suggests that if anyone in the argumentdebate gets angry, then you lose. 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. 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. He is married to steese koukl and lives near hermosa beach, california. Greg koukl, president and founder of stand to reason, and an adjunct professor of christian apologetics at biola university with two masters degrees, 1 offers great strategies not tricks. Gregory koukl demonstrates how to get in the drivers seat, keeping any conversation moving with thoughtful, artful diplomacy. 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. Tactics involve the art of navigating through the conversation itself. What im going to present is developed in bregory koukls book, tactics.
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. 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. These views are selfrefuting and will defeat themselves. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He has hosted his own radio talk show for seventeen years advocating clearthinking christianity and defending the christian worldview. In the tactics study guide, apologist and radio host gregory koukl demonstrates how. A guide to effectively discussing your christian convictions ebook 9780310529200 by gregory koukl. Greg koukl has done all of us a favorrelativists includedby turning the spotlight on these cracks and exposing them. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions by. Now, ten years after the first edition, greg has rewritten, updated and expanded tactics, and it just became. He has written a number of books, including tactics and relativism, and hosts a radio talk show. Jan 17, 2017 greg koukl of stand to reason explains how to rephrase the question that stops christians in their tracks.
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. Also remember that division is okay if you are dividing the. His is not simply a theoretical form of apologetics, but. Greg started out thinking he was too smart to become a christian and ended up giving his life for the defense of christianity. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions pdf tactics. Jan 10, 2017 ive waited for this book for a long time. Tac tic s in def ending t he fait h getting you into the. I had been not so patiently waiting for it ever since. New tactics with greg koukl cross examined official podcast.
Read tactics pdf a game plan for discussing your christian convictions by gregory koukl zondervan in a world increasingly indifferent to. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions 10th anniversary edition by gregory koukl in paperback format at koorong 9780310101468. Greg koukls classic book tactics is simply the best place to go to learn how to share the hope you have within you. Tactics does not claim to be an apologetics textbook or even a book intended to develop a particular. In tandem with his new book release, greg koukl discussed some apologetics tactics on issues, etc. Greg is founder and president of stand to reason and serves as adjunct professor of christian apologetics at biola university. We are going through the tactics study in an effort to build our skills in discussing our worldview with others. Gregory koukl offers practical strategies to help you stay in the. Koukl has written a practical guide, accessible to any christian. In the tactics course, gregory koukl offers practical strategies to help you stay in the drivers seat as you maneuver comfortably and graciously. Tactics by gregory koukl overdrive rakuten overdrive. His is not simply a theoretical form of apologetics, but something that works quite well in everyday encounters. 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.
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