“It is not enough to have
worthy thoughts. Those thoughts
must be communicated
worthily.”
-- John Edmund Haggai
COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY FOR EVANGELISM
Through these lectures and
after completing them, I plan to:
o Understand
what communication really is and how important it is to me as a leader.
o Increase
my effectiveness in communicating the Gospel by working hard on myself.
o Learn to
break through the communication barriers that I face daily in my ministry.
o Learn how
to be an empowered communicator verbally and nonverbally for God’s glory.
o Practice
some useful skills.
Haggai Institute
Advancing
Leadership Skills Since 1969
Dr. Suhail
“I’ll pay more for a man’s ability to express
himself than for any other quality he might possess.
-- Charles Schwab
Communication: What?
1. Definition.
An
interactive
process process between two or
more people. A sender initiates the process by transmitting a message
.to a receiver or
group of receivers, and then gets a response.
- A meaningful exchange of information through messages
- Interpersonal process of sending and receiving symbols with meanings attached to them.
The ability to express yourself clearly and
effectively.
-
“By definition,
communication means two-way
communication.
Insecure individuals don’t like it.
Bosses don’t
like it, but leaders and innovators do
like It.”
2. Process of Communication
The dynamics of the process:
Sender Encodes message & channel Decodes receiver
lntended Meaning perceived meaning
Noise Feedback
“You can have brilliant
ideas, but if you can’t get
them across, your ideas
won’t get you anywhere.”
-- Lee Iacocca
3.
Different kinds of communication.
. Verbal
. Non verbal
(Have you ever
noticed how loud silence can be?!j>~
o Mixed.
~.VERBAL _______
~ VOCAL __________
VISUAL _________
total 100%
4. Feedback
It is the process of telling
someone else how you feel about something that person did or said.
5. Brain:
right or left.
6. Communication is more of art than of science.
This course and many other materials are designed to
give you the
brush strokes of communication so that you can
create a masterpiece
in your communication with others as leaders.
7. Biblical point of view
- Am I a bridge — builder for
Christ?
Bridging the gap between Christ’s Church and today’s
world.
What is a
Bridge-Builder?
A bridge-builder is one who has made a commitment to
understand people with different backgrounds and beliefs in order to make
Christianity relevant to these people.
The problem of
Isolation
Today’s Christians are often viewed by the world as
anti-intellectuals, as people who have neglected their minds in order to become
“spiritual”. But with this mentality, we are unable to address the critical
issues of our day, and so our culture begins to look elsewhere for answers.
Contextualization: Christ’s Example
Contextualization means becoming identified with the
opposing party and requires breaking through cultural barriers in order to
establish communication.
God took on our context, and in doing so; He broke
through two barriers that kept man from having a relationship with Him:
• Humanity barrier.
• Sin barrier.
This contextualization continues through God’s
people. God called every believer to be an ambassador for Christ.
Communication: Why?
1. It’s
basic in human interpersonal
relationships.
2. Transmits
information through words, pictures, symbols, or actions,
necessary
to achieve objectives
3. Prevents misunderstanding
4. Helps to
get the right things.ci~T~%- through people.
S. Helps the
reproduction of leaders.
6. To. persuade It’s God’s will to
communicate since He was the first communicator and the greatest One.
7. It’s a
part of our job description as Christ’s ambassadors.
8. To bridge
the gap between God and sinners.
9. To bridge
the gap between Christ’s Church and today’s world.
“ Learning to communicate
effectively is important to you as a leader because you will never reach your
leadership potential without it.”