What Non-Christians Want from Faith Conversations.

FAITH; CONVERSATION

Someone I would talk to about faithChristians I know personally(% of adults who are not practicing Christians)Listens without judgmentAllows others to draw their own conclusionsDemonstrates interest inother people's story or lifeFocused on the details of questionsKnows the story of the person theyare sharing their faith withGood at debating topicsDoes not force a conclusionConfi dent in sharing their own perspectiveGood at asking questionsAware of the inconsistencesin their own perspectiveExhibits a vibrant faith of their ownFocused on the emotions behind questions62% 34% 43% 22% 29% 17% 20% 10% 18% 20% 15% 10% 50% 26%33% 28% 27% 16% 20% 9% 15% 25% 13% 8%n-1.001 U.S. Adults 18 and older who arenot practicing Christians May 2018 Just as non-Christians and lapsed Christians fail to seedesired conversational traits in the Christians they know, practicingChristians are hesitant to say some of the samedescriptions are true of themselves. However willing they may be, Christians' ability to witness forChrist may be impeded by the simple fact that they don't havemeaningful relational connections with non-Christians, or theconversational skills necessary to talk meaningfully about faith. [Extracted from the article]

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