This books addresses the fact that apologetics today needs to operate on the basis of dialogue and conversation rather than proclamation and persuasion. It will help you talk more confidently with your friends about the hope that keeps you going. And during those times when you find that you are questioning your faith, the answers and ideas here may help you come to a deeper understanding of what you really believe.

John Pritchard

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Part 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Part 2

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Part 3

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17 How to use the chapters in a home group

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The book will help Christians talk more confidently with their friends about the hope that keeps them going. And during those times when they are questioning the faith, the answers and ideas here may help them come to a deeper understanding of what they really believe.

Though the style is light, the book actually covers a lot of ground in an accessible way. The author is an excellent communicator. Addresses the fact that apologetics today needs to operate on the basis of dialogue and conversation rather than proclamation and persuasion. Reassuringly equips Christians for those tricky discussions while helping them think through why they believe what they do. Is Christianity for those who can't get a life? What use is a dying God? Why is the Church so naff? If you've faced questions like these and felt tongue-tied, this is the book for you. It will help you talk more confidently with your friends about the hope that keeps you going. And during those times when you find that you are questioning your faith, the answers and ideas here may help you come to a deeper understanding of what you really believe. The user-friendly format of each chapter begins with a 'What they say' section. The author then identifies the key issue, before suggesting (in reassuring detail) how you might respond. All through the book you will find stories, as well as inspiring, poignant and witty quotes to work into your conversations whenever the opportunity may arise!

'Pritchard's style is scintillating ... To me this book has an undeclared spiritual dimension leading to personal growth and leaving the way clear for further development; he is not just giving reasons to explain faith to others but offering opportunity to develop as you read without too much struggle.' Touchstone 'This imaginative approach to Christian apologetics is most welcome.' Ministry Today

The Right Reverend John Pritchard is Bishop of Oxford. He was Bishop of Jarrow and, before that, Archdeacon of Canterbury. He has written many books for SPCK, including The Life and Work of a Priest (2007, 11,342 sold), Living Jesus (2010, 5338 sold), God Lost and Found (2011, 3550 sold) and Living Faithfully (April 2013, 3052 sold).

Talk more confidently about the faith that keeps you going and gain a deeper understanding of what you really believe

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Talking to other people about one's Christian faith can be exciting or extremely challenging. For most people the challenge seems too great and we look for the easy way out, realising we are not gifted evangelists!

However, Scripture exhorts us to "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." (1 Peter 3:15)

Many books have been written telling us how to do it and how easy it is whilst most of us find that it isn't. Here is yet another, but one with a new and creative approach.

John Pritchard has a long experience of ministry in the Anglican Church and focuses his book, not on the things we think we should be saying, but rather on the questions people are likely to ask and how we might respond.

The book is in three parts—Why Bother?, Why Believe?, and Why Get Involved? Each chapter is set out in an imaginative and accessible format, beginning with the things people say and going on to identify the key issue and the way one might respond. There are also thought provoking stories and some pithy quotes in each chapter.

At the end there is a section on how to use the book in a home group which is, perhaps, the value of the author's approach to the subject. Used individually it is obviously a worthwhile read, but used with a group it could help transform a church's outreach to the community it serves.

How To Explain Your Faith

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