Dialogue Strategy & Sharing the Gospel
Practical tools for missionaries and members sharing the gospel — persuasion psychology, conversation strategies, the Book of Mormon invitation, and guides to ordinances like fasting and tithing that often come up in interfaith discussions.
6 documents
Covers the biblical and doctrinal basis for fasting as a spiritual discipline. Useful for explaining LDS monthly Fast Sunday practice to those unfamiliar with it.
A brief guide to Lent — its origins, traditions, and how it compares to LDS fasting practices. Useful for LDS members engaging with Catholic or mainline Protestant friends during the Lenten season.
Advanced missionary dialogue strategy guide. Covers how to find the 'hidden knife' — the underlying belief that an investigator holds — and how to address it directly. Includes conversation flow diagrams and common objection responses.
A comprehensive guide to the psychology and strategy of changing minds in apologetics contexts. Covers inoculation theory, motivated reasoning, the backfire effect, and effective techniques for productive interfaith dialogue.
A missionary-friendly guide presenting compelling reasons for an investigator to read the Book of Mormon. Covers literary, historical, doctrinal, and spiritual reasons — designed as a leaving-behind piece.
Covers the biblical basis for tithing — from Malachi 3 to New Testament giving — and how LDS tithing fits within a broader theology of consecration and covenant.