Starting the conversation by using the board
Introduce yourself
Identify yourself with the speaker. “Hi, I’m with the gentleman who was painting. My name is..”
Ask: “Did you hear what my friend was saying at the painting?”
If they say no, then explain the Gospel to them.
If they say yes, then ask the next question.
Ask: What did you think of what he said?
Then use their response to go through the Gospel using the Scriptures and bring them to a point of decision: “What will you do with what Jesus did for you?” or “What is keeping you from trusting in Jesus right now?”
CLOSING THE MEETING
GIVING THE INVITATION
Tell the crowd how to place their faith in Christ.
Invite them to take some literature, explaining that neither the prayer nor the taking of literature saves them. It just lets you know that they are serious about having saving faith in Christ.
After the meeting, explain that you have people who would be glad to discuss things further with them as they would like.
PROTOCOL
IN OPEN AIR MEETINGS
Don’t distribute tracts in the meeting area.
Come and stand in the crowd when the speaker begins painting.
Focus on the speaker, quietly standing in close to the board.
Pursue people who seem interested, but leave early.
Speak to people only after they exit the direct meeting area.
Stay within the designated boundaries.
Pass tracts between meetings only to those going away from the meeting area.
Initiate conversations with members of the same sex when possible.
Speak with hecklers, interjectors, and interested individuals outside the immediate crowd, so as not to distract or be distracted.
Engage passers-by in conversation directly following the meeting dismissal.
WITH PAMPHLET DISTRIBUTION
Extend your arm so as to display the tract in one hand, while holding more tracts in the other hand.
Call out in a friendly, but sturdy voice, “Here’s some Good News for you!”, or “Here’s something good for you to read!”
Offer literature as people are still several steps in front of you.
Refer to the tract as “literature, Good News, a pamphlet, information”, or “something to read”.
Pass tracts randomly only when there is no possibility of speaking personally to individuals.
Tracts may be used to open conversations. They can be distributed with a lead-in question or comment such as:
“This will tell you about God and how to know Him!”
“How do you believe one might know God?”
“Here is some Christian literature for you today!”