What is your personal motive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

The only motive I have is how it first affects me.  I must examine the value of it in my own life before I can/will pass it on to others.  (This part is much harder to put into words so I will end my answer on that note )

How would you describe your style of witnessing?

Actions speak louder than words?  I just live...(and try to speak less and listen more)  My style is just being true to who I am and just live and live again!  Respecting, loving and showing compassion are my main tools.

How effective do you believe you have been?

That is hard to answer.  I can only give this kind of answer - The reports of others!

People say I'm different..."weird" is the word heard most often.  LOL.

A guy who worked at my store for a whole year before quiting had this to say to me one day, "you know what?  You are the only person I've worked with here who I have heard nothing bad said about.  Everyone else is busy fighting and bickering and backstabbing each other but I hear nothing bad about YOU!!"

Others have said that I am kind, gentle, etc...all the good things.  There was the odd one I would offend but they usually came to respect me too.

Upon hearig these kinds of things, I usually tell myself that everyone is jst feeling sorry for me and are being sympathetic.  LOL.

I could only hope that the "image" (they give me) will affect them in the same manner.

Have you modified your style of witness over the years, based upon what you would consider success or failure? If yes, would you elaborate?

I've never really thought or evaluated this as a success or failure thing.  But, yes, I did change my style here and there over the years.  As a young one in the things of God, and being uncontrollably exuberant, became aggressive in "preaching" the gospel.  Being older now, and wiser (I hope) I have come to just simple settle into....well, living.  Share the good news when I percieve a "sense" to do so.

What have been your greatest challenges in witnessing to Gospel to the un-saved?

I now ask myself - What are they to be "saved" from?  I simply think that they have to be awakened from their sleep.  That approach might be a little different from the common "Believe and repent from the wrath to come" kind of message.

How would you judge (self-examine) your response to rejection?

I've never considered the rejection aspect.  I guess it was not part of the equation for me so I have never self-examined that part of the story too much.

* Do you react differently to rejection based upon the object of your efforts? Example: Do you react outwardly, or inwardly to rejection from an athiest, than someone who says they are Christian, but do not hold to the specific tenants of your understanding of Christianity? What about non-Christians? Do they cause a different reaction when they reject your witness? If so - please explain why.

I find that I react much differently to the "aged" christian when they purposely start showing disrespect.  I especially get more aggressive towards those who think they are better than others.  The reason is because these ripe christians should have excercised their senses enough to not do that kind of thing on purpose...but we are all still imperfect humanoids

Blessings.

G.

* What is your personal motive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

I don't think I have a single motive.  

Sometimes it is nothing more or less than obedience to the command of my Lord and master to "go and make disciples."  

Other times, it is motivated out of pride or some competitive spirit.  

Sometimes it is based on the desire for truth to prevail and my conviction that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life.  

Other times it is because I am paid to do so.  

Often it is related to a belief that life the the full on earth and eternal life in heaven are available in Christ Jesus...and I genuinely want that for others...but sometimes I find myself not really caring.

* How would you describe your style of witnessing?

Honest; vulnerable; thinking out loud; rude; kind; genuine desire to seek truth alongside others; discussing both my faith and doubts, certainties and uncertainties, strenghts, and weaknesses; seeking to understand; challenging both myself and others to look at things from different perspectives; challenging people to consider the significance and relevance of Christ Jesus in view of modern life, thought, trends, and events; striving to honor people as human beings created and dearly loved by God; inconsistent and hypocritical.

* How effective do you believe you have been?

Altogether ineffective.  I have led fifteen to twenty people in their first prayer to their Savior Jesus, but I am pretty sure that it was despite me, not because of me.

* Have you modified your style of witness over the years, based upon what you would consider success or failure? If yes, would you elaborate?

I don't tend to think about it in those terms.  I do speak about faith and life differently than I did 10 years ago.  Much of that has to do with how I have been changed by the diverse philosohy and theology that I have read, ten years straight of graduate study among diverse people from around the world, my growing respect for the importance of indivdiual subjective experience, and a growing awareness of my own inadequicies and frailty.

* What have been your greatest challenges in witnessing to Gospel to the un-saved?

Greatest is my own apathy, hypocrisy, and weak character.  But, it is also challenging when individuals pose challenges or questions, but they are unwilling to do the work to actually research the questions to the level necessary to find the answers.

* How would you judge (self-examine) your response to rejection?

Judge my response?  You mean, like when I am weeping, how do I self-examine my crying?  Is this what you meant to ask or am I misunderstanding you?  

* Do you react differently to rejection based upon the object of your efforts?

I need to think about this one more.  Perhaps I will come back to it later.  But, I am pretty certain that my answer is yes.