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=Ask One REALLY Good Question= | =Ask One REALLY Good Question= | ||
There are 2 methods that have been very successful in our experience with message followers. They are both quite similar: | There are 2 methods that have been very successful in our experience with message followers. They are both quite similar. It requires a lot of thought ahead of time... not telling them exactly what you think... and perhaps playing just a little bit dumb. | ||
WARNING: You should generally keep this approach to family members or friends. Pastors or deacons in message churches generally do not respond well to questions. | |||
==The "Rock in the Shoe" method== | ==The "Rock in the Shoe" method== | ||
Can you ask one simple question that will nag at a message follower as if they had a rock in their shoe? It requires a question to be well thought out and asked at the right time. Don't ask multiple questions. One well thought out question is all that you need. It might be followed up with another "rock in the shoe" at some later date but starting simply and slowly is the way to go. | Can you ask one simple question that will nag at a message follower as if they had a rock in their shoe? It requires a question to be well thought out and asked at the right time. Don't ask multiple questions. One well thought out question is all that you need. It might be followed up with another "rock in the shoe" at some later date but starting simply and slowly is the way to go. | ||
===An example of the "Rock in the Shoe" method=== | |||
Q: I was looking up something on the message on the internet and saw something that I don't understand. Bro. Branham said that his vision of the 16 men drowning when the bridge was being built in Jeffersonville was fulfilled. But now I understand that it wasn't. Even George Smith, William Branham's son-in-law admitted that it didn't come to pass. Can you help me understand this? | |||
If questioned you can send them a link to our article on [[The Municipal Bridge Vision]]. | |||
Do not try to explain it to them. They have to explain it to you. If they can't, just say ''"I don't understand this."'' Next time you see them, ask them again, ''"Can you help me understand this? I'm trying to understand it... if William Branham was a prophet, this shouldn't happen. It's really bothering me."'' | |||
==The Socratic Method== | ==The Socratic Method== | ||
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===An example of the Socratic method=== | ===An example of the Socratic method=== | ||
Q: If Bro. Branham was a prophet then all of his prophecies will have to come true, correct? | Q: If Bro. Branham was a prophet then all of his prophecies will have to come true, correct? | ||