In the Gospels Jesus asks

questions in Scripture. Jesus was asked only

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recorded questions. He only answered

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directly.

Listening equals

!

It is so important that we allow people to share their experiences, even if we do not agree with them. Listening shows others that we value and respect them as people in the image of God and that we are interested in them and their experiences. Allowing people to share does not mean that we believe they are correct or that their experience honors God; it simply shows respect. —Dr. J. D. Payne, served the for ten years as a National Missionary for the SBC and is a former Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism in the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at SBTS in Louisville, Kentucky.

“If the goal is to communicate a body of knowledge, then the direct communication of a lecture is appropriate.” But the “goal is to elicit new understanding in the listener. Information is not the goal. Transformation is.” —Martin Copenhaver

Close-ended Questions Begin with…
Are?
Do?
Who?
When?
Where?
Which?

Open-ended Questions Begin with…
What?
How?
Why?
In what way?
Tell me more…
Help me understand better…

• Avoid questions that can be answered with “

” or “

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.”

• Keep questions

. Limit giving lengthy introductions or explanations for your question — just ask it!

• Ask

question at a time. When you get to a question mark, stop talking and let the person respond.

•

is okay.