{"product_id":"book-hoqm","title":"Street Smarts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead by the author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet Smarts\u003c\/em\u003e by Gregory Koukl helps Christians better engage in productive conversations with those who challenge their convictions on a variety of issues. A follow-up to Koukl's best-selling \u003cem\u003eTactics\u003c\/em\u003e, this book focuses on revealing the fundamental flaws in common, current challenges to Christian beliefs and values. It then provides individual strategies to exploit those shortcomings by offering model questions and sample dialogues to help guide believers in genial, yet persuasive, conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKoukl begins by explaining the important difference in evangelism between a harvest approach (reaping) and a gardening approach (sowing). He then provides an overview of the tactical game plan he uses to have fruitful \"gardening\" conversations with those who are not yet Christians. Subsequent chapters tackle specific areas of challenge that Christians frequently face in discussions \"on the street,\" as it were--in those conversations with friends, family, or critics that believers often avoid because they feel out of their element, vulnerable, or exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the specific challenges he addresses, Koukl shows precisely how and why each falters. instructing the reader in a lucid, well-organized, and easy-to-follow fashion. He then provides a specific set of questions--the same questions Koukl uses in his own encounters--that are embedded in sample mini-dialogues the Christian can use to exploit those flaws in an amicable, yet incisive, way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome questions are used to get the discussion moving forward in a disarming fashion. Others are aimed more directly at the flaws or liabilities of the typical challenges people raise. Questions encourage challengers to think more carefully about their objections or consider problems with their own views that they may not have considered or even have been aware of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet Smarts\u003c\/em\u003e equips Christians to handle tough challenges in a straightforward and user-friendly way. It provides the practical tools they need to keep them in the driver's seat of otherwise difficult and discomfiting conversations. It enables them to stand up for Christ in a safe, genial, yet effective way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Christian","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354973479216,"sku":"BDhoqm","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49354973544752,"sku":"ZEhoqm","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49354973577520,"sku":"ZMhoqm","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hoqm-Square-cover.jpg?v=1777531624","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hoqm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}