Step 1: Pick Someone
(Thank you to David Lee for this brainstorming process.)
- Choose a Friend or Family Member
- Find a piece of paper and pen.
- Write down the names of three friends or family members:
- Who would be the most difficult to talk to about what you've learned through your experience with Justice For All's Training Program?
- Who would be somewhat difficult to talk to, but you think you might be able to get the courage up to share with him or her?
- Who would be easy to talk to about the things you've learned through your JFA experience?
- Don't try to talk to your numbers "1" or "2," unless you are aching for a challenge. Be kind to yourself and focus on your "3."
- Decide when in the next two weeks you might be able to take 30 minutes to talk with your "3."
- Pick your activity from the three activities below.
- Call your "3" to arrange a time to talk.
Step 2: Pick Dialogue Tool
Share Yourself (Your JFA Outreach Experience)
- Write a reflection on your experience at a JFA Outreach
- Share your reflection with your JFA Mentor
- If you request it, your JFA Mentor can give you feedback on how to edit your reflection to make it into a good 10-minute presentation on your experience with JFA.
- Ask your church small group if you can share your JFA experience during a normally-scheduled group meeting.
- Or, send your reflection to your friends via email and ask for feedback from them.
Share the Justice For All Exhibit Brochure ("Two-Minute Outreach")
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Share Stephen Wagner's Common Ground Without Compromise
- Download the book for FREE. (It comes in two parts.)
- Buy the bound book.
- Show the "heartbeat" video (first on the page).
- Say, "The heart of the human organism begins to beat at about 22 days from fertilization. This video was taken at about one week after that time. Do you think what is pictured here is a human being?"
- Create dialogue by asking questions, listen, and find common ground when possible.
- Show the panel.
- Say, "This panel shows pictures of different stages of human development. It's really asking the question, 'When do you think human beings begin to exist?'" How would you answer that question?
- Create dialogue by asking questions, listen, and find common ground when possible.
- Work with your JFA Mentor to plan your survey. Your mentor has sample surveys you can use.
Note: You Can Also Share a Combination of the Activities Above
Step 3: Make It Happen
This is the toughest part of the process. Look at your plan (Step 2) and just do it. We suggest starting by praying for the heart of the person with whom you're going to be talking. Ask God to help this person be open to thinking about abortion in a new way. Ask God to give you the humility to have the attitude, "I might be wrong about some things and need to adjust my views, too."
