Over the years, I have accumulated ideas and questions that have been helpful to me in transitioning casual conversations into spiritual ones. Here is that list of those conversation starters. Perhaps some of these might help you easily engage others in a conversation about faith…
- Where are you on your spiritual pilgrimage?
- Who is the most impressive person you have ever met?
- What single thing would you like to make absolutely certain you do (if at all possible) during your lifetime?
- What historical character, from any period of history, would you like to meet?
- What are you reading for leisure these days?
- How do you know you’ll go to heaven when you die?
- How are you growing personally?
- In your opinion, how does one become a Christian?
- How would you describe your father and his impact on your life?
- Do you have a mentor? Tell me about his or her impact on your life?
- What do you think would probably surprise most people about you? Why?
- What is your greatest strength, and what are you doing to develop it?
- Why do people do what they do? What are the assumptions you make about people?
- How do you handle pressure?
- What do you consider to be the two major turning points in your life?
- What is something you consider to be a great personal success? Why?
- What is your key to maintaining balance in your life?
- What are two or three major truths upon which you base your decision-making?
- Tell me about two of your life long friends, and why they have had such an impact upon your life?
- How would you describe your mother, and her impact on your life?
- In your opinion, who is Jesus Christ?
- If you could know God personally, would you be interested?
- What have you found to be the best way of absorbing disappointment, rejection, distress and discouragement?
- If you could ask God any question, what would you ask?
- What is the most important thing in the world to you, and why?
- What gives your life value?
- Does your worldview, have an answer for why there is pain, suffering and evil in the world? If so, what is it?
- What is your basis for morality (what is right and wrong)?
- If you were to inherent a million dollars today, and couldn’t spend it on yourself, what would you do with it and why?
- Has anything ever happened to you, which was dramatic, personal or spectacular enough to have caused you to be certain there is a God who is both infinite and personally caring?
- What in your opinion is the meaning of life?
