One time as I was about to embark on a series of meetings with two Jehovah’s Witnesses (or so I thought), instead of getting out his materials the lead Witness stared at me and asked point blank:

What is your purpose in meeting with us?

The tone seemed to me to be accusatory, sort of like my father sitting me down and saying, “Son, don’t you think there is something you ought to tell me?”

I quickly realized that the “wrong” answer might derail the whole process. They might tell me there was really no point in going further and head for the door. Continue reading

When I first became a Christian, mentors told me that one of the best ways to share the gospel is to give your personal testimony of what Jesus has done for you.

Is that method effective in getting through to Jehovah’s Witnesses?

Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses who have become Christians disagree on this, so I’ll give you the pros and cons. Continue reading

If we are going to get through to Jehovah’s Witnesses, we need to listen so we can find out what is important to them.

Let me illustrate my point by telling you about a bad experience I had one day when I went shopping for a new car. Continue reading

In my book, Getting Through to Jehovah’s Witnesses: Approaching Bible Discussions in Unexpected Ways, I identify a number of “Watchtower Signature Issues.”

These are issues Jehovah’s Witnesses often bring up in order to try to convince us that the Watchtower religion is the only genuine Christian faith, plus a couple of topics that they will never bring up but that might be a fruitful area for you to discuss at an appropriate time.

It is especially important with these types of topics to pay attention to what is NOT YOUR OBJECTIVE in the discussion. Continue reading