Say What You Mean When Defending the Faith

USA.(SANEPR.com) February 19, 2007 -- Author and communication expert Mrs. JoJo Tabares has created a brand new study to help young Christians answer some of the most difficult questions about their faith in a brand new homeschool study course.

“’Say What You Mean: Defending the Faith’ trains young Christians to address common misconceptions and answer everyday questions about the Christian faith in grace. It is set up to be user friendly for homeschoolers but, as with all my studies, can easily be used by non-homeschoolers as a supplemental study outside of traditional school,” she says.

This semester study features weekly, easy-to-teach, lessons complete with an introduction to the weekly topic, a common question or misconception that people have about Christianity, a Bible quote relating to that study, research tips, places to record their notes and research, and communication tips for handling the people who generally ask this question. At the beginning of each lesson, students are required to give a presentation on their findings to answer the question. These methods provide opportunities to review the skills learned and to receive feedback about what was handled skillfully and what areas need improvement throughout the study.

“This is the most important e-book study that I have created to date. There is so much misinformation out there about the Christian faith and Christians need to be able to answer objections and questions about Christianity with sensitivity and respect to the listener,” says Mrs. Tabares. She acknowledges that different settings and circumstances warrant different responses. “This e-book will examine a variety of potential circumstances and provide the opportunity for the student to role play,” she comments.

“As Christians, we are often painted as judgmental, ignorant, and silly for our beliefs by the media,” she says. This situation is further exacerbated by the skewed portrayal of Christians in society and the media, often showing only the extremist ‘Christian’ viewpoint instead of everyday Christians quietly going about their daily lives in obedience to God’s word. “As Christians, we need to have the skills to answer people’s questions, and defend our faith with grace and confidence, and it needs to start with our young people,” comments Mrs. Tabares.

‘Say What You Mean: Defending the Faith’ may be purchased in e-book or CD Rom format at www.artofeloquence.com. Students will have a chance to further internalize and solidify these concepts beginning February 27, 2007 when Mrs. Tabares teaches a teleclass on the e-book.