30 Everyday Openers: Gospel Conversation

Casual / Low-Stakes

What's something you believe that most people around you don't?
Do you consider yourself a spiritual person, religious person, neither, or something else?
What's your story with church or faith growing up?
If you could ask God one question and get a straight answer, what would it be?
What do you think happens after we die?
Who's someone who's shaped your view of God, for better or worse?
Have you ever had a moment where you felt like something bigger than you was going on?
What would it take to convince you God is real?
Do you pray, even occasionally? What's that like for you?
What's your honest opinion of Christians?

What's the hardest season you've walked through, and what got you through it?
Do you ever think about what your life is actually for?
What would you say your purpose is right now?
Is there anything about your life you wish you could start over?
What does forgiveness mean to you? Have you ever really needed it?
Do you think people are basically good, basically bad, or a mix?
What's something you're afraid of that you don't usually talk about?
If everything you believed about God turned out to be true, would that change how you live?
What's one thing you wish someone had told you about faith earlier in life?
Have you ever felt forgiven by someone? What was that like?

Can I tell you about something that changed my life?
Would it be weird if I shared how my faith has shaped this?
Have you ever read much of the Bible, or is that new territory?
What do you know about who Jesus actually was, beyond the holidays?
Would you ever be up for reading a chapter of the Bible together, just to talk about it?
Is there anything stopping you from checking out a church sometime?
Can I pray for you about that, right now?
What would you need to see or hear to take Jesus seriously?
Has anyone ever just explained the gospel to you simply, start to finish?
Would you want to hear it?