When someone says "I saw your bishop on TV last night," I never say, "What was he like?" which I've found often leads nowhere, but something like "Did he say anything about Jesus?" If on the other hand I had seen the program, I would say, "I thought the point he made about....was very impressive" and I would head straight for the gospel.

When a man next to you tells you that his wife has cancer, you may well say something like "You must be terribly worried. My wife goes to a prayer group on Tuesdays. Would you mind if they prayed for you both?"

When asked "What sort of weekend did you have?", instead of saying "Oh, it was good," try "We heard a terrific sermon on Sunday night," and see where it leads.

Personal evangelism is not like preaching a sermon one-to-one. It is much more like 'verbal scrabble'.