[B]e ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you…” – 1st Peter 3:15b
Reading Seth Godin’s blog entry from May 31st, ““How to be interviewed” started me thinking about how Jesus gave interviews; he did, you know – to Nicodemus, the woman at the well, the pharisees and sadducees. Jesus gave great interviews!
Some of the rules Mr. Godin mentioned are just what Jesus did:
- Jesus gave interviews, they weren’t taken from him. He was the one in charge, he was animated, interested in the topic and expressive.
- Interviewer questions and statements were not for answering but opportunities to talk about what he thought was important. When Nicodemus said, “We know you come from God …” Jesus ignored it completely and said, “You must be born again!”
- Everything Jesus said was “on the record” – there were no flippant, off-color, comments.
- Jesus was kind even when people made thoughtless comments or asked the same thing over and over.
- His answers were interesting, exciting and engaging.
Something to think about when people ask us questions.
– fritz@langgang.com
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