The Car (by Drew Fossler)

A lot of men lead busy lives in today’s fast-paced society. How often do you get the chance to sit down one on one with a guy and talk with him about a topic without him being pulled in a different direction, or distracted, let alone share the Gospel with Him?

I’m not aware of many situations where that happens commonly in today’s “go-go-go” society. However, one thing I’ve found is a car ride with an individual can be a great time to get a good one on one conversation going. Even if he has his phone with him, he likely isn’t going to be on it for the entirety of a car ride that lasts more than an hour. There’ll likely be a time where it’s just you and him, sitting there, looking down the road. The radio may be on, but if you start talking with him, asking questions, putting feelers out, you can easily turn the volume down a bit to make sure can you hear each other.

On longer car rides, you and he may listen to the radio for an extended period of time, but after a while maybe you say something like, “We’ve been listening to the radio quite a while, let’s talk a bit. How are things going for you?” Or, you could lead with any number of other questions to get the conversation rolling. But, determine to have a plan, and/or an objective, from the outset. The questions you’re prepared to ask should fall in line with that plan/objective. You and he may not end up hitting all the points you’d like to. It’s probable that the conversation won’t go as you had planned. But, don’t let that be a discouragement. The Holy Spirit can direct the conversation in any number of ways, resulting in God’s glory.

If you happen to be in a car with an individual that’s not very talkative in general, another thing you could do is let the guy know you’ve listened to a talk/sermon that really hit home with you and you’d be interested in his thoughts on it. Or, you could even suggest listening to somebody’s recorded testimony. The goal is clear… no matter the method used we want the chance to share the Gospel with him and a car ride can be a great time to do it!