Gospel.com Topics Feed - Jargon 2007-12-29T18:04:55-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/jargon How to avoid jargon: using the right words, avoiding insider language that repells readers http://ied.gospelcom.net/jargon.php 2007-12-29T18:04:55-05:00 The use of Christian jargon is one of the many ways we fail to communicate effectively with non-Christians, both online and offline. This page explains ways to express truth, without compromise, so that non-Christians can understand it. Writing testimonies that reach outsiders: how to prepare a testimony without jargon http://ied.gospelcom.net/angie.php 2007-12-29T18:01:14-05:00 'Angie's Story' is a fiotional testimony told in three ways: the way we tell them in church, as a first-person story written for non-Christians, and as a third-person feature article. This demonstrates how to write in order to reach non-yet-Christians, and highlights the many mistakes to avoid.