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Evangelism (Fishing) Icebreakers Launch Page

A launch pad for the evangelism icebreakers toolbox. Browse all icebreaker articles in one place, grouped by category, with simple leader guidance for one-on-one or group conversations and gentle bridges toward the Gospel.

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Crash and Burn with Macka

A series of honest, real-world lessons from evangelism, discipleship, and ministry that didn’t go as planned. Crash and Burn with Macka shares hard-won wisdom so others can avoid common mistakes and grow with humility.

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Crash and Burn in Evangelism - How Not to Do it

A practical “how NOT to do it” guide to evangelism: 13 common ways Christians accidentally crash and burn, plus humble real-life examples and a better way forward. Honest, non-shaming, and designed to help you stay in the conversation long enough for real fruit to grow.

An example Imagination game

This short example walkthrough demonstrates how Predictable Imagination icebreakers work in real conversations. By guiding people through a simple imagined journey, patterns quickly emerge that reveal how surprisingly similar human imagination is. This makes an easy, non-threatening bridge toward deeper conversations about meaning, conscience, and the Gospel.

Icebreaker: Category 3 - Longing and Meaning

A gentle set of imagination-based icebreakers that draw out people’s deepest longings—meaning, peace, love, freedom from guilt—and provide natural, non-pressuring bridges toward the Gospel.

Icebreaker: Category 2 - Moral Intuition

These moral imagination icebreakers use simple stories to reveal shared instincts about right and wrong. Designed for individuals or groups, they spark thoughtful conversation without debate, pressure, or tricks.

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Icebreaker: Category 1 - Predictable Imagination

This collection of 20+ story-based icebreakers is designed to help you start natural, curiosity-driven conversations with individuals or groups—without repetition or gimmicks. These are simple prompts that open doors, invite imagination, and create space for deeper dialogue.

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Icebreaker #8: The Dot in the middle of the page

This is a little exercise that my friend Dave K. added to our Blind Spot Test ice breaker. (Like the Blind Spot test it can be used for ice breaking evangelism or discipleship.)

Someone put a black dot in the middle of a white A4 piece of paper and held it up. Dave was then asked to tell them what he saw. He replied “a dot?”.

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Crash and Burn Evangelism #3 – Don’t be a Goat!

The Bible has many wonderful promises to equip us to do our assigned tasks for the Kingdom (e.g., “Perform signs and wonders," “that you will do even greater things,” Mark 16:17–18, and John 14:12–14, etc.). We do not seek out glory and power for ourselves, but miracles can accompany disciples as they go out into the world and interact. These can be very powerful tools in evangelism. You can easily crash and burn as well! Don’t let yourself be the free goat (I'll expain later on).

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Crash and Burn Evangelism #1- World Views

Putting aside for the moment that we can boldly go ahead of God without any prayer, lacking gentleness or respect, there are less obvious reasons why we might crash and burn trying to share the Good News with someone. In the West, we can get too myopic (tunnel vision). The simple fact is that not everyone thinks the same as we do. We all see the world from a different perspective.

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