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    The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion
    The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion
    The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion
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    The Complete Book of Questions: 1001 Conversation Starters for Any Occasion

    By Garry D. Poole

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    1001 Conversation Starters for Any OccasionMost of us realize that raising questions is a powerful way to get interesting dialogue. But asking good ones can be another matter—they’re not always that easy to think up! That’s where The Complete Book of Questions comes in. This book is one big compilation of questions—1001 of them you can use to launch great conversations in almost any context. And many of these questions are likely to trigger other questions you may also wish to discuss. Think of this book as a tool to spark interaction—and to know and understand others, and yourself, better. The questions in The Complete Book of Questions have been divided into ten categories for easy reference as shown in the chart below. There are probably as many ways to put this book to use, as there are questions within it! So be creative. Experiment with these 1001 questions in different contexts—and be sure to make the most of the conversations that ensue!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateMay 26, 2009
    ISBN9780310314424
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    Garry D. Poole

    As Willow Creek Community Church's key evangelism leader for over sixteen years, Garry Poole is the innovator of seeker small groups and a strategist of creative outreach initiatives. Passionate about reaching people for Christ, Garry and his team have trained thousands of leaders to launch seeker small groups in their own settings. His award-winning book, Seeker Small Groups, provides a detailed blueprint for facilitating small group discussions that assist spiritual seekers with investigating Christianity. He also wrote The Complete Book of Questions, a collection of 1001 conversation starters and numerous group study guides including The Three Habits of Highly Contagious Christians; The Tough Questions Series, and Experiencing the Passion of Jesus (with Lee Strobel) to accompany Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ. In 2005, it became the first discussion guide ever to receive the prestigious Charles “Kip” Jordon Christian Book of the Year award. Garry lives in suburban Chicago.

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      The Complete Book of Questions - Garry D. Poole

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      ZONDERVAN

      The Complete Book of Questions

      Copyright © 2003 by Willow Creek Association

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      ePub Edition January 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-31442-4

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      Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530

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      To Jim Poole and Rosanne Vale

      who endured their older brother’s

      relentless barrage of questions

      and inspired a constant stream of new ones

      CONTENTS

      TITLE PAGE

      COPYRIGHT PAGE

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      INTRODUCTION

      THE POWER OF QUESTIONS

      1001 QUESTIONS

      GUIDELINES

      APPLICATIONS

      LISTEN WELL

      LIGHT & EASY

      PERSONAL PROFILE

      PREFERENCES

      BLAST FROM THE PAST

      JUST IMAGINE

      VIEWPOINTS

      HARD-HITTING

      FROM THE HEART

      SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING

      EXTREME SPIRITUAL MATTERS

      ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

      SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      It is better to know some of

      the questions than all of the

      answers.

      —James Thurber

      It seems like there are those who have all the answers and others who have only questions. And unless you’re lucky, it’s a rare thing to stumble across people with a healthy dose of both questions and answers.

      I’m very lucky.

      My brother Jim Poole is simply a creative genius. He’s a witty wordsmith with an uncanny sense of what’s what. Thanks for your astute observations and handing over all your great ideas.

      My colleague Laura Allen is a talented mastermind. She’s a walking thesaurus with a heart of gold. Thanks for sharing your wealth of wisdom and keen insights.

      Thanks, Jim and Laura, for inspiring me to take this book to the next level and your willingness to go above and beyond time after time.

      My mother, Barbara Poole, and friend Judy Keene supplied lots of suggestions and polished the manuscript. Thanks for your contributions and edits—they were all good ones.

      And a special thanks to all my friends and family members who over the years have kindled these 1001 questions—and illuminated their answers.

      The answer, my friend, is

      blowin’ in the wind.

      —Bob Dylan

      INTRODUCTION

      Can I ask you

      a question?

      —Socrates

      THE POWER OF QUESTIONS

      Questions are great conversation starters. It seems everyone has a story to tell or an opinion to share. And to get it, you need only to ask. Good questions invite people to open up about themselves and divulge their thoughts and feelings on a wide variety of topics. They’re the secret behind getting acquainted with someone you have recently met or learning something completely new about someone you’ve known for years. If you learn to pose the right questions, you’ll gain a better understanding of who your friends are and what makes them tick.

      Don’t you appreciate it when someone asks you sincere questions? It conveys an interest in your opinions and insights. It demonstrates a desire to know who you are and what you really think. And that means a lot. There is something powerful about questions that force you to think, look within yourself, examine your heart, and search for answers. And it’s in the process of responding to those questions that you often make discoveries about yourself—things you never even realized before.

      Questions also function remarkably well in the context of discussion groups. They draw group participants into the dialogue—less outspoken individuals are coaxed out of their shells and more talkative types are reigned in to focus on the issue at hand. Asking great questions in a group setting is the quickest and easiest way to spark stimulating discussions.

      1001 QUESTIONS

      But even though most of us realize the importance of

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