Doug’s approach is perfect for followers of Christ who are committed but hesitant when it comes to sharing faith. They understand that they are called to be witnesses but they are hesitant for the right reasons – they are aware enough of what’s going on in our culture to know that evangelicals often aren’t seen in a positive light, and they don’t want to put people off or cause offence, accidentally saying something that reinforces stereotypes and shuts down the conversation. Doug’s approach centers on noticing, caring, and listening your way into spiritual conversations. No tricks, no speeches, no agendas. Just what you might call attentive intentionality – being aware of the people around you, being intentional to lean into them, and then being curious about the spiritual stirrings within. While it feels remarkably fresh and new, Doug’s approach is clearly anchored in the way Jesus engaged with the unbelieving world around him in such compassionate and thoughtful ways. Doug’s material is so needed and so timely for today’s tense cultural climate! He equips followers of Christ to share faith in a way that relies not on memorized spiels or win/lose confrontations but on genuine interest in those we encounter in our day-to-day routes through life. I think Doug’s book God Space is the single best book on evangelism out there right now. It is as encouraging as it is practical, and it leaves you feeling, “Hey, I could actually see myself doing that!” It’s the perfect approach for thoughtful followers of Christ. We loved having Doug with us. His delivery is as engaging as his content. He makes creative use of multimedia in a way that keeps his audience with him at every step. He’s artful and playful in his speaking style, and he left our congregation amazed that the time had flown by so quickly and eager for more. And Doug connects well across the ages – from junior-highers to senior citizens, our congregation loved it.

“Doug was a breath of fresh air for our pastors and church leaders across Montana.  His training and approach to evangelism was very relevant, practical and resonated deeply with us. Doug was affirming to those who practice a similar approach to evangelism and challenging to others who have held to the approaches of yesteryear.  His book, God Space has changed the way we view outreach in Montana.

“I am the pastor of a San Francisco Bay Area church. For some time I had been praying for the right opportunity to bring Doug Pollock out to train our staff and the core of our church. We hosted an all church retreat where every attendee received Doug’s book with their pre-registration and was asked to read it before attending the retreat. What took place our weekend together was nothing short of supernatural! Our people were not given a canned presentation, but proven tools, an eternal perspective, and relevant media saturated presentations (a key value for us here in Silicon Valley!) that both equipped and inspired. Our people wrestled, practiced, interacted, discussed, prayed, cried and laughed till our cups were full. At the end of the weekend, we were a force ready to bless, serve and engage our community with a strategy that I believe is germane and significant in bringing Jesus to people. My only regret is that I didn’t bring Doug out sooner! Our whole church has been catapulted to a whole new level, evangelistically speaking! If you have your Lead Pastor’s ear, please encourage him to consider bringing Doug in.”

“Many people living here in the Northwest do not have a church background. There are often not ready for our gospel presentations. Doug Pollock’s God Space resource has helped our people share their faith in a natural way that starts where people are in relationship to God not where we’d like them to be. I highly recommend Doug and God Space.”

“I have been in full-time ministry for 40 years, but increasingly frustrated with the effectiveness of evangelistic methods. God Space – the book and the seminar – have given me a new excitement for connecting with those who do not yet know Christ. Not only is Doug a gifted communicator, but the content is relevant, challenging and practical.  Our people are growing in their ability to meaningfully connect with those who don’t yet know Christ.”

“Evangelism is something that we are all supposed to do, but few of us actually do. We would like to be able to effectively share our faith but decide that it just is not our “gift.” What Doug Pollock shared with us was simultaneously revolutionary and obvious: many unbelievers would actually enjoy talking about spiritual things if they could be assured that we are listening respectfully. Doug’s book “God Space” gives a simple how-to for spiritual conversations, and the weekend he spent with us gave us the opportunity to start the journey from information to transformation. Thank you, Doug, for encouraging us in this way!”

“As I reflected on our recent workshop with Doug Pollock, I found myself wishing that I had heard it 20 years ago. There have been multiple occasions when my well-intentioned “evangelistic” style was too aggressive and eventually pushed somebody further from the cross rather than nearer to our Savior. Doug’s approach is authentic, fresh, and innovative, and filled with practical wisdom. Your church can’t afford to miss the conversation Doug’s visit will stir up. “

“When was the last time you and your church could say, ‘We really had fun learning to meaningfully share Christ with our culture’”? “ As a pastor for 33 years, I had just about given up on there being evangelism training that really understood the culture and helped people bridge the gap from market place realities to sensitively sharing Christ. Our “God Space” training with Doug Pollock was a spiritual “Starbucks” for those thirsting for reality in sharing Christ. ”

“Our church had a hunger to reach others for Christ but we didn’t know know how to pull it off in this ever-changing culture. Doug Pollock, through his careful and insightful exegesis of our never-changing Christ and our ever-changing culture has given us ‘God Space’ a simple practical guide for engaging not-yet-Christians in spiritual conversations. His book is a “must read” and his workshop is a “must take” for anyone wanting to discover how to increase the quality and the quantity of their spiritual conversations.”

“Doug’s presentation to our church was engaging, real, funny and life-changing. Doug has a way of relating to the ‘every man/woman among us.’ Some people have a knack for taking something most people feel awkward about and making it seem so doable. Sharing faith is one of those things.  You can tell that Doug Pollock lives the life of engaging people in natural conversations of faith. It isn’t just ‘talk’ for him.  It was a pleasure having him at our church.”

“Our church is comprised of engineer, medical and military officer types. Not the most creative or expressive in the world. Nor am I as a pastor-teacher! What the God Space workshop did for us was to call us back into the game, help us see our day-to-day world more accurately and make us excited about engaging the Not-Yet-Christians around us.”

“The last couple of years we have been working on developing vibrant, missional Christ-followers to engage a post-Christian America. We know that this will take a significant movement of the Spirit to pull this off, but the Lord has used “God Space” to do it. We provided 350 “God Space” books to our members. We did a 6 week sermon series, preaching through the Biblical basis and practical insights of the book. This all culminated in a workshop Doug did with our leaders on Saturday and our members on Sunday. It has been years since I have seen such a grass-root buzz like I heard among our people. Numbers of them are seeking and trying out spiritual conversations. I am convinced that God is behind all of this; and that He has used the insights from “God Space” to provide our people the right “wineskin” of evangelism for this season of God’s movement in our church.”

“Doug not only inspires you, he also equips you with simple and powerful tools to share your faith in real and authentic ways.” Nick Field / Sr Pastor / The Street Church, Wellington, New Zealand