Practice the 3 Circles with someone three times this week. You can practice with a family member or friend—a believer or non-believer. A great way to start conversations is to say, “I’m taking at class at church and was wondering if I could practice what I’m learning on you?”

Focused prayer is going to be a key component to our training. God is reconciling the world to Himself (2 Corinthians 5:19). It’s His work, and we have to trust Him to do it. Prayer aligns our hearts with God’s heart for the lost. It helps us tune in to do God’s work in God’s way. Jesus said people only come to Him if the Father draws them (John 6:44). He says that we can ask for anything in His name, and He will do it (John 14:14). We know that praying for people’s salvation is in His will because the Bible says He doesn’t want anyone to perish (2 Peter 3:9). Write down the names of four people you know personally who have yet to repent and believe the gospel. The four people are: a family member, a friend, a neighbor or co-worker and that one person who you would say will “never” repent and believe. This is the most far from God (FFG) person you know! For example, Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee and persecutor of early Christians, would have been on someone’s prayer list as the most FFG person he knew. Yet God knew that Saul would become Paul and he would one day spearhead the movement of the Spirit that took the gospel to 8 million people in two years (Acts 19:10).Pray daily for these people.