--- title: Talking Jesus date: 2022-07-11T00:00:00+01:00 author: Rosa Hutchings canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/talking-jesus-resource" section: Resources --- Great Commission is the Evangelical Alliance's evangelism and mission hub for stories that inspire and resources that equip us all to share Jesus. - [Great Commission](/great-commission) - [Resources](/great-commission/resources/all) - Talking Jesus # Talking Jesus #### Landmark research into the UK's perception of Jesus, Christians and evangelism [ ![Screenshot of Talking Jesus](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) Visit resource ](http://www.talkingjesus.org/ "Visit Talking Jesus") #### What do people in the UK know and believe about Jesus? What do they really think of us, his followers? Are we talking about Jesus enough? And when we are, are we drawing people closer towards him, or further away? In 2015 we were delighted to partner with the Church of England and HOPE with Barna Group and ComRes to publish the biggest research of its kind on perceptions of Jesus, Christians and evangelism in England. Those findings led to more research in 2017, focusing on young people, and to the launch of Talking Jesus — The Course in 2018. Then in 2022 we partnered with Alpha, HOPE Together, Luis Palau Association and Kingsgate Community Church, to do the follow up research showing the state of faith in the UK, how people come to faith in Jesus and how we, as the church, can talk about Jesus more effectively with our friends and in our community. **Visit [www​.talk​ing​je​sus​.org](http://www.talkingjesus.org/) to access all the research.*** Printed A5 copies of the 2022 report are now available now on the Hope Together shop here: [Hope Shop Talking Jesus report](https://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Shop/Products/501627/Hope_Together/Books/Talking_Jesus_Report.aspx "https://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Shop/Products/501627/Hope_Together/Books/Talking_Jesus_Report.aspx") To continue the conversation we’re holding [Perspective: a Mission and Evangelism conference](https://perspectiveconference.co.uk/) [ Visit resource ](http://www.talkingjesus.org/) ### Featured Resources [ ![](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAaEAAAEqAQMAAACGEX2aAAAAA1BMVEUAAACnej3aAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAACZJREFUaN7twTEBAAAAwiD7pzbFPmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQOz7cAAG8Je16AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC) #### Talking Toddlers New research shows that young families with children under five could be a vital element for church… ](https://www.eauk.org/great-commission/resources/talking-toddlers) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Ftalking-jesus-resource) [](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Talking%20Jesus&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Ftalking-jesus-resource) [](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Ftalking-jesus-resource&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Ftalking-jesus-resource&display=popup) [](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eauk.org%2Fgreat-commission%2Fresources%2Ftalking-jesus-resource) Topics [Personal evangelism](/great-commission/personal-evangelism) #### What is the Engel scale? The type of tool you'd like to use may depend on how open and/or aware of Christianity the people you're working with are. The numbering system runs from 0 to 10 with: 0 - meaning the tool is suitable for engaging with someone who has no interest and/or knowledge of the Christian faith. **10** - meaning that the tool is suited to engaging with someone who is now making a decision to follow Jesus. [Find out more about the Engel scale](/great-commission/what-is-the-engel-scale) #### Share \[\[title\]\] [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/share?app_id=1769260916495219&href=%5B%5Burl%5D%5D) Facebook [ ](https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=%5B%5Btitle_url%5D%5D&url=%5B%5Burl%5D%5D) Twitter [ ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=%5B%5Burl%5D%5D&title=%5B%5Btitle_url%5D%5D) Linkedin [ ](https://www.facebook.com/dialog/send?app_id=1769260916495219&redirect_uri=%5B%5Burl%5D%5D&link=%5B%5Burl%5D%5D&display=popup) Messenger [ ](https://wa.me/?text=%5B%5Btitle_url%5D%5D%20-%20%5B%5Burl%5D%5D) Whatsapp [ ](mailto:?subject=Shared%20from%20Evangelical%20Alliance&body=%5B%5Burl%5D%5D) Email Link copied Page link Copy