The first part of a three part series in which Jerram Barrs discusses Communicating the Gospel. He asks why Christians often find it so difficult to talk about their faith and suggests that there are two key factors: the barriers that exist within society and, more importantly, the barriers that we have put in place as Christians. These Christian barriers are discussed in this talk. Part 2 asks how we can tear down the barriers that we put in place ourselves. Part 3 examines the barriers within society.