“none of that hell baloney”
By which I presume you mean to not focus on the eternal damnation aspect of (lack of) salvation?
My point is that when you come up to a person that believes this life is all there is, and then you die, and you give them “good news” that they are going to be tortured for all eternity, that’s not “good news”.
The message is called the “good news” because we are all created to live and then die, thanks in part to our nature that was demonstrated in the garden and continues to be demonstrated through the entire history of man.
But Jesus offers a better way - accept his free gift and enjoy an eternity with Him, beginning the day you accept.
It’s how it’s done in Acts. That is an excellent guide to how to do it.