"Do you, as the way opens, share
Christ with people who do not know Christ?
Do you witness to your faith by letting your life speak?" These questions, adapted from a Quaker
covenant, remind us of the gentleness, simplicity, and persistence that
underlies effective invitation. Many
people with no church home are respectful, curious, and open to spirituality in
general. Others are hostile, resentful,
or suspicious of religion, perceiving church people to be offensive and
hurtful.
Even people who are not particularly
open to church are nevertheless open to their friends, and to the experiences
that their friends value. The most concrete
and personal way God reaches out to invite people into faith is through friends
who invite friends.
Most people who have no church have at
least one friend who practices the faith, and that person provides the most
likely pathway to the spiritual journey.
Are you that person?
-- Robert Schnase in “Five Practices of Fruitful Living”
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