"How to sell Christianity? Ask an atheist."

[macgulley]

This is a great article that gave me some things to think about.

Here's an excerpt to get you hooked:

Jim Henderson is a recovering evangelist. Back in his soul-chasing, church-starting days, he began hearing a grating dissonance between his faith in Jesus and the way he went about winning new converts. Henderson realized he was doing unto others what he would never want done unto him. He was manipulating conversations to set up a pitch. Viewing people as potential notches on his evangelism belt rather than fellow sojourners and prospective friends. Listening only to the extent it could reveal an argumentative opening. He realized he hated the whole enterprise.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-06-28-column28_ST_N.htm

I know I've been guilty of taking people as "projects" in the past and I wonder how transparent that was. I know it wasn't very effective. There is a time and place for confronting sin directly and pointing sinners to salvation but maybe that has to be one part of a relationship and not the whole reason for it.

[MacUser]

He was being religious winning people to his organization, controlling behavior.

Just share the Simple Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Plant that seed and rest.