Streetsville United Church

I suggest that a better way to evangelize is to listen first. Like the way that Jesus listened to his followers on that road to Emmaus. Jesus clearly wanted to hear what his followers were saying about him, and not not to boost his own ego, but to understand their perspective. Jesus knew that the disciples looked sad. The gospel of Luke says as much. Yet, Jesus still asked some clarifying questions so that he could learn the source of the disciple's sadness rather than assuming the source of their sadness. And curiosity is such a wonderful posture for spiritual conversations, especially when when another person's already demonstrated that they want to talk about spiritual things. Curiosity is one key to effective evangelism. Another key to effective evangelism is active listening.