But there is a second application, and that is to strengthen or create relationships between the people in your small group with people on the outside. As Sam Chan says it:
But what we need to do is merge our universes. So when our Christian friends go to the movies, we invite our non-Christian friends along. Or when our non-Christian friends have a barbecue, we bring some of our Christian friends along. Bit by bit, our Christian friends will become friends with our non-Christian friends. We will have merged our universes. — Chan, Sam, and Ed Stetzer. 2020. How to Talk about Jesus (without Being That Guy): Personal Evangelism in a Skeptical World. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
This topic is explored further in the following video.
This article on building bridges to God originally appeared here, and is used by permission.
