I am an enormous advocate of building relationships in an effort to share our faith. I have been preaching and teaching this since I first entered the ministry.

An intelligent youth minister once quipped, “The problem with lifestyle evangelism for most people is that it is all lifestyle and no evangelism.”

He is correct.

I want Christians to connect to nonbelievers in meaningful ways so that they share the message of Jesus. But if all we do is hang out with them and become their friends without starting spiritual conversations, inviting them to Church, and ultimately sharing the Gospel, then we have failed.

Be wise in your relationships and words; eternity hangs in the balance.