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Thinking about the woman who evangelised in her Uber yesterday. I recognise her perspective - I used to attend a church where we had contests about how many people had gotten saved that week etc etc. You're taught that the Great Commission must be carried out everywhere.
It's a valuable thing to be able to share your faith. The conversation here is to recognise the nuances of when it might be acceptable. Best practices so to speak.
There is value in discussing whether it's OK speak to someone in a position where their work success depends on you or to people who are unable to accept or refuse your conversation. How do you know when someone is listening because they want to, not because they have to?
I would be interested in knowing whether she asked if she could first or if she just started speaking. Or if she asked his feedback after. Did she try to understand his faith position? Was this from an ongoing conversation?
Sometimes in rushing to do something good, it is possible to make the thing bigger than the people it is for - they become a means to your end.
I see a lot of Christians defending the Commission and arguing about their right to evangelise - perhaps you could include in that thinking that Christ met people where they were, He was personally interested in them. He knew their stories.
The principles of active consent are just as relevant here as anywhere else. It does not make you less Christ-like or less of an evangelist to think about and make space for it.
