Sometimes, though, I think that faith or Christianity is a little like leprocy or the flu — if you don’t want to “catch” it, you’ll do everything in your power to avoid getting it. I think those most likely to catch it are those who are open to it, have a need for it, or maybe had it before and have just avoided it for a time. If you extend a hand, an invitation, an opportunity — sometimes that’s all it takes. And yes, definitely, excitement and enthusiasm are most always contagious — unless you’re trying to avoid being “caught”, in which case people are sometimes pushed in the other direction by one’s overly enthusiastic approach. (Can you say Bible “BELT”?)

A key factor here, I think, is to meet people where they are in their journey of faith, and proceed with caution and one’s best listening skills.