You have your Hindu coworker, your Mormon neighbor, and your agnostic nephew. There is a new mosque in town, a Sikh gurudwara in your strip mall, and a Christian Science reading room just around the corner. If you’re honest, it freaks you out.
What is a faithful Christian posture amidst such plurality? Do we engage in aggressive apologetics or pugnacious polemics? Do we protest the building of the mosque or drop tracts at the temple? Are we supposed to retreat into our sanctuaries and, like an ostrich, stick our head in the sands? No, none of this will do.
What I propose is a friendly encounter, a hospitable engagement, with our pluralistic neighbors. Below is a five-step approach for you and your congregation to consider...