Third, if the other two people do not hit it off, we still have a best friend, and perhaps a new friend. What this it means is that we are not to attempt to convert others. There is to be no significant emotional payoff for bringing people to Jesus, other than the satisfaction of a promise kept. Of course not. It is simply a matter of hoping to start new relationships.
All healthy people make acquaintances, some of whom become friends.
Then at some point, like introducing them to your best friend, we decide that it is appropriate to move forward. The best way is not to talk about church, but about our best friend and what that friendship means to us personally. People love to hear personal stories, if they know that their own stories will have a respectful listener in return. If they want to know more, then for it is probably time to invite them to church. Of these, only one in seven will accept.