The solution is proper education: interacting with people in the s-l-o-w process of tinkering with their worldview…for that’s the battle in which we’re engaged: opposing worldviews.
Sorry, its got to be better than slow. We don't have the time, nor am I convinced that "slow" works either.
What I mean by slow is “not incredibly fast” (because worldviews are deeply entrenched & not instantly changed [& some never])…but steady, growing numbers. It’s a relative term, as in “slow compared to what?” The alternatives are poke & hope—wait & see—merely hoping for the best…or perhaps armed conflict.
In order to accomplish increasing numbers, one must be constantly at it…because you don’t know from whence the soldiers will come: chance meetings, active prospecting, vendors with whom you may work, friends or friends @ church, etc.
On the 25th, I head to Ottawa for a leadership conference (1 of 3 that weekend; the other 2 in Fresno & Milwaukee) that will be attended by 25,000—30,000
per location (below is the Summer Conference held in Columbus Ohio – we rent stadiums & sell out the next venue before the current one ends). While there, we attend workshops on topics like Purpose, Vision, Core Principles/Resolutions, Freedom/Responsibility, Systems & Critical Thinking, Developing Adversity Quotient (emotional intelligence + IQ), AND plot metrics for who we will target & reach out. Friday & Saturday are workshops, Sunday is a non-denominational Christian worship service where we hand out 7 to 8 thousand free copies of
Ultimate Questions, by
John Blanchard (
http://www.the-highway.com/ultimate_questions.html - coincidentally, the same pamphlet my church uses for new believers). The sermons deliver the Gospel with an emphasis on our duty to preserving freedom as the bedrock for healthy a culture. It's an awesome thing to see several hundred to 1,000 people stand up, post-sermon & accept Christ!
Then it’s back into the field for 3 months to speak to acquaintances, organizations, churches, etc. bringing a message of foundational principles, entrepreneurial thinking & self-reliance in the face of declining markets. The material we leave behind are CD’s/DVD’s/Books/Training material. Those interested in joining the cause often get more material via subscription – sort of networking system with liberty, freedom & people equipped to take charge of their within their communities as the product, along with Christian outreach.
It’s relatively slow…but we’re approaching 450,000 members within the US & Canada. The goal is to develop under the radar, until numbers equate to a tipping point within the culture If anyone is interested in hearing an audio program, I’ll post a few links to digital content (including a sermon). There is also Twitter feeds & several excellent leadership blogs. The focus is action vs. commiserating.
Like your family members, some will laugh, jeer/taunt or call me a conservative idiot. But along the way, I also redirect & reorient thinking, one family at a time. There are still a lot of people in the middle. My job is to find them: conquer-fortify & domesticate.