It’s such a simple mistake, and it’s so easy to prevent. Many pro-life advocates process statements defending abortion only intellectually. This causes them either to immediately launch into an intellectual response or to stay silent because they haven't studied the particulars of the topics raised. If they will simply pause, though, and take time to sympathize with what the person is saying, they can not only find something to say, but they can also say precisely the thing that will open the other person’s heart to the unborn child.
Rebekah Dyer gives excellent teaching on how to employ this insight with one common abortion-choice argument in her recent post for the Human Defense Initiative (HDI): “I’d Rather Be Aborted.” Click the image or this link to read an updated version of the article.
In virtually every training event we lead, whether it’s an interactive workshop or an outreach event where volunteers are learning to converse with people who disagree, we emphasize this need to “be relational first, and then be intellectual.” I suggest sharing Rebekah’s letter with others to help them learn this easy strategy that can transform conversations. Thank you for helping us bring this essential equipping to Christians all over the country