In an atmosphere of security and trust, persons are likely to be more ready to change. The child who trusts the mother lets go and takes the first unaided step. A social prophet is better received when listeners have learned to appreciate his or her integrity and friendship. Healthy growth more easily takes place when all participants interact in a mutually supportive environment rather than when some manipulate others to secure the ends of the manipulators. - From Liberation of Life by Harvey and Lois Seifert

If we are called to make disciples of all the world. How important is it that we first strive for doing so in a "mutually supportive environment."? When should we state our case and when we should we be more subtle?