Mike O. wrote the following in the comments section of Video: In Every Seat:

This has been a great discussion to follow to keep me in balance as I delve farther into the OA world. Like a pendulum, it’s easy swing “too far in the other direction” when a revelation hits you. OAs are absolutely essential to connecting Christ to the community. I think of it as bringing Christ to people rather than bringing people to Christ. BUT … combined with a solid understanding of what is really going on behind the scenes spiritually, OAs will bear much more fruit when done with a spiritual intent. I keep coming back to Jim’s words of “praying behind their back.” Effective OAs won’t be purely physical acts of connection, they will also carry a spiritual purpose, perhaps unspoken and unnoticed by the receiver, but at the same time, intended by the doer.