Rather than always extending invitations to do something specific, consider inviting learners to think of their own ways to apply what they have learned. You could say, “How could you strengthen your relationships with your siblings?” or “Write down one spiritual impression you received and how you will act on it.”
Teaching in the Savior’s Way Part 4 Section 4: Invite Learners to Act
This really speaks to my frustration with how the commitment pattern is often used (as a cudgel to demand compliance). Our invitations should be designed to get people to act so that they can discover the goodness of the seed by planting it not so that they will follow the path we believe they should be on.
I like the example from Luke 10:37 where the invitation from Christ after the parable of the good Samaritan is an open ended “go and do thou likewise.”
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