https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2856 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:32:55 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2856 Nathan, I take your point…and your encouragement. Thanks. Yes, Brian, it makes such a difference to have someone with you, even if they don’t say a lot.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2855 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:11:08 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2855 It helps to go out in pairs. That gives you confidence you don’t have on your own. It’s also how Jesus taught the 12 and 70 to do it, so ignore Jesus at your peril!It is also a great confidence builder when we know what the gospel IS, and this is where many churches fail to train their people.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2854 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:42:03 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2854 I think the real risk is not the outcome of our evangelism, but our failure to evangelise.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2853 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:44:51 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2853 Nathan I am with you. Sometimes we think we have failed when we have not. Not everyone accepts Christ the first time they hear. Leave the results with Christ.

]]> https://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2852 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:38:01 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/blog/2010/08/12/evangelism-and-the-risk-of-failure/#comment-2852 I agree that we need to be encouraged to speak of Christ and to put aside any fears of failure. However, I’m not sure I’d agree that failure is a real option. If you have been faithful to the Gospel proclaimed — testifying of what Christ has done — then have you failed? Granted, you may not see fruit, but are fruit and success one and the same?Thanks David for your continual encouraging, practical, and thoughtful blog posts.

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