One of the things that Lisa and I talked about when we realized God was calling us to plant a church in NH was that failure was possible. Let me say this though, it's not an option for me. This is all I got. I said to Lisa that I would regret it the rest of my life if I did not try to plant a church in Claremont. She knew that too, and loved me enough to sign on with what we believe God had called us to do. And I told her that even if I failed at this, I would not regret it because at least I tried.
Over at the Best Ministry Practices blog he gave a quote from Ralph Winter who said, “If I weren’t willing to fail, you’d have to call me crazy. If I were to say that I knew [this project] would definitely succeed, it would be nuts. I’m not sure it will succeed. I only know it is worth trying. Risks are not to be evaluated in terms of the probability of success, but in terms of the value of the goal.“
Any goal that is worth a successful attempt is worth a failed attempt. You haven't failed if you have gone after that goal - no matter what the outcome."
That is a great quote. I believe with all my heart that what we are doing is worth failing for. But I also believe equally as strong that we will not fail in acheiving the mission God has placed us on.
Over at the Best Ministry Practices blog he gave a quote from Ralph Winter who said, “If I weren’t willing to fail, you’d have to call me crazy. If I were to say that I knew [this project] would definitely succeed, it would be nuts. I’m not sure it will succeed. I only know it is worth trying. Risks are not to be evaluated in terms of the probability of success, but in terms of the value of the goal.“
Any goal that is worth a successful attempt is worth a failed attempt. You haven't failed if you have gone after that goal - no matter what the outcome."
That is a great quote. I believe with all my heart that what we are doing is worth failing for. But I also believe equally as strong that we will not fail in acheiving the mission God has placed us on.
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