If only I’d kept count over the years.
Personally, I’ve heard dozens, if not hundreds, of men and women profess to have come to saving faith under the preaching of John Piper. I can imagine the thousands who might give similar testimony, but I’ve not had the privilege of hearing from them face to face. Before God, I have peace that keeping a precise count is hardly the uppermost concern. Probably better not to produce a particular number.
However, evangelist would not be one of the first ways you’d describe John Piper. More often, the words used include pastor, preacher, theologian, author, or professor. Of course, for some, evangelist may bring to mind the revivalist crusades of yesteryear and the heyday of Billy Graham. John’s own father, Bill Piper, was a traveling evangelist in that tradition. And it sounds like Bill made peace with his only son not being an evangelist like him. He affirmed John’s different inclinations and abilities by reminding him, “We named you John, not Peter.” True to his name, John was far more contemplative and not a
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