Apologetics as Evangelism
It is thought by some that apologetics might be of some value in solidifying the faith of one who already believes, but is of little value in evangelizing unbelievers. It has occurred to me that there are some who could care less about the truth value of what they believe. They believe what they believe because it makes them feel good. It meets some need in their life. This, by the way, is not only true for Christians, but for non-Christians as well. There are others, however, who are concerned with truth. They have intellectual issues with the claims of Christianity, often due to some basic misunderstanding of Christian claims. Perhaps, they have failed to investigate fully those claims.
I say this to direct your attention to a friend of mine, Nabeel, who was a former Muslim who became a Christian through apologetics. His testimony is here. As a Muslim youth, he was strongly interested in Islamic apologetics and gave himself to defending Islam. When he was confronted with the claims of Christianity, he realized that both could not be true. A Christian friend was able to present a rational defense of the Christian faith and Nabeel embraced the truth of Christianity. He and his friend, David, have their own website, Anastasis Apologetics, dedicated to presenting the evidence for the Christian worldview