Topics

Week 1

How can I share my faith in today's world?

Leaders: Nick Durston, John Beveridge and Simon Price

  • What is Equipped to Engage?

  • Why are we doing it and what are the aims?

  • How will each session look?

  • What is the 'gospel'?

  • Why is it difficult to talk about the gospel?

  • Should we try to convince people Christianity is true?

  • How should we discuss controversial topics?

Week 2

Why do you believe in God?

Leaders: Sharon Price and Cath Muirhead

  • Are there any good reasons for belief in God?

  • Can we prove God's existence and should we try?

Week 3

Can't Jesus just be true for you and not for me?

Leader: James Morrison

  • Who was Jesus and why should I care?

  • Why did Jesus die?

  • Did Jesus rise from the dead and why does it matter?

Week 4

What's the point of human existence?

Leaders: John Beveridge and Pete Dyer

  • What is the meaning and purpose of life?

  • How do different ideologies and belief systems answer this question?

  • What makes the Christian answer compelling?

Week 5

Does God care when I hurt?

Leaders: Simon Price, Joanne Hampson, Clare Chapman and Becks Rice

  • If God is all-powerful and totally good, why suffering?

  • Does Christianity really make a difference to people going through pain and affliction?

Week 6

How can you believe the Bible is true?

Leaders: Bruce Rossington, Tim Morris, Oli Coltman and Nick Durston

  • What do we mean when we say the Bible is 'God's Word' if it was written by people?

  • What about the apocrypha?

  • Didn't scribes make mistakes copying the Bible?

  • Can we trust the Bible?

Week 7

Hasn't science disproved religion?

Leaders: Julie Coltman, Mark Powell, Paul Dodson, Nick Durston and Sheenagh Aitken

  • Aren't science and faith in conflict?

  • Does science point us away from God?

  • What does the Bible say about origins?

Week 8

Why can't we just agree that love is love?

Leaders: Malina Gitahi, Joanne Hampson and Holly McNeill

  • Isn't the Christian view of sexuality and gender outdated and repressive?

Week 9

Is there any hope for the future?

Leaders: Nick Durston, Alex Howlett, Nathan Oldfield and John Beveridge

How might Christians think about:

  • Cimate change?

  • Global conflict and war?

  • Pandemics?

  • Space exploration and the search for intelligent life?

Week 10

How can I have good conversations about Christianity?

Leaders: Leeza Awojobi, John Beveridge and Simon Woods

  • How might Jesus' approach to challenging questions help us today?

  • What do good and bad conversations about Christianity look like?