CONFIDENT CHRIST-CENTRED FAITH | FAITHFUL CHRIST-CENTRED CONVERSATIONS
Six video-based studies for individuals and groups laying foundations to share your faith confidently.
Two ways to do the course
A. Facilitated [recommended] - we run it for a church, group of churches or organisation.
B. Self-directed - buy it for yourself or a church or organisation using the tabs below
Self-directed purchase options
For details of how each option licenses you to use the material, please click through to the product page.
Facilitated Courses
There are currently no upcoming facilitated courses open to external participants.
You can invite us to run the course for your church, a group of churches or an organisation by clicking above. We will work with you to schedule the course to suit your timetable.
We can facilitate the course over six two-hour sessions on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis for churches and organisations located anywhere on the island of Ireland from Dublin northwards. It may also be possible to arrange for churches further afield on an intensive basis, for example over two weekends.
When we run the course for a church or organisation, we often make it accessible to others in the area. You can see if any courses are running near you above.
The suggested cost for courses facilitated by a member of our team are:
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£30 per person for participation in a course run by Christianity in Society
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£500 plus travel expenses for a member of our team to facilitate the course
If these costs would prevent you from inviting us, please let us know and we will discuss dicounted options.
Graceful Apologetics Course FAQs
WHAT IS THE GRACEFUL APOLOGETICS COURSE?
The Graceful Apologetics Course is designed to help Christians develop confidence in Christ that flows into confidence to share their faith with others.
It comprises six weeks of material, with video talks by the Christianity in Society team, accompanied by notes and questions for personal reflection and group discussion.
WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
Any Christian believer wanting to increase knowledge and develop skills in sharing their faith with others and answering questions about faith while focusing on the character of grace we need to be effective in presenting the gospel. Material is designed to be accessible whatever your level of experience and education.
HOW MUCH TIME DOES THE COURSE TAKE?
The course covers a lot of material through video-based teaching, with a total duration of nearly seven hours. You can watch the videos together as a group and then discuss them, in which case you will need at least two hours for each session. Alternatively, participants can watch the videos individually and come together for an hour to ninety minutes to discuss the content.
WHAT SUBJECTS DOES THE COURSE COVER?
The course comprises 13 video talks split over six sessions. To see a short from each talk, please click on the title below.
SESSION 1 - Definitions and Foundations
1. Unapologetic Apologetics – Paul Coulter
2. True and Reasonable – Rachel Shields
SESSION 2 - Conversational Apologetics (wisdom from 1 Peter 3)
3. Conversational Apologetics Part 1 – Paul Coulter
4. Conversational Apologetics Part 2 – Paul Coulter
SESSION 3 - Our Way of Being and Understanding
5. Confidence and Character – Andy Witherall
6. Introducing Worldviews – Michael Shaw
SESSION 4 - Christian and Western Worldviews
7. A Christian Worldview – Paul Coulter
8. Western Worldviews – Michael Shaw
SESSION 5 - Engaging With Other Worldviews
9. Connections and Contradictions – Paul Coulter
10. Other Religions – Paul Coulter
SESSION 6 - Confidence in Scripture and Christ
11. Classical Apologetics – Andy Witherall
12. Confidence in Scripture – Rachel Shields
13. Confidence in Christ – Paul Coulter
WHAT IF I CAN'T AFFORD THE COURSE?
We have kept charges for this course low, but if the amounts are too high for you, please contact uus, explaining your circumstances, and we will be happy to consider giving you a voucher to access the course for free or at a discounted rate.
WHAT IF I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS?
If you have any other queries about the course, please contact us.