December 10, 2025

Raising Bible Confidence in your church

42 minutes

Is the Church aware of the wider culture’s revived interest in faith, especially among young people? And is it ready to meet them where they’re at?

In this episode, Andrew and Rhiannon discuss ways of increasing Bible confidence among churchgoers and seekers alike.

They look at two of Bible Society’s new resources: the new and improved edition of The Bible Course and Andrew’s new book God’s Story which addresses the current dilemma: young people are interested in the Bible but easily put off by its more challenging aspects.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:45) - The dilemma of Bible confidence in and outside of the Church

(04:45) - Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

(05:55) - The importance of increasing Bible confidence

(08:00) - What is Bible confidence?

(14:10) - Easy ways to build confidence in the Bible

(16:19) - Trouble understanding the Bible

(18:34) - Seeing the Bible as a challenge not a chore

(22:24) - How The Bible Course helps increase Bible Confidence

(28:04) - Troubling parts of the Bible for young people

(31:59) - Facing challenging parts of the Bible head on

(32:46) - God's Book: An Honest Look at the Bible's 7 Toughest Topics

(36:34) - Highlights of the series

(40:54) - Key message of The Quiet Revival

The Bible Course New Edition:
This new and improved, free small group resource will help you and your church discover how Bible characters, stories, and themes are connected, from Genesis to Revelation.
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