Recently we were at Riverside Church in Ayr for a full day Confident Christianity Conference. For me (Steve) this was a rather noteworthy occasion as it was a day of firsts! It was the first full day Confident Christianity Conference that I’ve been involved with since joining the Solas team, it was also the first time that I was the sole Solas representative at one of these, and it was the first time that I’ve had the opportunity to work alongside Gareth Black and Ben Thomas, who are absolutely brilliant.
We had a really full day where I kicked things off speaking about how we can have better conversations with our non-Christian friends, and later In the day I spoke on the question of God and science – a question that still comes up so often, especially among teens and young adults. Gareth gave two talks, one addressing the question of suffering, and another on cancel culture and forgiveness. Ben was answering the question of whether Christianity is good new for our LQBT+ neighbours – and shared some of his personal journey.
It was a great day and those who came were very engaged, which was evident come the Q&A time at the end – I think I got of somewhat lightly compared to Gareth and Ben. We’re always so grateful for the opportunities we get to speak at different churches, and for our partnerships where we can call on very gifted speakers.
We’ve also been hearing some very encouraging stories of how the ‘Have You Ever Wondered?’ book is being used and distributed there.
I look forward to being back in Ayr again sometime soon.
