Questions submitted for this month:
Please explain the problem of pain and suffering. why do we have to suffer after the sacrificial lamb has been provided?
Why do some churches end up having corrupt or sinful pastors or leaders? Why doesn’t God protect the church from those that harm it, rather they seek to or not?
Is there a way to “lose your spot” in heaven? An example, if someone accepts Christ but later in their life decide they aren’t Christians anymore.
What’s the difference between teaching about the Bible and preaching about the Bible?
I wonder about being forgiven and having Jesus cover my shortcomings and sin but also giving an account before God for my words and actions—the things I did/didn’t do. How are both true?
HOW TO POST A QUESTION:
LOG ON to pigeonhole.at.
ENTER GBYOUTH in the event passcode.
SELECT the ASK ANYTHING session.
POST your question (about anything).
VOTE for other questions you find particularly interesting for us to answer.
How important is a question?
See what we did there? Questions are prompts for thinking. They are the manifestations of our Creator-given curiosity. They are essential in understanding God, ourselves and the world around us.
We take questions seriously, because we take our students seriously. Questions matter, because they matter. It is imperative (for their intellectual and spiritual development) to carve out intentional space to answer their questions: Questions about doctrine and belief, family and peer relationships, ethics and morality, media and culture… questions about anything. Our aim is to teach our students to ask good questions and to go to God for the answers. To paraphrase Del Tackett, for every department of our lives, for every direction we may go, God has spoken.
How does it work?
We use a third-party app called Pigeonhole to receive questions from students. We open up the forum in advance of the Ask Anything session, so students have time to think and compose their inquiries. They can submit questions anonymously if they choose. They even have the ability to “vote” on questions submitted by other students that they are most eager to hear answered. At the Ask Anything session, Pastor Bryan answers the students’ questions (with dialogue along the way) from a Christian worldview.
Our Ask Anything sessions are typically the first Wednesday of the month during the Common Ground worship hour.
Afterwards.
SUPPER FOLLOWS OFF CAMPUS AT MOE’s on Westover Blvd. Students are responsible for their own transportation and meal.