Our science and arts students pooled their resources together and put on a Q&A session that proclaimed Jesus at every turn. My husband and I enjoyed being teamed up and having a go at answering the following questions:
Should christians who do not support termination of pregnancy do more to support young mothers?
Can some Christians be pro-life and other Christians be of the view that women should have the right to choose whether or not to have children?
From my understanding, Christians need to have a faith and belief in God in order to inherit eternal life. With that in mind, what happens to the people that never get a chance to hear about the Christian faith, therefore missing out on the opportunity to believe in the God? Where will they end up?
With the understanding that Christianity is the faith upon which western morals are based, should we have freedom of religion?
Here’s some stats for you:
47 people attended.
30 guests joined us at our You Can't Ask a Christian That! event.
3 sets of 2 panelists answering 4 questions per set.
3 late questions put to the whole panel.
27 mini-evangelistic sermons proclaiming Jesus as the answer over an hour.
1 stirring testimony from a student, who attended a Christian school but didn't feel that it was safe to ask all of her skeptical questions until she joined us at Uni Fellowship.
The event was excellent all around and 100% planned and owned by our students.
Please pray for those who attended, who still have questions. They've all been invited to join a Christianity 1A class and also come along to this afternoon's lecture "Aren't All Religions the Same?" and Thursday night's Citywide Gathering lecture on Atheism.
Anna from Sydney was recently down in Hobart for work and popped in to check out one of our Faculty Cluster Events. She had this to say:
“One of the highlights of my stay was the chance to attend a Uni Fellowship event on the Monday night. The event was called 'You Can't Ask A Christian That' (inspired by the ABC TV series 'You Can't Ask That'), and was entirely student-run.
“Students could submit their questions online before the event, and then six panellists took turns (in teams of two) to answer the questions.
“There was also a testimony from a student who had recently become a Christian through the uni ministry, and a break for free pizza.
“The panellists all gave clear, faithful, measured and respectful answers to some very curly questions.
“I was particularly encouraged by an answer one of the student panellists (Anita) gave to a question about Christians and the LGBTQI+ community. She answered in a way that was incredibly loving, gentle, and compassionate, while also clear and faithful to the Bible.
“It was also wonderful to hear the powerful testimony from Eve, another student in the group.
“This really motivated me to continue praying for and financially supporting the ministry in Hobart so that the students and staff can reach even more people on campus.”
Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Anna.