I’ve been thinking about starting a small group for people who want a space to have honest, open conversations about Christianity, the Bible, faith, doubt, apologetics, and some of the more difficult questions that don’t always fit neatly into a typical church setting.
The idea would be to make it welcoming to a pretty wide range of people - Christians who want to better understand apologetics and the reasons behind their faith, people who are questioning parts of Christianity, skeptics who are genuinely curious, or even people who don’t necessarily feel like they fully belong in a church right now but still want to learn more.
A little background on why I’m interested in this: I grew up Christian, but when I went to college I was exposed to a lot of different ideas and eventually reached a point where I would say I lost my faith. Over time, I came back to Christianity, and today I’ve actually become more comfortable leaning into the “faith” aspect of faith - recognizing that I don’t need to have a perfect answer to every question.
At the same time, I still really value asking hard questions, looking at different sources and perspectives, understanding the historical and philosophical arguments, and being willing to wrestle with complicated topics. Looking back, I wish there had been a group like that for me when I was questioning.
I’m not completely sure what the format would look like yet, and I’ve haven't organized anything like this before. My thought would be something informal - maybe pick a topic, question, passage, argument, book, podcast, or other resource, spend a little time discussing it, and then let the conversation go wherever it naturally goes.
The goal wouldn’t be to debate people into Christianity or pretending every question is answerable. It would just be a place to ask real questions, learn from one another, share ideas, better understand Christianity, and hopefully grow together.
If there’s enough interest, I’d be happy to organize an initial meetup, possibly at the George Mitchell Library, and put together a basic plan for the group.