A year of 321 course leads to 30,000 enquirers

Just under 30,000 people have accessed the evangelistic 321 course since it was launched last year – with many committing their life to Christ as a result.

The 321 course was launched by evangelistic organisation Speak Life in October 2023. Uniquely, their series of video-based sessions considering the core beliefs of Christianity can be experienced online as well as in person. In the last year 16,000 participants signed up digitally, while a further 5,000 attended at their local church (over 350 churches ran the course).

As a result, there have been several encouraging stories of these seekers either finding new life or digging even deeper. Around 800 participants, for example, continued from the course into Speak Life’s chat community to explore further with evangelist and Speak Life CEO Glen Scrivener and others. An additional 7,000 have been journeying through the videos one-to-one with a Christian friend.

Julie watched each episode of 321 with her unbelieving friend. When they got to the last video, watched on a smartphone in an Asda car park, her friend prayed to receive Christ then and there.

Ann shared on social media platform X, ‘I LOVED this course! ‘It was really my first introduction to Christianity and it convinced me. So well done and easy to follow. Inspiring!’ When asked how she came across the course, she answered: ‘I was listening to Louise Perry’s Maiden Mother Matriarch podcast and she spoke of it.’

Encouragingly, thousands have come to the 321 course from either this feminist podcast, or from the free-speech podcast Triggernometry, or from Justin Brierley’s Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God.

Glen Scrivener, who had the idea for the course, believes that the incredible interest in 321 is due to a ‘spiritual yearning’ in our culture that has been prompted by the ‘meaning crisis’ of our day.

‘We may be past the heyday of the ‘new atheism’ – the anti-God crusade led by figures like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens – but we are still reeling from its effects,’ he commented.

‘Deprived of any sense of a higher purpose, many in society have stood by, increasingly uncomfortable, as anti-Christian – and by extension, anti-human – ideologies have gained influence and begun to fill the void. But amid the cultural despair a remarkable shift is happening.

‘After two decades of listening to the tragic proclamation that life has no meaning, purpose, or value, Western culture is reconsidering its position. This “meaning crisis” is prompting many to seek a better vision for life by revisiting the path they rejected years ago. The tide seems to be turning, with more people reconsidering belief in God and re-examining the person of Jesus.

‘At Speak Life, we’ve witnessed this spiritual yearning first-hand. The internet has become an extraordinary channel for our gospel proclamation, reaching further and deeper into culture than ever. We love that 321 is helping people meet Christ, online, in church, in the car – anywhere! Please join us in praying for those who hunger for meaning – that they may find their joy and purpose in Christ.’

Find out more at 321course.com