At their annual supporter evening in All Soul’s, Langham Place, Christianity Explored had a heartwarming message of renewed hunger for the gospel and announced several new CE resources coming on stream over the next year or so to cater for this demand.
In his keynote address, evangelist Rico Tice (pictured) said that he was more encouraged than he has been for 35 years by the current desire by many to learn more about Christianity. He pointed to the fact that large numbers of churches are now reporting people simply walking in off the streets to services and events. This trend he largely attributed to what he called the emerging ‘strange coalition of orthodoxy’, driven, for example, by the success of historian Tom Holland’s book Dominion as well as growing concerns about the impact of transgenderism and its attendant ideology, following the publication of the Cass Review last year.
Referencing Isaiah 9:6, Tice said the hope of Christianity gives purpose and peace, so much so that even Richard Dawkins came to a Christmas service at All Souls in 2024 and Elon Musk has stated his belief in Christian principles. But if you want the fruit of Christianity you need its root too, which is Jesus, the Prince of Peace. Above all He offers forgiveness – where none exists in 21st-century secular culture.
