Scripture Untangled

Season 12: Episode 2 | Andrew Ollerton & Alanzo Paul |
Are We Ready for Gen Z’s Questions About the Bible?

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In this episode, Andrew, Alanzo and Joanna discuss:

• The successful “The Bible Is Trending” tour and why the Bible is truly making a cultural comeback.
• Why young people are turning to Scripture for meaning and truth, and how encountering the Bible can be a matter of life and death.
• A challenge for the church to be ready for honest, informed, and searching questions.
• How young people are calling for full-depth faith rather than simplified or shallow answers.
• Exploring practical ways ordinary Christians can grow in Biblical depth, and how Studying Scripture in community can deepen insight, faith, and transformation.
• An encouraging call to become modern day “Philips” for a searching generation.

Dr. Andrew Ollerton

Dr. Andrew Ollerton is a theologian, pastor, author and presenter who makes complex ideas simple and relevant. Andrew lives in Wales (UK) and regularly speaks at conferences, festivals and churches and films video content on locations around the world.

Andrew recently developed a new edition of The Bible Course with Bible Society and published a new title with Hodder called God’s Book: An Honest Look at the Bible’s 7 Toughest Topics.

Andrew also works closely with the explorer Bear Grylls. They’ve published a Bible called the NIV for Young Explorers, produced a TV series in Israel and Andrew recently helped Bear develop a brilliant new book called The Greatest Story Ever Told.

Andrew has degrees in Geography (BSc), Theology (BTh) and History (MA). He completed his PhD in Historical Theology and is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Andrew loves climbing mountains and exploring the great outdoors. He’s married to Charlotte and they have three kids, two fish, a snake and a dog.

Alanzo Paul

Alanzo Paul is a full-time speaker with the OCCA The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and the Director of Reboot (OCCA’s youth apologetics initiative). He is passionate about literature, philosophy and theology. His work primarily focuses on questions such as, ‘Why does God allow suffering and injustice?’ and ‘What is the meaning of life?’. Additionally, he enjoys exploring topics such as the Occult, identity, Gen Z, difficult passages in the Old Testament, and the case for the historical Jesus.

Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Alanzo became a Christian in 2009 after grappling with drug addiction for over ten years. Since then, he has dedicated his life to Christ by engaging the questions of others and speaking to audiences worldwide.

Alanzo has a degree in theology (BTh.) from the University of Oxford (Wycliffe Hall) and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MA) from the University of Toronto, from which he earned the Margaret Muckle Trust prize for his work. He is undertaking a doctoral programme (DPhil) in philosophical theology at the University of Oxford.

Alanzo lives near Oxford with his wife, Khadija.

Joanna la Fleur is a speaker, podcaster, TV host, and communications consultant. With a Business Communications degree and a Master’s in Theological Studies, she has been helping the Church communicate the best news in the world for over 15 years.

You can catch her interviews with Christian creatives and communicators on the Word Made Digital Podcast, communications training on the Word Made Digital Tutorials and her Bible teaching on the national TV show, See Hear Love.

She acts as an advisor to the Institute of Evangelism at Wycliffe College and is newly appointed to the Board of Governors at Tyndale University.

Learn more about Joanna la Fleur: joannalafleur.com