Well, right now it's pretty much just an idea.
A few thoughts scribbled down and a little bit of branding. The concept? Pub-ologetics. The means? Beer mats. Beer mats with questions, beer mats with quotes, beer mats as conversation starters, beer mats as thought provokers, beer mats that will anger you, beer mats that will enlighten you, beer mats that will make you chuckle and spill your drink, beer mats that point to Jesus. Oh, and beer mats to put your pint on.
A few of those scribbled down thoughts are below and will explain a little more of the concept. Take a look and let us know what you think.
A few thoughts scribbled down and a little bit of branding. The concept? Pub-ologetics. The means? Beer mats. Beer mats with questions, beer mats with quotes, beer mats as conversation starters, beer mats as thought provokers, beer mats that will anger you, beer mats that will enlighten you, beer mats that will make you chuckle and spill your drink, beer mats that point to Jesus. Oh, and beer mats to put your pint on.
A few of those scribbled down thoughts are below and will explain a little more of the concept. Take a look and let us know what you think.
- Bitter (noun): A beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste. "Two pints of bitter please!"
- Theology (noun): The study of the nature of God and religious belief, "a theology degree". Or religious beliefs and theory when systematically developed. "in Christian theology, God comes to be conceived as Father, Son and Spirit"
- A Bitter Theology (saying): A bit of Theology with a pint or too thrown in. “Fancy popping to the Blacksmiths for a Bitter Theology?”
What is A Bitter Theology?
Pub-based: A Bitter Theology is an evangelistic resource aimed at encouraging discussion around the Word of God and the person of Jesus. Whereas much evangelistic material centres around specific meeting times, Church Halls and structured evenings, A Bitter Theology can be arranged within hours on any night and all that is needed is some mates, a pub and a little bit of cash. As well as discussion and debate around theology a good amount of time can be spent tasting and rating local beers.
Unstructured: One of the aims of A Bitter Theology is to be relatively resource-less. This prevents the awkwardness of presenting friends with a study guide, or homework or even a list of questions to work through. Instead the only material is a set of beer mats with various topics of discussion, quotes from the likes of Richard Dawkins, C.S Lewis and even Ricky Gervais to debate, and a number of though provoking questions.
Jesus-focused: Although the material is simple and the discussions relatively unstructured, the intention is unashamedly to share Jesus and to bring those in the group to recognise him as LORD and Saviour. For this reason Jesus, who he is and why he came, is a central thread throughout the pack.