We had our final session of Passerelles vers Dieu last night. The main theme was the resurrection, but it also emphasized the need to repent and believe in Christ. We had a smaller committee of 10. I am not sure where the others were. The discussion was good.
Overall, the whole series has been encouraging. We are now looking forward to next year when we will do the series once more. The videos were well made. The content was fine. Maybe, on a few things, it could be clearer doctrinally, but the people who have followed the series have heard the gospel.
One of the things that is bothering me was in the last video. They used a recent French Translation that put “change” for what is usually translated as repent. I found this misleading. It gives the idea that I must perform some changes in my life before I can become a Christian. Off course becoming a Christian will bring some changes, butI am not sure that translating “change” instead of “repent” does justice to the concept of repentance.
My personal taste would have been to use Christianity Explored. the videos for this evangelistic course are great. But since they have not been translated into French, it is not an option. Passerelles vers Dieu is a good alternative.