Prepare from a clear evidence map.
Choose one investigation, review the strongest evidence cards, and note where the main views genuinely disagree. You do not need to master every source.
FOR FACILITATORS
Lead the discussion without pretending to be the expert.
Faith Inquiry Navigator gives a church, ministry, class, or small-group leader a repeatable structure for difficult science-and-faith conversations while each participant keeps private questions and reflections private.
WATCH THE PLATFORM WALKTHROUGH
See the member experience before you lead it.
The demonstration stays on this page so you can evaluate the workflow without leaving the facilitator path.
Use a predictable 45-minute rhythm.
Make room for uncertainty, examine one claim, compare views fairly, locate the real disagreement, and end with one useful open question.
Keep personal inquiry private.
Shared discussion stays separate from each member’s private profile, confidence ratings, and AI conversations.
A PRACTICAL SIX-WEEK PILOT
One possible sequence for a first group.
This is a suggested path, not a required curriculum order. Leaders can substitute any of the nine investigations.
Human Origins & Adam
Start with what genetics, fossils, and Scripture each can—and cannot—settle.
Death, the Fall & Jesus
Ask what changed with human sin if biological death already existed.
Evil & Suffering
Separate suffering caused by human choices from disease, disasters, and natural history.
Why God Can Seem Hidden
Make room for honest doubt, unanswered prayer, and non-resistant unbelief.
Mind & What Makes Us Human
Examine consciousness, Neanderthals, personhood, and the image of God.
Compare the Main Views
Bring the evidence together without forcing the group into one conclusion.
Lead a clear 45-minute discussion.
This works for Christians, people with doubts, and mixed-belief groups. The leader keeps the discussion fair. Each person decides what they think.
Human Origins & Adam
What does human evolution show, and what questions about Adam and God’s image are still open?
- Does sharing ancestors with earlier humans rule out a real Adam?
- How many people were in the early human population?
- What could being made in God’s image mean if humans developed over time?
- 5 min
Make room for uncertainty
Agree that anyone may pass, disagree, or leave a question open. Do not judge another person’s faith or motives.
- 10 min
Read one claim carefully
Open one evidence card and its source. Ask: What does this show? What does it not prove? What are its limits?
- 15 min
Compare the main views
Have someone explain a view fairly, even if they disagree with it. Keep science, history, philosophy, and theology separate when they are answering different questions.
- 10 min
Find the real disagreement
Ask what people actually disagree about, which evidence matters most, and what new evidence could change their minds.
- 5 min
End with one useful question
Each person may name one thing that became clearer, one question still open, or one source to check. Nobody has to share a private belief or score.
Before sharing: agree to respect privacy. Profile answers, confidence ratings, and AI chats stay private unless the person chooses to share them. A group discussion is never a test of loyalty.
EARLY FACILITATOR PILOT
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