What we do

Evangelism & Apologetics

RZIM Zacharias Trust primarily exists to communicate the gospel effectively and to engage meaningfully with the heartfelt objections and concerns about Christianity in a manner that is relevant to contemporary society. We also seek to equip Christians to do likewise, through our range of training programmes.

Training

Ranging from one-day courses with RZIM Zacharias Trust through to a one-year Oxford University-accredited course through our Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, and from our ‘conversational apologetics’ programme, which has been running for a number of years, to our more in-depth week-long Summer School, held each year in an Oxford college, there are a range of events which we organize focusing on evangelism and apologetics.

Whether a one-day or a one-year course – or any of the options in between – the aim is to equip the believer to fulfil God’s call on their lives to ‘always be prepared to give a reason for the hope that they have’ (1 Peter 3:15). The training is therefore designed to help Christians interact more confidently with those around them and to provide a framework by which they can begin to address the issues being raised in today’s society and culture.

Zacharias Trust Training Day Oxford Summer School 8 Week Programme 1 Year Certificate

Resources on our Training

Training Partnerships

European Leadership Forum
The European Leadership Forum (ELF) is an event organised by a group of leading evangelical organisations. It gathers church leaders, evangelists, theologians, scientists and professionals from across the continent for fellowship, teaching and networking. In addition to being represented on the steering group, the Zacharias Trust is responsible for the evangelism seminars at the forum.

The event provides an opportunity to link up with other like-minded individuals and organisations throughout the continent. It is an important part of our strategic goal to identify and train 1,000 European evangelists over a ten year period. The forum is also a catalyst for many of our seminars and training events in Europe.