Dealing With Doubt
Dr. Richard A. Knopp
Dr. Zach Breitenbach
This page is for the lunch breakout sponsored by Room For Doubt at the 2026 Renew Gathering. The breakout discusses the impact of doubt and surveys strategies and resources to help disciples and the church deal with it more effectively. It also utilizes Mentimeter, an online platform, to provide live interaction via computer or mobile device.
Based on the live audience feedback, 94% of attendees personally know someone who has significant doubts about the Christian faith, and 76% said they have a family (or extended family) member who has wandered away from faith. Clearly, the need to address doubts is still critically important! The session offered some resources to help. Room For Doubt also had a table display for the RENEW Gathering and for the Discipleship.org Conference.
SESSION HANDOUT
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(Handout with Answers)
Session Audio Recording With Slides
Quick Resources
- Video Animation: “Why Do You Still Believe?” Short animated video by Room For Doubt with dialogue between a grandpa and his grandson.
- Video: “Doubt and Knowing Truth About God.” This short video is one of six that highlight portions of the book, Truth About God: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? by Dr. Richard Knopp. It briefly explains how we can legitimately know truth about God, even though we may still have intellectual doubts about it.
- Richard Knopp. Truth About God: What Can We Know and How Can We Know It? (Renew.org, 2021).
- Daniel McCoy and Zach Breitenbach. God Conversations: 20 Discussions for Students on Whether God is Real and What He’s Like (Renew.org, 2025).
- Recommended resources (1) for church and Christian leaders, (2) for youth and young adults, and (3) on science and the Christian faith.
Sample Articles on the Room For Doubt Website
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/missing-bible-verses-prompt-doubts-about-god.
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/doubting-gods-goodness-in-a-world-where-children-die.
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/i-pray-but-is-god-there.
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/my-feelings-dont-follow-my-faith.
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/help-i-dont-know-if-god-exists-or-not-i-dont-want-to-waste-my-life-on-something-false.
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/if-god-loves-us-and-has-the-power-to-heal-why-doesnt-he.
- https://roomfordoubt.com/post/if-god-is-loving-how-could-he-condemn-people-to-an-eternity-of-suffering-in-hell.
