One-to-one: "It gave me confidence in my own Bible reading"

Scott is a 38-year-old truck driver who lives in Hull. He became a Christian a couple of years ago. He loves his family, his tattoos and his Lord.

Who did you one-to-one with, and when? What did you do?
I met up with the curate at our church, Steve, every Sunday evening for an hour. We started about six months after I became a Christian. We did it for about a year, and we still meet up from time to time but a bit less regularly now. We looked at lots of different parts of the Bible—the ones I really remember are 1 Corinthians and Leviticus.

How did one-to-oneing help you?
It was just really useful to read the Bible with someone who knew more than me. I was able to make sure I’d got it, and get an explanation of difficult passages. Meeting up like that really gave me more confidence in my own Bible reading. I found I was able to understand it better. Now I’ve got it on my mobile phone, and I can read it during breaks on long truck trips.

How did you feel when you were first asked if you’d like to one-to-one?
I was really excited. I wanted to do it, because I wanted to get into the Bible and I thought it would help me do that.

Has one-to-oneing affected your own role in church?
Yes—I’ve just started doing Sunday School, teaching the older lads’ group. One-to-oneing has given me the confidence to do that.

And what would you say to someone who’s got the chance to one-to-one with a more experienced Christian, and isn’t sure whether they want to or whether they’ve got time?
I would say to them: Do it! Do it, because it will open their eyes. If you’re new to Christianity, like I was, it can be really hard to get what the Bible’s saying, and if you have someone to lead you through, and explain the bits you’re lost on, you can understand it so much more, and that’s exciting. So do it!

For a short introduction to what one-to-oneing is, just click here.