Simon Brace
"Ratio Christi is a campus ministry devoted to attending to ideological battle that confronts Christian students and professors in academic institutions."
Professional Biography
Simon is National and Regional Director of Ratio Christi South Africa and also serves as the Chapter Director at the North West University in Potchefstroom. Born in Zimbabwe, Simon moved to South Africa at a young age where he completed his matric and gained a diploma in Land Surveying from Durban University of Technology. Simon worked as an Engineering Surveyor in construction for a number of years in different countries before moving to the US to pursue studies in Theology.
Simon holds a BA in Theology and MA in Apologetics and Philosophy from Southern Evangelical Seminary (SES), where he worked as the Director of the Missions program called TEAM. Simon had the privilege of leading many teams from Southern Evangelical Seminary to teach and train in the local Churches in a number of countries. Simon was also involved with the founding and establishment of Ratio Christi in the US through the efforts of TEAM at SES, and has served as the President and Chairman of the Board of Ratio Christi. He is currently an RC Board member.
Simon is married to Nel and they have five kids: Eva, Olivia, Cai, Jannes, Ruben, and Joshua. The Braces currently live in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Simon loves fishing, sport, and in recent years has taken an interest in woodworking; the end result being an infinite regress of projects that have now to be built for Nel.
Featured Presentations
Evangelism and Apologetics in the New Testament
Over the years a variety of models of evangelism and popular books have been recommended and taught within the Church. Many Christians, for example, are familiar with the Four Spiritual Laws approach, the friendship evangelism model, the Way of the Master, or the Evangelism Explosion model of evangelism. There have also been numerous books also written on the subject of evangelism. This talk will offer a brief critique of some of these models and books and then proceed to delve into the model of evangelism adopted by those in the New Testament; a model in which Apologetics serves as the handmaiden to evangelism. From here we will investigate whether this methodology is appropriate for the age in which the Church now finds itself.
Faith, Science and the Age of the Earth Controversy
One of the most contentious issues debates between Christians concerns the age of the earth. How does a person balance the two forms of revelation from God, that is, God’s knowledge of Himself revealed through the Word and His Creation? This talk will address this contentious subject addressing the foundational assumptions in this very important discussion which sadly often ends up in a very unsatisfying stalemate.
Speaking Topics
- What is WOKE: Understanding the Social Justice Movement
- Understanding the attack on the Nuclear Family
- Why is BLM opposed to the Nuclear Family?
- The Capturing of South African Universities and Schools by the Social Justice Movement
- Understanding the real project of Decolonization
- The Case for Christianity
- “What’s true for you is true for you...” Responding to Moral Relativism
- Understanding Evangelism in our times from the New Testament
- Can I trust the Bible? Biblical Archaeology and the Reliability of the Bible
- Jesus is Lord! Defending the Deity of Christ in an Age of Skepticism
- An Introduction to Islam
- Responding to Muslims objections to the Deity of Christ
- An Introduction to Worldviews:
- Deism
- Naturalism
- Nihilism and Existentialism
- Eastern Pantheistic Monism
- Marxism
Bring Simon to Your Church, Campus, or Event
Simon is available for speaking engagements, apologetics workshops, Sunday services, and campus events. Equip your congregation, youth group, or ministry team with practical, biblically grounded answers on culture, worldviews, and defending the Christian faith.
