TikToker documents atheist friend's faith exploration

Emily Pollok  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  19 Jan 2026
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TikToker documents atheist friend's faith exploration

Jay Painter (left) and Lewis (right).

Can you go from atheist to Christian in 12 weeks? This is the question that Christian influencer Jay Painter and his atheist friend Lewis are exploring together and sharing with the world via Painter’s social media platform.

Painter, who creates Christian content for his following of more than 30,000 across TikTok and Instagram, came up with the idea for the video series after his church encouraged the congregation to invite someone to the Alpha course it was running.

An invitation to Alpha

Established in 1977, Alpha is an evangelistic course that invites people to explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, low-pressure environment. Painter felt strongly convicted to invite his best friend Lewis - an atheist.

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