Alpha Course
‘An opportunity to explore the meaning of Life’
The Alpha course is a course which seeks to explore the basics of the Christian faith, described as “an opportunity to explore the meaning of life”. Alpha courses are currently being run in churches, homes, workplaces, prisons, universities and a wide variety of other locations. The course is being run around the world by all major Christian denominations.
The Alpha course is organized as a series of sessions over 10 weeks, typically preceded by an ‘Alpha Supper’ which often includes the talk “Is there more to life than this?” and with a day or weekend away which includes three or four of the talks. Each session starts with a meal, followed by a talk (often a video of one by Nicky Gumbel) and then discussion in small groups. The talks aim to cover the basic beliefs of the Christian faith. The complete list of talk titles, which follows the chapters of Gumbel’s book Questions of Life, is:
| Is there more to life than this? (previously called Christianity boring, untrue and irrelevant) | Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit do? |
| Who is Jesus? | How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? |
| Why did Jesus die? | How can I resist evil? |
| How can we have faith? | Why and how should I tell others? |
| Why and how do I pray? | Does God heal today? |
| Why and how should I read the Bible? | What about the church? |
| How does God guide us? | How can I make the most of the rest of my life? |
Participants are issued with The Alpha Course Manual, which contains an outline of each talk and space for making notes.
PLEASE CONTACT THE CHURCH OFFICE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND A COURSE OR WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT WHEN THE NEXT COURSE WILL BE HELD. TEL: 044 343 1702