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Training
Courses
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for Words
A six week course designed to help people talk about their faith,
in a relaxed natural and helpful way. A
resource pack is provided with leader’s notes, a CD-ROM with PowerPoint
presentations, handouts, activities and publicity material.
Produced by:
CPAS,
Athena Drive
,
Tachbrook
Park
,
Warwick
,
CV34 6NG
(telephone
01926 4584578)
www.cpas.org.uk
The
Alpha Course
The Alpha course describes itself as a “practical
introduction to the Christian Faith”, which enables people to learn about the
foundations that Christianity is based on.
It was devised by an Anglican church in London called Holy
Trinity Brompton (HTB) about 20 years ago but has really taken off as an
evangelistic tool since 1993 under the leadership of Nicky Gumbel, then curate
and now vicar of HTB. Since then,
the course has been run by thousands of churches of many different denominations
in the
UK
and
world-wide and has changed many lives.
The course was designed for people new to the Church, with
little or no previous knowledge of the Christian faith, but it’s also an
excellent refresher for Christians at any stage in their journey.
We’ve found it to be very useful for people who are quite new to
church, or who are on the fringe of church activities, including those seeking
membership.
The Alpha Course is enjoyable, informal and gives plenty of
opportunity for questions and discussion.
The Alpha Course is backed up by a huge amount of material,
including DVDs, books, study manuals, leader’s notes and even recipe books:
all of which is of a very high quality. There’s
also frequent national and regional conferences.
Another advantage with the Alpha Course is that it’s so
well known. There’s regular
advertising, including posters on the back of buses, and there’s even been a
documentary about it on television. This
makes it easier to invite people.
Contact details:
The
Alpha Office
Holy Trinity Brompton
Brompton Road
London
SW7
1JA
http://alphacourse.org/
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