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WELCOME TO THE DIGITAL EDITION OF ALPHA
NEWS!
The latest edition of Alpha
News includes powerful testimonies, an “Ask Alpha” column with commonly
asked questions about running Alpha courses, updates on specialty
ministries, and other exciting features. We hope you enjoy viewing,
downloading and printing articles from Alpha News.
THE MARRIAGE COURSE: ENCOURAGING HONEST COMMUNICATION
With its track record for
building environments of both safety and honesty in the area of faith,
Alpha has branched out into another important arena: marriage. The
Marriage Course is undeniably alpha-relevant to any age and to any stage
of marriage-and yet it’s uniquely planned to meet critical needs. The
teaching is personal and practical, just as on the regular Alpha course.
In a shortened, seven-week format, the talks build on each other,
surfacing issues critical to strengthening a good marriage or healing a
broken one-including resolving conflict, the power of forgiveness, parents
and in-laws, and good sex. Read More
SPANISH ALPHA
On any
morning, on various street corners in Houston, men gather in groups from
early morning until late afternoon-waiting for day labor in order to
support their families. Mostly migrant workers who don’t speak English,
they have little opportunity for connection with the churches surrounding
them. Until several churches in the greater Houston area banded together
to host a Spanish Alpha Course. It started with St. Luke’s United
Methodist Church, “Alpha has made quite a difference in our church,” says
Alan Nash, a retired lawyer. “During one period, about 20 percent of our
professions of faith came through Alpha.” Read More
THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP BY TODD HUNTER, NATIONAL
DIRECTOR
We believe that the Alpha course
has been anointed as a tool for evangelism across the world. But we also
know that many other ministries have been blessed and commissioned to
carry out the work of evangelism. As a non profit ministry, we focus on
our core competencies and partner with other ministries who share our
passion for evangelism but might have a slightly different target audience
or methodology. This allows us to be good stewards of our resources while
maximizing our collective impact on the kingdom. Read More
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