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the Nuts and Bolts
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What’s in Alpha?
weekend away
Christianity: Boring, untrue and irrelevant?Who is Jesus?Why did Jesus die?How can I be sure of my faith?Why & how should I read the Bible?Why & how do I pray?How does God guide us?Who is the Holy Spirit?What does the Holy Spirit do?How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?How can I make the most of the rest of my life?How can I resist evil?Why and how should we tell others?Does God heal today?What about the church?
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Who is the course for?
Young people in your church
Young people on the fringe
Young people associated with a local club or organization
Young people in a local school
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When and where?Do some research
Think about the options
Make it comfortable for young people
Church? Community centre? Sports hall? Home? Other options?
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ResourcesYounger youth manual (11-14)
Older youth manual (15 +)
Leaders Guide
Questions of Life
My Whole World Jumped
Presentations CD
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Three Streams
Alpha-Tech
Alpha-Active
Alpha-Lite
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ALPHATECH
multimedia
cerebral / technical engagement
participants confident and willing to explore abstract ideas and discuss them
target : older youth and those who have had some exposure to Christianity
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interact with the teaching material through activity
active games, visual aids, drama sketches and content-related tasks
target : younger youth and those not comfortable with academic thought or book culture
ALPHAACTIVE
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shorter time requirements, and reduced responsibility upon leadership
story-based communication
target : schools, peer-led groups and situations with time constraints
ALPHALITE
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The makeup of a ‘typical’ session
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Set the atmosphere
Food
Arrival / Gathering
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Icebreaker
See Leaders Guide for ideas
Let’s go through an example
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PresentationUse the leaders guide
Use your own illustrations
Make it fun - not too heavy or intense
Keep it factual - communicate the Alpha material
Keep things moving - who can help you?
Prepare properly
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Small GroupsGive them the opportunity to voice what they believe
No question is too simple or too hostile
Leading questions and activities in the Leaders Guide
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Small GroupsLeadership
Who? Preferably, use young people
Role of table leader, not guru• Encourages, guides and steers discussion• Look for opinions• Don’t take sides• Briefly summarise main points
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Small GroupsGround rules
No put downs
There is no such thing as a stupid question
No one is forced to talk and only one person talks at a time
What is said in the group stays in the group
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YOUTH ALPHA