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Evangelistic Bible StudiesThe more liberal denominations are using a programcalled Alpha to increase their membership. The Alphacourse, “a short practical introduction to the Christianfaith,” grew out of a study program started in the 1970sby Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB), one of the largest andmost influential Anglican parishes. The program consistsof 15 sessions and runs for ten weeks. It covers suchbasic topics as who is Jesus and why did He die, how andwhy should I read the Bible, why and how do I pray, howdoes God guide us, and what about the church? Thecourse has been extremely successful among Anglicanparishes, so much so that some churches that had beenclosed were reopened. In 1991, the Alpha program wasrevised by Nicky Gumbel, one of the pastors of HTB, foruse in other churches. Since then Alpha has crosseddenominational lines and has grown rapidly. Only 600people attended the courses in 1991, but by 1996 thatnumber had exploded to 250,000 per year. By 1997, itincreased to 500,000 participants worldwide. There were5,000 Alpha courses being conducted in the UnitedKingdom alone by 1997, and the materials had beentranslated into 14 languages.While the Alpha program itself is dangerous because ofits weak doctrinal content and its ecumenical/charismaticphilosophy, and while we sound the loudest possiblewarning against participation in it (see our article “TheAlpha Course” at the Evangelism section of the EndTimes Apostasy Database at the Way of Life web site); atthe same time, the underlying concept is interesting andcould be used to good advantage by Bible-believingchurches.
Call them “Basic Christianity Bible Studies,” or “BasicBible Truths,” or whatever name is feasible. Evangelistichome Bible studies can be one of the most effectivemeans for teaching the gospel in the careful, systematicway that is necessary for reaching and grounding people.The basic concept of Alpha is to provide a series ofstudies on the gospel and basic Christianity in a contextthat is casual, that allows the teacher to build arelationship with the students and that allows the unsavedto relax and ask any questions that might be on theirhearts.The Alpha plan is described in the following informationfrom a brochure that is used to advertise Alpha inEngland:What Is Alpha? [an acrostic is formed with the firstletter of the following sentences]Anyone interested in finding out more about theChristian faith.Learning and laughter. It is possible to learn aboutthe Christian faith and have fun at the same time.Pasta and pudding. Eating a meal together givespeople an opportunity to get to know each other.Helping one another. The small groups give you achance to discuss issues raised in the talks.Ask anything. Alpha is a place where no question isregarded as too simple or too hostile.Who Is Alpha for?Those wanting to investigate Christianity.New Christians.Those who feel that they have never really got goingas a Christian.
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Ideas for EvangelismCopyright 2000
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ecumenical, and self-esteem tools t
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IntroductionPastoral Leadership Is
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Morgantown, WV., which the Lord use
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these areas that I have, but I do n
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consumed with our ‘record’ of h
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Training the PeopleNot only must th
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in a low-key manner, but he did ver
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illustrate the Bible truths. This i
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Using the Home for EvangelismThe ho
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those which would warn against evil
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our children in this, the first bei
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activities, nor the love that exist
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Jonathan Wells (who has a Ph.D. in
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Icons of EvolutionIcons of Creation
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order your course. There is a woefu
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the evolution of the whale. The Rod
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mutations); but new genetic informa
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turn the genes on and off; it has t
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RAGING WATERS, narrated by David Ai
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Invite the people on the list to go
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goodies from our health style baker
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Church PapersMany churches send out
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her number on the back of the tract
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in particular, are eager to try out
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many responses we have received bac
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membership to evangelize by going o
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Most of it was paid for by unsolici
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missionary to help churches establi
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window of our building. We have tho
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As with any gospel effort, the meth
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Preaching in Trailer ParksI receive
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that churches or individuals can us
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Reviving a Church That IsLukewarm T
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Another way is by demonstrating bef
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unsaved children and young people w
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and seeking the power of God (Josep
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“I would suggest you consider cam
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little or no noticeable increase in
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What’s Wrong with Most SoulWinnin
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ack into the house, severely distra
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7. The typical soul-winning program
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their sins and that faith in Christ
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epent, ye shall all likewise perish
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After the very brief presentation u
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they can get some sort of cheap tic
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God absolutely first in his life. T
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Many people in America today are as
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to come unto the knowledge of the t
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done repeatedly through the sacrame
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5. THE TYPICAL SOUL-WINNING PROGRAM
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The same thing can be seen in Paul
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this man. And I pray you will help
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even when they have indicated that
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one of you do show the same diligen
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epentance toward God and proper fai
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There is not one example in the New
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have prayed a prayer and have been
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