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Articles by Mary Schaller
Ask the Experts: Using Alpha to Reach the Spiritually Curious
Craig Springer is the Executive Director of Alpha USA, a program used in thousands of churches of all denominational proclivities across the United States. Alpha is a program that began in England and has been used around the globe to help the spiritually curious and confused discover what it means to be a follower of Christ. Before taking the role with Alpha USA, Craig was a pastor at churches in Chicago and Denver.
The Gospel in Major City Centers
Chicago has been my home town only for the past four years. I spent most of my adult life in Boston, the San Francisco Bay area, and the Inland Northwest. But perhaps since I grew up in the Midwest (Cleveland, Ohio), somehow Chicago feels even more like home than other places where I’ve lived much longer.
Train Your Group in Relational Evangelism
Just the thought of evangelism can send chills down the spine of many Christians, but relational evangelism, bringing the hope of Jesus naturally into your relationships, really isn’t scary. In fact, it can be really simple. Your group members are in relationships every day—with their family members, coworkers, neighbors, and friends—and you can help train them in easy ways to intentionally incorporate the Good News of Jesus into their relationships. They don’t need a tract or a gimmicky method.
Listen with the Heart
Note: This article is excerpted from our resource Train Your Group in Relational Evangelism. Their small group that night was discussing why God allows pain and suffering. It was a relatively new group, composed primarily of people either new to faith in Christ, or still trying to decide whether to place their trust in him. They were doing a series called The 7 Big Questions, discussing subjects such as the meaning of life, the existence of God, and the reliability of the Bible.
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