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On March 9-10, the Conversational Evangelism Conference will take place in Costa Mesa, California. Todd Hunter, the North American president for the Alpha Course is one of the speakers, and in fact, according to an interview, Alpha is hosting the event. Other speakers at the conference include Gary Poole from Willow Creek, former Willow Creek evangelism director Mark Mittelberg, and Lee Strobel.

Todd Hunter has been a proponent for the emerging church and also a speaker at Richard Foster's With God conference.Click here for more on the Alpha Course.

The NEW AGE of Alpha
A critique of the Alpha Course for those who know their Bible
Bayith Ministries, 2005
"THE Alpha Course has swept the globe and is being used by an incredibly wide range of groups—including Anglicans and Roman Catholics, Methodists and Seventh Day Adventists. Where other evangelistic initiatives have petered out very swiftly, Alpha has done the opposite. From its roots in the late 1970s, Alpha has grown to stunning proportions today and millions have already participated. What is the secret of its popularity—and what issues does this raise?"—See Entire Document
by Dusty Peterson/Elizabeth McDonald

Also- Alpha's Godfather: Unearthing the Core of Sandy Millar by Dusty Peterson "In recent years Millar has been somewhat overshadowed in the eyes of many by Nicky Gumbel—his successor and long-time colleague at HTB and the director of the 'Alpha Course.' This is understandable, for it is the latter’s name which appears on nearly every Alpha resource. Gumbel has also been the one presenting the Alpha video talks themselves and he has acted as front-man for much of the HTB-related press, radio and television coverage since Alpha took off. But this has all served to obscure the enormous influence that Millar exerts on the Christian Church..." Read entire article, Alpha's Godfather.

 

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"Many people have been greatly impressed by the Alpha course. Designed to be an introduction to the Christian faith through talks, video presentations, small-group discussions and a special weekend getaway, lots of churches are now employing it as part of their outreach"Chris Hand The Alpha Course Is the Popular Alpha Course leading people astray?

 

Alpha Assessed
Sermon by Cecil Andrews of Take Heed
Audio and Video of this talk available ...