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Mr Dave

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The course shouldn't involve trying to get people to speak in tongues. The topic comes up in one of the sessions, but as for trying to get people to practice tongues, that's not normal to Alpha Courses.
 
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The Alpha course is very generic and can be applied and adapted by different sections of the wider church. Its feel will depend more on the church that you attend rather than the content itself, which is pretty straight christianity. That's from a catholic-leaning Anglican who is undoubtedly not coming from the same page as Nicky Gumbel on many things.
 
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I started going to an Alpha course a few years ago, but didn't get much out of it so left. I would recommend the Christianity Explored course too - I still find it really helpful to go over the basics of Christianity.
 
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It looks as if I will be attending one of these soon, can anyone shed any light on the Alpha Course...


please find a book by a man called christian on Alpha course.

please read onine criticism of the charismatic movement.

please visit htb and tell me if that is a htb and Cristian church or a place for blonde girls to pick up rich men.


be careful.

I used to go to htb, so i know where the bodies are buried.
 
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