The Christocentric focus is excellent and the first part of the course leaves one in no doubt of why and how one can accept Jesus by faith. Many do and many others make a recommitment to Christ. The weekly meal-time, while requiring carefully planned kitchen staff, creates a very strong friendship bond which over weeks enables the Spirit to work a loving unity. Jesus often met people in ministry over meals and this biblical principle of relational evangelism is well incorporated into the Alpha philosophy of ministry. Small-group Sharing and Discussion Further fellowship bonding takes place in the weekly sharing groups and in nearly every group we have found people sharing very personally and learning both to open up honestly as well as minister to one another in a loving and accepting atmosphere.
Doctrinal correction is discouraged as people are helped to talk through their questions.
Many of our members who have come through the course have a much clearer grasp of the work and ministry of the Spirit because of Alpha biblical teaching and experience. After attending a course once, participants are asked to bring friends and family to the opening banquet for the next course, and even if they don't sign up you find that you have a very attractive outreach banquet and talk which shares the gospel with outsiders. The third time through we invited the local Worldwide Church of God to come and their minister is a small-group leader and twelve of their members have joined the course.