Those who believe in things strongly take the same risks and can make the same sorts of mistakes - whether their beliefs are about Christianity, politics, genetically modified food or race relations. In the church there is diversity about evangelism and things we should be evangelistic about. Most of us are better at seeing faults of insensitivity or lack of commitment in others than in identifying where we ourselves need to change. In the range of training material available what is helpful to some people may be repugnant to others. This site cannot hope to evaluate every scheme and programme, but it can give space to members of our church to indicate what has proved itself in their situation.
People take responsibility for their own recommendations.
At the same time there are some general guidelines which I suggest should be born in mind in evaluating a programme. Alpha and Beyond Alpha is being widely used in New Zealand. It's format of video, food and faith communicates successfully in many situations, but it cannot work well without a willingness to change. Creative adaptation to kiwi culture is also important. You are invited to add to the contributions on alpha experiences and where to go after alpha .