Raising up young leaders

Pete Wynter 26Aug2010

Developing young leaders is an essential part of any thriving youth ministry, and Youth Alpha provides the perfect opportunity for young people to step up and lead among their peers. Although the Bible is clear that leadership is a gift, it’s important to realise that we are all called to lead.read more »

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GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS

Nicola Marshall 12Aug2010

This game requires all of you to work together in your team. I will call out a quality and you will send a representative out to compete with the rest of the other contestants. You can guess what I would be looking out for but it may not be the one that you are thinking of. Forread more »

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Praying for your Youth Alpha Course

Pete Greig 05Aug2010

Well, it’s been a long, slow process, but recently I got converted. Evangelists have been telling me for ages how much better my life will be if I see things the way they do. They’ve explained that I won’t fully understand until I take the leap of faith, and they’ve testified to their own personal experiences.read more »

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Youth Alpha Tour 2010

Alex Wood 02Aug2010

Youth Alpha will be coming on tour to a place near you soon! Keep checking the Youth Alpha website for new dates of our training tour. Come along if you'd like to laugh loads, meet other young people in your area plus (of course) get equipped and inspired to run a Youth Alpha course in your youth group, sitting room, school… local chip shop, wherever!  read more »

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Am I too young to run a Youth Alpha Course?

Brad Hawkes 22Jul2010

These days, the word ‘temple’ doesn’t really pop up that often, and when it does, we probably think of ancient places of worship in the Far East, or a tourist attraction we’ve seen on the Travel Channel. But the Bible speaks about temples over and over again.read more »

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Worship on Youth Alpha

Al Gordon 18Jul2010

Worship is key to what Alpha is all about – giving people the chance to meet Jesus. When I was 18 a friend gave me a tape of worship music recorded at a gathering of about 10,000 young people. I remember putting the tape into my walkman (retro I know) and being blown away by the presence of God that seemed to fill my bedroom.read more »

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Who is behind the sheet?

Nicola Marshall 12Jul2010

You will need: Opaque ground sheet/blanket/bed sheet that is large enough to hold so that people can’t see over it or round it or under it. If the sheet is not big enough then you will need to do this in smaller groups and make sure that people cannot cheat by looking underneath the sheet at people’s shoes!read more »

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Using multimedia on Youth Alpha

Phil Knox 08Jul2010

There is a fascinating moment in the book of Acts where Paul is preaching the gospel in Athens. He notices an altar ‘To an unknown God’ and basically says I know this God, he has a name and his name is Jesus. Paul uses the things that are around him to communicate the good news in a way that the people around him understand.read more »

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Who AM I?

Nicola Marshall 05Jul2010

You will need: masking tape (to stick the cards to peoples’ backs) scissors black stickers 5 small prizes whistleread more »

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Youth Alpha for Confirmation

Louisa Jacob 01Jul2010

Youth Alpha can work very well as a pre-confirmation course, encouraging teenagers to ask questions and discover what they really think about their faith. We have seen Youth Alpha successfully incorporated in the run up to confirmation across different denominations, with the specifics of confirmation being taught additionally at the end of the course.read more »

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