Training Courses
Exploring Baptism
Key features
- What is Baptism?
- Why is it important?
- How does it work?
- Easter Sunday Baptisms (20th April)
Baptism is an important experience in the life of a growing Christian. It’s the way that we publicly show that we are following Jesus. In this course we will explore from the Bible what baptism is and why it is needful as a response to conversion. We will consider why it is commanded by Jesus.
The course is designed to help you understand what happens during an act of baptism and also unpacks how to keep living as a Christian afterwards.
Sessions (starting mid January)
Lent
Key features
- The Lent Course…
the 8 session course helping you…
Sessions
- Wed 26th Feb – Why pray?
- Wed 5th Mar – Adoration
- Wed 12th Mar – Petition
- Wed 19th Mar – Intercession
- Wed 26th Apr – Unanswered prayer
- Wed 2nd Apr – Contemplation
- Wed 9th Apr – Listening
- Wed 16th Apr – Spiritual Warfare
Bible Course
Key features
- The Bible Course helps you see how the books of the Bible are part of one big story
- Using a unique storyline, The Bible Course will show you how key events, books and characters fit together
- Video teaching, written guides, diagrams and readings will help you grow in confidence as you read the Bible for yourself
- Acts as a great follow-on resource for those who have done introductory courses like Alpha and Christianity Explored
Sessions
8-session course helping you explore the BIG story
Big, complex, old … just some of the words people use to describe the Bible. Sound familiar? That’s where The Bible Course comes in. The course will increase your confidence, equip you to read the Bible better and help you to see its relevance to daily life. The course provides a birds-eye view of the world’s bestselling book.
Over eight interactive sessions, it combines video teaching, group discussion, personal reflection and daily readings. It’s ideal for one-to-ones, small study groups or larger gatherings. The course can be run online or face to face and you can choose to buy the films as a DVD, digital download or via our new streaming platform.
Alpha is a course over 10 weeks exploring the Christian faith by asking 15 of the big questions in life…
- Introduction: Is there more to life?
- 2) Who is Jesus?
- 3) Why did Jesus die?
- 4) How can I have faith?
- 5) Why and how do I pray?
- 6) Why and how do I read the bible?
- 7) How does God guide us?
Saturday AWAY DAY
- 8) Who is the Holy Spirit?
- 9) What does the Holy Spirit do?
- 10) How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?
- 11) How can I make the most of the rest of my life?
- 12) How can I resist evil?
- 13) Why and how should I tell others?
- 14) Does God heal today?
- 15) What about the church?