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The Alpha Weekend: why is it So important?
Alpha’s Weekend or Day Away is essential to the success of the Alpha course. In fact, omitting it is one of the top causes of an unsuccessful course because it is the proven time for guest transformation.
As Nicky Gumbel describes it, the Weekend or Day Away is quite often the "time when the penny drops eighteen inches: from the head to the heart." For many this is when they commit or recommit their lives to Christ.On Alpha evaluation forms, guests consistently indicate that the Weekend or Day Away was the best part of their course.
The Weekend or Day Away is different from the rest of the course because:
- It gives guests the space, time and environment needed to thoroughly process and reflect on what they are learning.
- It gives the Holy Spirit an extended period of time to touch and soften hearts in new ways.
- It helps the guests, hosts and helpers get to know each other better and form lasting relationships
- It provides a context for the person and work of the Holy Spirit to be explained. For some, even church attenders, this is the first time for a biblical look at the Holy Spirit. One usually quiet 80 year old woman jumped up at the end of the first talk, "Who is the Holy Spirit?"and shouted, "I get it now! I have gone to church my whole life and not until now did I understand who the Holy Spirit really is!"
If you are the administrator of a course, your mind is buzzing with a multitude of details. Don't miss the following resources:
Join us for the October 20, 2011 Practitioner Call "Ten Tips for a great Alpha Day Away"
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