For the last 10 weeks in your Alpha course your guests have shared meals, lively conversation, and heartfelt thoughts. Many have formed bonds with each other - and with Jesus. Now that Alpha's over, they need a way to grow together and explore more. Offer your past guests an opportunity to explore how their faith and relationship with Jesus relates to day to day life with the Challenging Lifestyle series.
The Challenging Lifestyle course is ideal for use as a follow up to the Alpha course or for new believers. The series contain talks by Nicky Gumbel based on Jesus' teaching given in the Sermon on the Mount and the radical alternative it offers to the modern lifestyle. Combined, all 3 series total 18 talks. The Challenging Lifestyle course is easily run in 3, 6-week series.
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3
How to Find the Secret of Happiness
How to Change the World Around You
How to Understand the Old Testament
How to Handle Anger
How to Approach Sex in the 21st Century
How to Respond to Divorce
How to Live and Act with Integrity
How to Respond to Difficult People
How to Handle Conflict
How to Become a Generous Giver
How to Pray (and Fast) like Jesus
How to Handle Ambition
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to Deal with Criticism
How to Respond to the Most Challenging Words Ever Spoken
How to Make the Big Decision
How to Spot False Prophets
How to Build a Secure Future
Run the Challenging Lifestyle course in the same format as your Alpha course with a meal, talk and small group discussion. If you hold the course on the same night as Alpha you can even use the same meal and volunteers!
