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Tips and Resources
Helpful Hints
Course Resources
Helpful Hints
Before you begin, we recommend you attend a local Alpha training or a two-day conference. This will help
you to understand the DNA of Alpha and to get all the resources you need, plus answer any questions you
may have. If there isn't any training in your area coming up please contact us and we can connect you to
someone who can help. Basic training can occur by registering for and watching our Campus training videos
We advise that every leader be required to watch these training videos.
Become a Recognized Club on Your Campus
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One strategy of running an Alpha course on campus is to work through an already existing Campus Ministry
or become a recognized Alpha "club." This is not meant to be a substitute to an already existing ministry to
the campus (i.e. Cru, Inter-Varsity, Chi Alpha, BCM, etc.) but only to have direct access to students, rooms,
funds, etc. to run an Alpha Course. Please read the article Launching an Alpha group on campus to find out
how.
The most lives are changed at courses where the leaders make prayer a key ingredient to their course.
Alpha cannot be run without prayer! Here are some ways you can bring prayer into your course:
Recruit a group willing to pray regularly for your Alpha course. Appoint someone on your team
pray and keep others informed with regular updates, prayer points and encouragements.
Organize a special Alpha Prayer and Worship event or join with other churches or campus
ministries to do this and use it as an opportunity to share unity while interceding for the wider
campus community.
- 24-7 Prayer
Many churches and campus ministries organize a weekend or even a whole week of 24-7 (night &
day) prayer during, or in the build-up, to an Alpha course. Find out how to do this practically, along
with a wealth of other resources, by checking out our friends at 24-7 Prayer.
Let us know how to pray for you by visiting our Alpha Prayer page.
Course Resources
Free Campus Alpha Video Talks
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We have made our Campus Alpha Video Talks available free for you to download and use however you like.
Pathways Scholarship Program
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Pathways is a program whereby a qualified student group may get up to 100% of its resources subsidized. A
campus group must be able to prove its financial need to qualify.
- The Campus Alpha program is specifically designed to support anyone who is running the Alpha Course exclusively for college and university students.
- In order to qualify for a scholarship, you must register your course through our Director of Campus Alpha. Please email or call Dave Short at 708.534.1552 if you are interested.
- Some sample resources eligible under the scholarship:
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The Campus Alpha postcards are a perfect way to extend a personal invitation to potential guests.
What Am I Doing Here?
Here's the link to get a better view of the postcard design.
Is There More To Life?
Here's the link to get a better view of the Bear Grylls postcard design.
There is space on the back of the card for your course information. Simply print dates and time on a label, attach, and distribute. The cards come 25 to a pack. |
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The Campus Alpha Guest Intro Brochure is a great new brochure you can use to invite those interested in learning about the Christian Faith through Campus Alpha - sold in package of 10 .
Check out this link for a more detailed view.
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Put up a Campus Alpha poster on school bulletin boards or local hang outs to promote your course.
The poster is 8.5 x 11 inches and gives you plenty of room to add the time and location of your course, plus advertise your awesome free food. Take a closer look here.
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Also, please take advantage of the tremendous helps and free resources in our Alpha Library.
If you have any questions about our resources or information on this page, e-mail Dave Short, the Director of Campus Alpha at daveshort@alphausa.org.
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