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Format
The content of the Campus version is exactly the same as a regular Alpha course except it's been styled to reach a younger audience. We have condensed the talks into 7 weeks so as to fit into a university semester. Plus each talk is only 30 minutes in duration and can easily fit into a lunch time or late night session.
We believe in freedom here so make Campus Alpha work for your setting. We have free video talks for you to play at your course or, if you're brave, try live talks! With 3 friends or 300 friends, Campus Alpha adapts.
4 main components
Food – Not many students will turn down the offer of cheap food! Aside from this, eating together provides a crucial way of students getting to know each other in a relaxed setting. This is a time to just build relationships and honor the guests.
The Talks – Students are at a unique time in their lives where they are genuinely open to exploring the meaning of life. They are used to listening to well-presented, intellectual talks and are stimulated and challenged by the content and structure of the Alpha talks.
Small Groups – By placing students into small groups together they are given the opportunity to make friends and to discuss, ask questions and be listened to. Relationships are formed and trust is built, giving students an open forum to discuss the relevance of Jesus in today’s student culture.
Weekend Away - The Weekend or Day Away occurs near the middle of the course and 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 guests, hosts and helpers get to know each other better and form lasting relationships
     
(Campus Alpha photos taken spring 2011)
3 models for running Campus Alpha:
Churches running a standard Alpha course but providing small groups for young adults led by young adults. We also encourage churches to use our Campus resources to launch Alpha groups in coffee shops, bars, residence halls, athletic facilities, pizzerias, fraternities and sororities.
Student groups running Campus Alpha with the direct support of an already existing campus ministry. The whole course is typically hosted and led by students or college age young people.
Individual students running a very informal Alpha course in their homes or some off-site venue and inviting their friends to share some food, watch a video and then talk.
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