BANNOCKBURN, IL — International television star Bear Grylls, who has braved some of the toughest terrains known to man, recently revealed to Relevant magazine that his biggest challenge wasn't climbing Mount Everest or putting his survival skills to the test on Man Vs. Wild ... but tackling life's most difficult questions.
"It's been a wiggly, messy journey that is continuing," Grylls shared in the May/June 2010 cover story. He added that the Alpha course has helped him to find sure footing during his spiritual ascent.
"I have seen Alpha touch so many people’s lives. I have seen many people find a simple faith through it, and I want to encourage it because it's helped me a load,” he said.
Grylls told the magazine that early in life, he had a “very natural” faith in God. “As a really young kid, I never questioned God. I just knew God existed, and it felt like He was my friend,” he explained.
That faith seemingly disappeared when …… Read More
Ministry that has engaged 14 million people worldwide with the Gospel to hold conference designed to help America’s churches reach spiritual seekers.
BANNOCKBURN, IL — According to researchers, overall membership in American churches is up this year to 147.3 million—just under half of the U.S. population. This summer, a ministry that has engaged more than 14 million people worldwide with the Gospel will hold a conference designed to help America’s churches reach the other half.
Held June 22-23 at Calvary Church in Naperville, Ill., the 2010 Alpha Americas Conference: A Model for Dynamic Growth in the Local Church is being put together by the team at Alpha USA. In recent years, this ministry has experienced a snowball effect as Americ…… Read More
Research shows one in four adults never attend church. The 2010 Alpha Americas
Conference will teach congregations to bring these individuals into the fold.
BANNOCKBURN, IL — A Christian ministry that last year drew more than 115,000 people to churches nationwide—many of whom were exploring faith for the first time—will hold a conference on dynamic church growth, June 22-23 in Naperville, Ill.
The 2010 Alpha Americas Conference: A Model for Dynamic Growth in the Local Church is being put together by the team behind the hugely successful Alpha course, which in 2009 saw more than 57,000 people in the U.S. make personal decisions for Jesus Chris…… Read More
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