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The Alpha Podcast

Jamie Haith hosts an EMEA week edition of the podcast with Bonnie Yule-Kuehne and Chris Burrows, featuring part 1 of an interview with Sandy Millar and lots more...

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2008 Alpha Invitation

The 2008 Alpha Invitation has been launched. Find out what's happening and how to get involved.

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19 November 2008in

Hundreds join international ‘GAT’ teams

MORE THAN 1,800 delegates worldwide have now been trained on how to run Alpha through the initiative known as Global Alpha Training (GAT).

19 November 2008in

Bill Hybels welcomes Nicky to Willow Creek

ALPHA SPEAKER Nicky Gumbel was invited to pray a blessing for around 4,000 people attending a service at Willow Creek Community Church – one of the largest churches in America – while visiting the USA in July.

19 November 2008in

Nobel prizewinner praise for new Delusion book

ALPHA speaker Nicky Gumbel’s new book Is God a Delusion? was published in July and has been praised by Nobel prize-winning scientist Sir John Houghton.

18 November 2008in

the right path at last

17 November 2008in

HTB Alpha Weekend Away - Spring 2009

Save this date! HTB Alpha runs an open weekend for all - the Spring dates are 20th - 22nd March 2009

14 November 2008in

The Alpha UK Vision Day 2009

Save the date - Saturday 28 February 2009 The Alpha UK Vision Day is a time to come together and share as we work to impact our communities and the UK with the good news about Jesus.

13 November 2008in

1,100 at Chicago event

‘What is this Alpha deal that’s sweeping the world?... It must be God’ says Billy Graham Centre director.

13 November 2008in

Posters in France and Hong Kong

National Alpha initiatives involving posters and launch parties have been held in Hong Kong and France as well as the UK.

13 November 2008in

Bishop’s praise for Alpha church

The Bishop of London has spoken of the inspiration that Alpha’s founding church has given his ministry saying it has ‘changed the way in which I have behaved and worked as a bishop’.

13 November 2008in

Journalist writes of Nicky’s 'Destiny'

Spectator columnist and former Daily Telegraph editor Charles Moore wrote in his Spectator magazine diary in June of how Alpha is ‘conquering the entire world’ – and how Nicky Gumbel is ‘walking with destiny’.