What About the Alpha Course?
Rev. Ron Hanko provides a critical Reformed evaluation of the Alpha Course, an increasingly popular evangelistic tool, arguing it falls short of biblical standards in four major areas: ecumenical emphasis, Charismatic origins, unbiblical doctrines, and insufficient biblical teaching. This pamphlet is intended to warn Reformed believers against the course by subjecting it to the test of Scripture.
There is no doubt that the Alpha Course is very popular. Almost every one has heard of it or knows someone who has been to it. It is estimated that 500,000 persons took the course in 1997, and there are people still taking it today. Few, however, seem to be asking whether the course is biblical and teaches biblical truth. This must be done, especially in light of its origins and popularity. We must not believe every spirit, but try them whether they are of God (I John 4:1). When the Alpha...