Summary table: Review of Introduction to Christianity evangelistic courses

Lifeworks

Alpha

Simply Christianity
(no videos)
5

10

11

Towards
belief
10

27

14

30

Not applicable

35

28

2006

2013

2014

Not applicable

Nationality of
presenter

Australian

English

Australian

Not applicable

2005 (Revised
2015, released
mid 2016)
Australian, with N
American accent

30 (New)
(25 Express)
2015

English

Scriptures mainly
used
Scripture
translation

Mark

Mark

Various

Luke

Various

Various

Australian,
with English
and N
American
guests
Various

Good News

1984 NIV

HCSB

ESV
Own translation of
Luke

1984 NIV
(ESV, 2015
revision)

1984 NIV?

NIV

Does it supply
discussion
questions?

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes (Online)

Yes

1 Introduction
- Good news

1 Introduction

1 Introduction

1 Introduction

2 God and us

2 What is God
like?
3 Who am I?
4 Whats wrong
with the world?

Number of basic
sessions
Number of extra
sessions
Length of basic
messages:
Median (mins)
Date of video

Basic Session
Titles
(order indicated
by number)

Christianity
Explained
6

Christianity
Explored
7

Introducing God

3 Sin

3 Origin of sin
(autonomy)
4 Problem of sin

Georgesjournal.net

2013

Georgesjournal.net
1

Christianity
Explained

Christianity
Explored

Introducing God

Simply Christianity
(no videos)

Lifeworks

Alpha

Towards
belief
2 The Bible

5 The reliability of
the Bible

Basic Session
Titles
(order indicated
by number)

1 Jesus

2 Jesus

5 Jesus

2 Christs
death
3 Christs
resurrection

4 Christs
death
5 Christs
resurrection

6 Christs death

4 Grace not
works
5
Repentance

6 Grace

6 Faith &
belief

7 Following
Jesus

7 Christs
resurrection

1 Jesus heart of
Christianity
2 Jesus His
authority
3 Jesus Gods
rescuer
4 Christs death
5 Christs
resurrection &
Our response

6 Who is Jesus?

2 Who is
Jesus?

7 Why did Jesus

die?
8 Christs
resurrection

3 Why did
Jesus die?

9 Having a good
relationship with
God
10 Turning
towards Christ

8 Choosing

6 Church
abuse
7 Science and
God
8
Homosexuality
4 How can we
have faith?
5 Why & how
do I pray?
6 Reading the
Bible
7 How does
God guide us?
8 Resisting evil
9 Telling
others
10 Healing
11 The church

Georgesjournal.net

1 Suffering

10 Towards
belief

3 Supernatural
4 Religious
violence
5 Exclusive
faith

9The church

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