The third edition of the course was published on 10 May 2011. The sessions are:
Good News
Identity
Sin
The Cross
Resurrection
Grace
Come and Die
There is also a day away that features three bonus sessions: The Sower, James and John and Herod. Spin-offs include a youth version, revised in 2010 for two age groups: 11 to 14 years ("CY Nano") and 15 plus ("CY").[2] The seven session "Soul" DVD [3] is designed to work with CY, and can also be used as a stand-alone resource. There is a follow-on course entitled "Discipleship Explored", written and presented by Barry Cooper, and "English Made Easy" editions of both Christianity Explored and Discipleship Explored.[4] Christianity Explored publications are also available in Bulgarian, Dutch, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Luganda, Polish, Spanish, Swahili and Welsh. Translations in progress include French, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian and Swedish.[5] In 2011 the course, already being used in over 50 countries, was rolled out in the United States: it was endorsed by John Piper and Tim Keller.[6]
UseEdit
The Church of England generally (e.g. in the 2003 publication "Evangelism - Which Way Now?") considers it, along with Alpha and the Emmaus Discipleship Course, as one of a "trinity" of courses covering all wings of the church. Other churches have also used the course: in 2006-7 the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s board of youth and children's ministry used the youth version CY extensively with the Boys Brigades.[7] It has also been used in Asia, with leader training run by the Methodist Church in Singapore.[8]
Christianity Explored is distinguished from the Alpha Course by shorter videos in less formal settings, less charismatic emphasis on the Holy Spirit and by an expositional study of scripture – in this case Mark’s Gospel.[10]9 Marks comments that Christianity Explored is "plainly an answer to the Alpha course". It says that the course does a "fairly good job of explaining the gospel clearly" but finds it over-full of material, and holds the view that "the use of the sinners' prayer and immediate assurance is ... troubling."[11] It credits Christianity Explored with "the best treatment of sin, giving it a whole session", along with a good treatment of grace and the atonement.[12] This is in agreement with (or perhaps derivative from) a 2001 article in the British Evangelical Council magazine which commended Christianity Explored, in direct contrast to Alpha, for its teaching on grace, penal substitution and the Holy Spirit.[13][14] The course has been described as a conservative evangelical alternative to the charismatic leanings of the Alpha Course.[15]
The 2003 book 'Evangelism: Which Way Now?' offers a detailed examination of the benefits and drawbacks of Christianity Explored amongst other evangelistic courses and approaches to evangelism.[16]
^"idea: The evolution of Christianity Explored". Evangelical Alliance. 2 May 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2017. The course has always proved incredibly popular with conservative evangelical churches.
^Hobbs, Cedric (2007), , archived from the original on 21 August 2008, retrieved 31 December 2008
^Gilbert, Greg (2001), , archived from the original on 9 January 2009, retrieved 31 December 2008
^Gilbert, Greg (2001), (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011, retrieved 31 December 2008
^Anon (Autumn 2001), "The 'Alpha' and the 'Christianity Explored' Courses", BEC Foundations (47): 36–44, archived from the original on 30 July 2012
^The 'Alpha' and the 'Christianity Explored' Courses, 2001, archived from the original on 30 July 2012, retrieved 31 December 2008
^Jackson, Bob; Fisher, George (2011). Everybody Welcome: The Course Leader's Manual: The Course Where Everybody Helps Grow Their Church. London: Church House Publishing. p. 90. ISBN978-0715142844. Some courses are more catholic in tone (Knowing God Better), some are conservative evangelical (Christianity Explored), some are broad church (Emmaus) and some are charismatic (Alpha).
^. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
External linksEdit
Christianity Explored official website
Christianity Explored Ministries official website
Christianity Explored's "One Life" iOS app
Christianity Explored's "One Life" Android app
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Christianity Explored is an informal Christian evangelistic teaching course developed by Rico Tice and Barry Cooper at All Souls Church Langham Place a leading Anglican church 1 and published by The Good Book Company The course is considered to stand within the conservative evangelical tradition Christianity Explored Ministries has also developed a second evangelistic course in 2016 Life Explored Contents 1 Course outline and versions 2 Use 3 Comparison with other evangelistic courses 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCourse outline and versions EditThe third edition of the course was published on 10 May 2011 The sessions are Good News Identity Sin The Cross Resurrection Grace Come and DieThere is also a day away that features three bonus sessions The Sower James and John and Herod Spin offs include a youth version revised in 2010 for two age groups 11 to 14 years CY Nano and 15 plus CY 2 The seven session Soul DVD 3 is designed to work with CY and can also be used as a stand alone resource There is a follow on course entitled Discipleship Explored written and presented by Barry Cooper and English Made Easy editions of both Christianity Explored and Discipleship Explored 4 Christianity Explored publications are also available in Bulgarian Dutch German Hindi Hungarian Italian Luganda Polish Spanish Swahili and Welsh Translations in progress include French Mandarin Norwegian Portuguese Russian and Swedish 5 In 2011 the course already being used in over 50 countries was rolled out in the United States it was endorsed by John Piper and Tim Keller 6 Use EditThe Church of England generally e g in the 2003 publication Evangelism Which Way Now considers it along with Alpha and the Emmaus Discipleship Course as one of a trinity of courses covering all wings of the church Other churches have also used the course in 2006 7 the Presbyterian Church in Ireland s board of youth and children s ministry used the youth version CY extensively with the Boys Brigades 7 It has also been used in Asia with leader training run by the Methodist Church in Singapore 8 The course is popular with conservative evangelical churches 9 Comparison with other evangelistic courses EditChristianity Explored is distinguished from the Alpha Course by shorter videos in less formal settings less charismatic emphasis on the Holy Spirit and by an expositional study of scripture in this case Mark s Gospel 10 9 Marks comments that Christianity Explored is plainly an answer to the Alpha course It says that the course does a fairly good job of explaining the gospel clearly but finds it over full of material and holds the view that the use of the sinners prayer and immediate assurance is troubling 11 It credits Christianity Explored with the best treatment of sin giving it a whole session along with a good treatment of grace and the atonement 12 This is in agreement with or perhaps derivative from a 2001 article in the British Evangelical Council magazine which commended Christianity Explored in direct contrast to Alpha for its teaching on grace penal substitution and the Holy Spirit 13 14 The course has been described as a conservative evangelical alternative to the charismatic leanings of the Alpha Course 15 The 2003 book Evangelism Which Way Now offers a detailed examination of the benefits and drawbacks of Christianity Explored amongst other evangelistic courses and approaches to evangelism 16 See also Edit nbsp Christianity portalLife Explored Alpha course Emmaus Course The Good Book CompanyReferences Edit All Souls Church 2008 What is Christianity Explored archived from the original on 26 June 2008 retrieved 31 December 2008 CY is the evangelistic course for young people in the 21st century 2007 archived from the original on 8 December 2008 retrieved 31 December 2008 CY CY Nano Soul DVD 2010 retrieved 30 June 2010 Tice Rico 2008 The Promo Movie Rico Tice talks about the English Made Easy Edition of Christianity Explored archived from the original on 19 September 2010 retrieved 31 December 2008 Christianity Explored translations archived from the original on 19 June 2010 retrieved 30 June 2010 Christianity Explored expands to the US Presbyterian Church in Ireland Board of Youth and Children s Ministry 2007 Annual Report Methodist Church in Singapore 2007 Response Exceeds Expectations retrieved 20 August 2007 idea The evolution of Christianity Explored Evangelical Alliance 2 May 2011 Retrieved 11 December 2017 The course has always proved incredibly popular with conservative evangelical churches Hobbs Cedric 2007 Resource review Christianity Explored archived from the original on 21 August 2008 retrieved 31 December 2008 Gilbert Greg 2001 Evangelism Course Comparison Guide archived from the original on 9 January 2009 retrieved 31 December 2008 Gilbert Greg 2001 Evangelistic Course Comparison Chart PDF archived from the original PDF on 16 July 2011 retrieved 31 December 2008 Anon Autumn 2001 The Alpha and the Christianity Explored Courses BEC Foundations 47 36 44 archived from the original on 30 July 2012 The Alpha and the Christianity Explored Courses 2001 archived from the original on 30 July 2012 retrieved 31 December 2008 Jackson Bob Fisher George 2011 Everybody Welcome The Course Leader s Manual The Course Where Everybody Helps Grow Their Church London Church House Publishing p 90 ISBN 978 0715142844 Some courses are more catholic in tone Knowing God Better some are conservative evangelical Christianity Explored some are broad church Emmaus and some are charismatic Alpha Church House Publishing Alpha v Emmaus Archived from the original on 26 April 2012 Retrieved 26 December 2011 External links EditChristianity Explored official website Christianity Explored Ministries official website Christianity Explored s One Life iOS app Christianity Explored s One Life Android app Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christianity Explored amp oldid 1106279742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
