Our next course
“BIG YES, LITTLE YES, HEALTHY MAYBE”
How do you react when given the opportunity to share your Christian faith with someone else?
Do you feel nervous, unsure about how to begin, not wanting your words to be challenged, etc.?
Many of us share these concerns with you, so why not join us on our next Tuesday evening course and become equipped to kindly, sensitively, boldly and patiently share the good news of Jesus with others.
The course is FREE and is comprised of 5 separate sessions, with 5 different topics. Each begins with a video that introduces the topic and includes helpful advice.
The course will run weekly from 7pm to 9pm, commencing on Tuesday 25th August 2026 at St. Andrew’s Centre, Rogers Lane, Stoke Poges SL2 4LN
THE FIVE TOPICS
But it Doesn’t Work – Tuesday 25th August
Not Just a Buzzword – Tuesday 1st September
The Big Yes – Tuesday 8th September
The Little Yes – Tuesday 15th September
The Healthy Maybe – Tuesday 22nd September
To book your place, contact John Wheatley at 07483-883278 or jr.wheatley@yahoo.co.uk
Join us for our GROW sessions
Our All Age Service at 11am on the first Sunday of the month at St Andrew's has been replaced by a new style of service - GROW.
Revd Natasha is inviting the whole congregation from both of our churches to join in. There will be worship music, a short talk or video and then discussion in small groups. We will follow the topics of the course towards understanding our purpose as a church in our community, drawing people closer to Jesus and inviting others to start their journey, growing in number and faith. We will be looking for feedback as we go through the course and this is ONLY on first Sundays - our other 11am services and those at St Giles' will be in their usual format.
If you haven't been to first Sunday services at 11am for a while, why not try out this new format and see what it's about?
You can find a 4 minute introduction video on the Grow Course at
https://ccx.org.uk/grow-course/ The course facilitators from our congregation have already been selected and will be attending the sessions described in the video with other local churches and then coming to lead our Stoke Poges Church Grow sessions.
Got questions about life?
Ask at Alpha.
Alpha is a place to ask the big questions of life. Connect with others online to watch a series of episodes and explore the Christian faith together.
What is Alpha?
Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith, run over eleven weeks. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha is going online this time so all can come. Everyone is welcome.
A chance to connect
Usually, Alpha starts with a meal together but during this time of social distancing we’ve needed to adapt. Each session still kicks off with a chance to meet new people and connect over video chat! Feel free to rock up with your own drink and nibbles. After all we are here to socialise !
Watch an episode
The Alpha episodes are about 30 minutes long. Packed with interesting facts and thoughts to inspire you to discuss and unpack the basics of Christianity. Each week brings a new topic - addressing such questions as Who is Jesus?, How can we have faith ? How does God guide us?
Space to share your thoughts
This is the most important part of Alpha. Your chance to share thoughts, ideas on the topic and discuss openly in a small group. You can say anything or nothing. This is your opportunity to be heard and to listen to others perspectives in an honest, friendly and open environment.
If you are interested in taking part in our next Alpha Course, please contact Natasha.
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Heather McDowell, 16/09/2020