The Alpha Course (evangelistic)
The Alpha Course is best known evangelistic outreach course and encourages people with little or no church background to explore the basics of the Christian faith. It has also been used successfully with those already familiar with church but who welcome a renewed vision of the basics of their faith.

Christianity Explored (evangelistic)
Developed over 10 years, Christianity Explored is an informal course for people who'd like to investigate Christianity, or just brush up on the basics. It explores who Jesus was, what his aims were, and what it means to follow him. You're not asked to pray, sing, or read aloud, and you can ask any question you like. Or, if you prefer, you can come along and simply listen.

The Emmaus Course (evangelistic)
Emmaus started off in the shadow of Alpha but has been developed to an extent that it is more than a match for its rival. The material is professionally presented and the course appeals to anyone wishing to explore or rediscover the Christian faith. In addition to the 'Nurture' module (Alpha's equivalent), 'Contact' is a forerunner which equips Christians for inviting folks onto the course and 'Growth' which takes people deeper into the faith.

Start (evangelistic)
Discovering Christianity in small-group sessions. Start! is a six session basic introduction to the Christian faith for use in small groups. It is designed to help people: think through where they are going in their lives: learn to ask questions about the Christian faith discover the good news of Jesus consider how they want to respond to it - and to him The sessions assumes no previous knowledge of anything Christian. They use a mix of video input, time to chat, simple discussion activities and space for reflection,all in a style which is down-to-earth and honest, and which aims to be enjoyable too.

The Y Course (evangelistic)
The philosophy behind The Y Course is simple: that everyone has the right to encounter the good news about Jesus in a setting where they feel at home and in a way that is relevant.

As a result - and to reach today's post-modern, post-Christian audience - The Y Course

• Starts where today's people are
• Faces the questions that matter to them
• Is jargon free
• Has its focus on Jesus, not Christian living
• Contains only eight sessions
• Faces major issues such as suffering and other religions
• Uses an abundance of culturally rooted illustrations

Lost For Words (Faith Sharing)
A new resource to help people of every age share their faith naturally. It includes three separate courses (children, youth and adult) with leaders notes, a CD-ROM with Powerpoint presentations, handouts, activities and publicity material.

Contagious Christian (Faith Sharing)
This Willow Creek Resources evangelism course for churches and groups of all sizes is designed to equip believers for effective evangelism by showing them how they can share the Gospel in a natural and powerful way while being the person God made them to be. The kit includes 1 drama vignettes video, 1 60-minute video, 1 leader's guide, 1 participant's guide, and overhead masters. 8 sessions (flexible format) ...

The Essence Course (evangelistic / spirituality)
This book and CD-ROM is an evangelistic course aimed at people who recognize that they are on aspiritual journey, but are probably not involved with Christianity. It is written from a Christian perspective with the aim to encourage all fellow travellers on their pilgrimage. The course is radical, contemporary and innovative.

Kids@Essence (evangelistic / spirituality)
kids@essence is a leaders guide, containing six activity sessions primarily for children aged 7-11. It contains photocopiable templates to support the craft activities and a CD which includes Bible readings, music and meditations. kids@essence gives children an opportunity to explore Christian spirituality, to look at their world and to discover their place in it.

The Disciple Course (growth)
Disciple is a Bible Study Programme of four modules which was compiled by a group of Methodists in the USA in 1986. The course material has since been anglicised and DISCIPLE was launched in the UK at Westminster Central Hall in May 1996. The late Dr Donald English played a key role in making DISCIPLE available in this country and it was endorsed at that time by the Moderator of the Free Churches and by the Archbishop of Canterbury.