International Conferences

International Conferences

An Alpha Conference:

  • Trains and equips attendees to run a successful Alpha course in their local church.

  • Produces greater results for Alpha courses.

  • Often contributes to considerable church growth.

Over 211,000 people from all over the world have now attended an Alpha Conference, and there have been more than 848 conferences held throughout the world*.


The Two-Track Alpha Conference:

  • Launched in 2004 to cater for existing course leaders, and those just starting out.

  • Addresses how to attract more guests to an Alpha course, particularly young people.

  • Tackles practical aspects, including how to improve the way courses are run.

International Conferences:

  • The International Conferences office works in conjunction with Alpha offices or contacts nationally and across the globe to hold successful Alpha Conferences.

  • May assist at various stages and levels in the running of an International Conference e.g. providing administration support, on-site event management, financial contribution, etc.

  • Alpha Conferences can incorporate a focus on Youth Alpha, Student Alpha and Alpha in the Workplace, or these may be conducted as separate conferences.

  • Partners with teams from HTB ministries to also offer the following conferences - Dynamic Prayer in the Local Church, Caring for Ex-Offenders, The Marriage Conference and most recently, Worship Central.

International Conferences Calendar Highlights

2007 

  • Latvia Alpha Conference, Riga, Latvia
  • Seoul Marriage Conference, Seoul, South Korea

2006

  • First off-site Youth Alpha Conference in Edinburgh
  • Youth & Students Alpha Conference, Kazakhstan
  • Alpha's inaugural South American Conference in Lima, Peru
  • National Student Alpha Conference, Manchester, UK
  • Alpha Conference, Kampala, Uganda
  • Alpha Conference, Minneapolis, USA

2005

  • Largest Alpha Conference held in Malaysia with over 1400 delegates.

  • Largest European conference with over 1000 delegates participated in Alpha training in Stuttgart, Germany.

  • Successful conferences in Kenya, Finland, Canada.

2004

  • Pastorate-led Alpha Conference held in Shropshire, followed by Alpha Conferences in Chester and Penrith.

  • First Mainland China Alpha training activity, approved by official Chinese Church, for over 300 delegates.

  • The Zambia Alpha Conference attracted around 400 delegates from 11 countries.

  • Successful Alpha Conferences were held in Egypt, Hungary and Taiwan.

* as of August 2007

For a full listing of forthcoming training days, please go to alphafriends.org/events