The Alpha Course

What is the meaning of life? How can I forgive? Why don't you save everyone? How can you expect us to believe in something that we can't even see? Why would a loving God send someone to hell? What is the purpose of life? Does my life matter? What relevance does Jesus have today?

Have you ever asked these questions? Have you ever had a friend with questions like these? This February through April, Crosspoint is holding the Alpha Course at 7pm in the student union every Thursday evening.

The Alpha Course began in London in the late 1970's. Today, over 13 million people worldwide have attended an Alpha course. Alpha is an opportunity for anyone and everyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting

So far, there has been an average of 5 international students attending the course regularly. These students come from Agnostic, Buddhist, and Hindu backgrounds. We have had great discussions and these students have asked very difficult questions as they seek to understand Christianity. Please pray for these students and for the discussion leaders and volunteers.

20/20 Conference

This past weekend 54 students and 5 Generation Link Staff headed up to Wake Forest, NC to attend the SEBTS 20/20 Conference. 20/20 is put on by Southeastern Seminary every year to provide an environment where college students are engaged with the gospel. This year’s conference title was A City Within A City: Church, Culture, and Counter-culture. The conference description was: "God’s church always finds herself in the midst of a broader human culture. We as believers have the great privilege and responsibility of finding ways to display the truth, goodness, and beauty of God and his gospel. Come and join us as we explore how to witness for God in the midst of a skeptical, morally confused culture." We heard from Matt Chandler, David Platt, J.D. Greear, Clayton King, and SEBTS President Danny Akin. It was a great conference and was very challenging!




In the midst of attending the conference Bay Leaf Baptist Church provided a place for all 59 of us to stay. Their gracious hospitality provided a great time of fellowship to play basketball in their gym, play games, and discuss what the Lord had taught us over the course of the conference. Many of our students were encouraged and challenged by the teaching. I pray that as the students continue to mature in their walks with the Lord they can look back to times, like this weekend, and be reminded that as Christians we never move past the centrality of the gospel to our lives.