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Summary table: Review of “Introduction to Christianity” evangelistic courses

Christianity Explained

Christianity Explored

Introducing God Simply Christianity (no videos)

Lifeworks Alpha Towards belief

Number of basic sessions

6 7 8 5 10 11 10

Number of extra sessions

0 3 4 0 0 4 0

Length of basic messages: Median (mins)

27

14

30

Not applicable

35

30 (New) (25 – Express)

28

Date of video 2006 2013 2014 Not applicable

2005 (Revised 2015, released mid 2016)

2015 2013

Nationality of presenter

Australian English Australian Not applicable

Australian, with N American accent

English Australian, with English and N American guests

Scriptures mainly used

Mark Mark Various Luke Various Various Various

Scripture translation

Good News 1984 NIV HCSB ESV Own translation of Luke

1984 NIV (ESV, 2015 revision)

1984 NIV? NIV

Does it supply discussion questions?

No Yes Yes No Yes Yes (Online) Yes

Basic Session Titles (order indicated by number)

1 Introduction - Good news

1 Introduction 1 Introduction 1 Introduction

2 God and us 2 What is God like?

3 Who am I?

3 Sin 3 Origin of sin (autonomy) 4 Problem of sin

4 What’s wrong with the world?

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Christianity Explained

Christianity Explored

Introducing God Simply Christianity (no videos)

Lifeworks Alpha Towards belief

Basic Session Titles (order indicated by number)

5 The reliability of the Bible

2 The Bible

1 Jesus 2 Jesus 5 Jesus 1 Jesus – heart of Christianity 2 Jesus – His authority 3 Jesus – God’s rescuer

6 Who is Jesus? 2 Who is Jesus?

2 Christ’s death

4 Christ’s death

6 Christ’s death 4 Christ’s death 7 Why did Jesus die?

3 Why did Jesus die?

1 Suffering

3 Christ’s resurrection

5 Christ’s resurrection

7 Christ’s resurrection

5 Christ’s resurrection & Our response

8 Christ’s resurrection

6 Church abuse

4 Grace not works

6 Grace 7 Science and God

5 Repentance

9 Having a good relationship with God

8 Homosexuality

6 Faith & belief

7 Following Jesus

8 Choosing 10 Turning towards Christ

4 How can we have faith?

10 Towards belief

5 Why & how do I pray?

6 Reading the Bible

3 Supernatural

7 How does God guide us?

4 Religious violence

8 Resisting evil 5 Exclusive faith

9 Telling others

10 Healing

11 The church 9The church