What is an Alpha Series, and how do I use it?

The Alpha Series are the videos you’ll watch each week as part of your Alpha. Designed to guide the conversation, these episodes explore big questions about life, faith, and meaning and are made to be watched together. You don’t need to prepare any teaching content because the videos do the heavy lifting for you. All series have a discussion guide or suggested questions making it easy to host meaningful conversations around tables.

Preview our Flagship Series Options 

Alpha Film Series

The Alpha Film Series is designed for today’s audience. It was filmed all around the world, and features interviews with world-famous leaders and inspiring stories. Toby Flint and Gemma Hunt join Nicky Gumbel to unpack the basics of the Christian faith in an updated and engaging way. Choose this version to run a course in Spanish or one of the many other language options.

What’s Included

The Alpha Film Series comes with everything you need to get started, and everything is available for free.

Presenters

We’re pleased to introduce two new presenters, Toby Flint and Gemma Hunt.
Toby is a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton church in London and Gemma is a BAFTA award-winning TV presenter. Together with Nicky Gumbel, the pioneer of Alpha, they take the audience on an epic journey exploring the Christian faith.

Toby Flint

Toby previously lead Alpha at Holy Trinity Brompton and is currently the pastor of St. Nicholas in Bristol.

Gemma Hunt

Gemma is a BAFTA award-winning TV presenter, children’s entertainer, voice-over artist, and longtime Alpha fan.

Nicky Gumbel

Nicky is the pioneer of Alpha, pastor of Holy Trinity Brompton, author of many books including Questions of Life and Searching Issues, and the author of the free Bible reading app Bible in One Year.

Presenters

Bear Grylls

World-renowned adventurer, writer and television presenter, based in the United Kingdom.

Jackie Pullinger

One of the world’s best-known missionaries, based in Hong Kong.

Cardinal Schönborn

Well known in the Catholic Church globally for editing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, based in Austria.

Jose Henriquez Gonzalez

One of the thirty-three miners trapped for sixty-nine days at the San Jose mine, based in Chile.

Ugo Monye

Former English international rugby union player, based in the United Kingdom.

Julia Immonen

Sky Sports News presenter and double Guinness World Record Atlantic Ocean rower, based in the United Kingdom.

Propaganda

Christian hip hop and spoken word artist and poet from Los Angeles, based in the USA.

Alister McGrath

Professor of science and religion at the University of Oxford, based in the United Kingdom

Father Raniero Cantalamessa

Preacher to the papal household, based in Italy.

Scott Harrison

Founder of charity: water, based in the USA.

Alpha Youth Series

Alpha Youth Series is designed to give young people space to explore their questions about life, faith, and purpose. It has been created to enable young people to explore the core ideas of the Christian faith in a relevant, accessible, and engaging way. This series is designed to resonate universally, empowering young people from all walks of life to confidently invite their friends, regardless of their country, context, or background.

What's included?

Alpha Youth Series comes with everything you need to get started, and thanks to the generosity of donors it’s all free.

Alpha Youth Hosts

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Danielle

Brisbane, Austrlia

Micah

Westen Australia

Isaac

Auckland, New Zealand

Rocco

British Columbia

Xenia

United Kingdom

Maria

Australia

Johnny

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Jesse

London

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

Chinese Alpha Film Series

Modeled after the Alpha Film Series, CAFS offers Mandarin and Cantonese speaking guests a chance to explore the basics of the Christian faith through an Eastern, culturally relevant lens. With local testimonies and expert insights, it presents the Gospel as a truth that transcends cultures and speaks into each guest’s life and context.

What’s Included

The Chinese Alpha Film Series provides you with the materials you need to start, and thanks to the generosity of donors all of the resources are free.

Contributors

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Rev. Andrew Chai

Ps. Andrew is a Malaysian-born Chinese from Kuching, Sarawak who is currently a missionary to Dresden, Germany for Europe Campus Ministry (ECM), reaching out to Chinese students. He and his wife Amy have two children, Abiel and Alissa.

Li Guang

Li Guang established the Best Blessing Foundation in 2019 with her husband, a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to sharing the gospel through arts and culture. With extensive experience shooting and producing commercials, short stories, documentaries, and more, her recent work “Home of Mephibosheth” received a total of nine International Film Awards.

Professor Beverly Yu

With a Ph.D. in Physics, Professor Beverly has served as Professor and Director of the Institute of Physics and Medical Engineering at the National Yang Ming University in Taiwan, and as a Professor of Physics at Boston University. She has been engaged in medical signal processing and MRI research for many years. After retirement, she worked with campus fellowships to send out missionaries to Europe.

Professor Paul Chien

Professor Paul is a nature-lover who became a theist. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, obtained his Ph.D. from the University of California, and was a post-doctoral fellow at Caltech. His research interests include animal physiology, toxicology of heavy metal pollution, and the Cambrian explosion. Professor Paul has published many research papers and written many popular science translation series.

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

Alpha talks with Isaac

This series features Pastor Isaac Frère, pastor of The Font, a predominately African American church. He presents the same topics found in the Alpha Film Series with updated stories, personal experiences, and Biblical relevancy.

What’s Included

Alpha comes with everything you need to get started, and every part of the youth ministry curriculum is available for free

Alpha Youth Hosts

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Danielle

Brisbane, Austrlia

Micah

Westen Australia

Isaac

Auckland, New Zealand

Rocco

British Columbia

Xenia

United Kingdom

Maria

Australia

Johnny

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Jesse

London

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

Additional Alpha Film Series

Alpha Film Series with Discussion Breaks

Featuring the same loved content, this enhanced version of the Alpha Film Series integrates discussion breaks within each episode, offering small group leaders a valuable tool. With these strategically placed breaks, facilitating meaningful conversations becomes smoother as participants engage while the concepts are still fresh. Contact questions@alphausa.org to access the Alpha Film Series with Discussion Breaks in Spanish.

What’s Included

The Alpha Film Series comes with everything you need to get started, and everything is available for free.

Presenters

We’re pleased to introduce two new presenters, Toby Flint and Gemma Hunt.
Toby is a curate at Holy Trinity Brompton church in London and Gemma is a BAFTA award-winning TV presenter. Together with Nicky Gumbel, the pioneer of Alpha, they take the audience on an epic journey exploring the Christian faith.

Toby Flint

Toby previously lead Alpha at Holy Trinity Brompton and is currently the pastor of St. Nicholas in Bristol.

Gemma Hunt

Gemma is a BAFTA award-winning TV presenter, children’s entertainer, voice-over artist, and longtime Alpha fan.

Nicky Gumbel

Nicky is the pioneer of Alpha, pastor of Holy Trinity Brompton, author of many books including Questions of Life and Searching Issues, and the author of the free Bible reading app Bible in One Year.

Presenters

Bear Grylls

World-renowned adventurer, writer and television presenter, based in the United Kingdom.

Jackie Pullinger

One of the world’s best-known missionaries, based in Hong Kong.

Cardinal Schönborn

Well known in the Catholic Church globally for editing the Catechism of the Catholic Church, based in Austria.

Jose Henriquez Gonzalez

One of the thirty-three miners trapped for sixty-nine days at the San Jose mine, based in Chile.

Ugo Monye

Former English international rugby union player, based in the United Kingdom.

Julia Immonen

Sky Sports News presenter and double Guinness World Record Atlantic Ocean rower, based in the United Kingdom.

Propaganda

Christian hip hop and spoken word artist and poet from Los Angeles, based in the USA.

Alister McGrath

Professor of science and religion at the University of Oxford, based in the United Kingdom

Father Raniero Cantalamessa

Preacher to the papal household, based in Italy.

Scott Harrison

Founder of charity: water, based in the USA.

Alpha with Nicky Gumbel

This series features Alpha pioneer Nicky Gumbel presenting each topic with humorous anecdotes, personal experiences, and Biblical relevancy. The talks were filmed at Holy Trinity Brompton, where Alpha first began.

What’s Included

Alpha comes with everything you need to get started, and every part of the youth ministry curriculum is available for free

Alpha Youth Hosts

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Danielle

Brisbane, Austrlia

Micah

Westen Australia

Isaac

Auckland, New Zealand

Rocco

British Columbia

Xenia

United Kingdom

Maria

Australia

Johnny

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Jesse

London

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

Alpha Scripts

Alpha Scripts are downloadable scripts that provide you the template to deliver the talks live in person, rather than using the videos.

Additional Alpha Youth Series

Alpha Youth Elements

Alpha Youth Elements is a comprehensive resource featuring 13 customizable talk scripts and an extensive collection of small videos including engaging couch conversations, dynamic vox pops, animations, and supplementary elements from the Alpha Youth Series (2017). This resource is designed to allow you to personalize the content, enhancing the experience for students and helping them discover and develop a relationship with Jesus.

Before Alpha

The Marriage Course or
The Pre-Marriage Course

Nicky and Sila Lee, the authors and creators of The Marriage Courses, were also leaders at Holy Trinity Brompton in London, where these courses have flourished alongside of Alpha. Marriage Courses have been run in over 117 countries for over 1.5 million couples since they began in 1996. Some guests come on the course to strengthen their marriage and then go on to try Alpha, while others decide to take The Marriage Course after attending Alpha. 

Ever Wonder

Sometimes jumping into a conversation about Jesus is too big for potential guests, so we created a three-week experience designed for self-exploration around identity, purpose, and belonging. Engage with thought-provoking topics at your own pace or in a group.

Life Shared

Through biblical teaching from leading Christian voices and real stories of invitation, each session explores what it means to live out God’s call to share our lives and our faith with friends, colleagues, and neighbors. It has been designed to spark conversation, prayer, and action leading up to an Alpha launch or a moment of invitation in your church.

What’s Included

Alpha comes with everything you need to get started, and every part of the youth ministry curriculum is available for free

Alpha Youth Hosts

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Danielle

Brisbane, Austrlia

Micah

Westen Australia

Isaac

Auckland, New Zealand

Rocco

British Columbia

Xenia

United Kingdom

Maria

Australia

Johnny

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Jesse

London

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

Youth Resource: Life on Purpose

This series offers compelling student stories that are relational and relatable to youth, teaching from biblical experts on topics around faith and sharing your faith, and discussion questions to engage young people. It’s ideal for a student-leader setting or for equipping an entire student ministry to be mission-minded as they prepare to invite friends to Alpha Youth.

What’s Included

Alpha comes with everything you need to get started, and every part of the youth ministry curriculum is available for free

Alpha Youth Hosts

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Danielle

Brisbane, Austrlia

Micah

Westen Australia

Isaac

Auckland, New Zealand

Rocco

British Columbia

Xenia

United Kingdom

Maria

Australia

Johnny

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Jesse

London

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

After Alpha

Bible with Nicky and Pippa

Nicky Gumbel is the pioneer of Alpha and the former Vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton in London, which he led with his wife Pippa. Together, they introduced The Bible with Nicky and Pippa Gumbel commentary in 2009 as a daily email for their congregation. Since then, it has become a successful app, book, podcast, and website with a global following.

There are three versions to choose from: Classic, Youth, and Express.

Prayer Courses

Created by our friends at 24/7 prayer. This 8-week journey through the Lord’s Prayer has been used by groups who want to stay together after Alpha and allows guests to deepen and broaden their prayer life.

Youth Resource: Life Revealed

From Alpha and The BibleProject: “Life Revealed” is a comprehensive youth discipleship curriculum that walks teens through Luke and Acts, provokes curiosity around the person of Jesus, and creates an accessible way for young people to read and understand scripture.

What’s Included

Alpha comes with everything you need to get started, and every part of the youth ministry curriculum is available for free

Alpha Youth Hosts

The series includes discussions hosted by our 7 new Gen-Z Hosts, conversation breaks, discussion guides, new promotional resources, social media graphics and videos.

Danielle

Brisbane, Austrlia

Micah

Westen Australia

Isaac

Auckland, New Zealand

Rocco

British Columbia

Xenia

United Kingdom

Maria

Australia

Johnny

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Jesse

London

The Creators

We’ve had the privilege of working with Signal Flare as our production partner for the new series. Signal Flare is an award-winning creative house, producing content for HBO originals, Netflix, Discovery (Warner Media), and more. Their heart is to bring light to dark places through innovative, impactful, and meaningful storytelling.

In addition to our partnership with Signal Flare, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to the gifted, dedicated and creative individuals who played pivotal roles in shaping the new Alpha Youth Series.

Dan Blythe

Ayotunde Afolabi

Steve Chao

Sean Jesudasan

Preview Alpha Scripts 1–3

Preview Alpha Youth Elements 1–3