What they say

"I really believe that Alpha is a way of responding to what the Holy Spirit is asking of us today."

"I think if we are honest with ourselves, we have to admit that in the past number of years we have become a maintenance church. And I think we do a reasonably good job of looking after those who belong and practice, but I think we are weak in reaching out to those who have fallen away and we are weak in reaching out to those who do not yet believe. This is what I think the Holy Spirit is asking of us today.

I sincerely believe that the Alpha approach to evangelising can and will enhance our evangelising effort - our effort to move from being a maintenance church to a mission-driven church. Alpha is the method - not the only one, but it is a tried, proven and effective method - of reaching out to the fallen away and those who do not yet believe.

I really believe that Alpha is a way of responding to what the Holy Spirit is asking of us today. I believe that Alpha is one way - and a very effective way - of contributing to our new springtime of faith and Christian living in our new world of today. And I believe that it is also a real source of hope for the future."
The Most Rev'd Adam Exner OMI, Archbishop of Vancouver, Canada

"News of Alpha has been spreading fast and many churches - my own included - are becoming eager to learn more of its content and method, and of what Alpha might do in energising the life and mission of our parishes. I am a learner, ready and willing to absorb all I can of what I already know to be a remarkably effective course."
Cardinal Thomas Williams, Archbishop of Wellington, New Zealand at the Alpha Conference in Waikanae

"Reports I hear about Alpha for Catholics are always enthusiastically positive. Catholics find that their faith really comes alive and that they want to share it with others, especially with those who have drifted away from the faith. I am happy to encourage Catholic Alpha as a modern and effective form of evangelisation"
The Most Rev'd B.J. Hickey Archbishop of Perth, Western Australia

"The Alpha course is a valuable contribution to our commitment to evangelisation as we move towards the new millennium, and I am sure it will be of great benefit to the Church's mission."
Rt. Rev'd David Konstant, Bishop of Leeds