Christianity Explored is a great program, an improvement upon Alpha in theology (CE is Reformed leaning) as well as presentation. The Bible study, DVD, discussion format is great, and most of the questions are spot on; about 1 in every 10 seem a bit off. (Posted on 8/04/09)

The Study Guide leads one to believe that the whole series of talks will mainly involve Mark's Gospel. I realize that the second half of the Guide tackles subjects which have very few references in Mark, but perhaps some indication of this should be given in the introduction.
The second point is that some of the Home Studies involve quite long passages.
Would it be possible to re-order some talks, e.g. prayer, so that they would come earlier, and spread the Home Studies over a longer period?
Blessings on you for the course! (Posted on 10/03/09)

This book is designed as a companion to the course "Christianity Explored" which is one of the popular courses that churches run for their members(such as Alpha, and Emmaus which are also well known). It has several characteriscs, one of the most valuable being the ability for leaders to modify the way they run the course to suit their members - there are no strict rules.

It takes participants through the gospel of Mark. Those running such courses are encouraged to have leaders guides - slightly thicker books - which are invaluable for leaders - and a set of DVD's which (though not essential)take participants through the gospel in a most helpful way. These DVD's are spoken by Rico Tice - a lively and thoughtful commentator. He built up this course while a curate at London's All Souls Church Langham Place and has a friendly and winsome speaking manner. I thoroughly recommend the Study Guide, and also the DVD set though this was really meant to accompany the course. (Posted on 13/02/09)

We are finding this course extremely thought-provoking and helpful. It is equally challenging for those on the course at the very beginning of exploring faith issues and those who have been Christians for a long time. (Posted on 1/12/08)

We found the course itself very useful in teaching existing church people and those who are not-yet christians. (Posted on 23/10/08)

There's so much positive to say about all the CE materials. The study guide itself is well laid out and easy to navigate. It has a useful introductory section about the trustworthiness of the gospels which is not formally covered in the course, but is helpful for those who might wonder why we should take the bible seriously at all. As well as the questions relating to the discussions and homework there are outlines of each talk and plenty of space for jottings and thoughts. All in all a great product. (Posted on 21/10/08)

I found the guide to be very informative and helpful, but for some people with special needs who would be going through the course might have found it too difficult to take in. Could do with more space to write own notes. Nicely presented. (Posted on 18/10/08)

i found this book very helpful and so have my friends who are doing the study with me, we are all christians and have been for yrs ,but we felt we needed to get back to basics and this book is 1st rate thank you (Posted on 31/05/08)

Third year of using this material - which has proved excellent both for enquirers and also Christians wanting to deepen their faith. (Posted on 20/05/08)

Excellent material. The study guide is well produced. The Gospel is clearly presented in the DVD and communicated in a way that the listener can absorb. Well done. A great resource for sharing the Good News (Posted on 7/04/08)