Lessons from business, growing up in South Africa and challenges inpolitical leadership: In this episode of the Leadership Conversations with Nicky Gumbel podcast, Maanda and Bev Tshifularo talk with Nicky about lessons from business, their experiences growing up through hardship, challenges in political leadership, and much more. Now, Maanda is an author, strategist, and founding CEO of SuperLead, and Bev works as a Digital Consultant in the banking sector.
A life of hope through Alpha: From an early age, Thanda was trapped in a life of gang violence, going in and out of prison. During one prison sentence, he encountered Jesus through Alpha and discovered who he really is. “The manner in which the gospel was carried over to me through Alpha – it meant something to me. It was exciting. It was fresh. It was something to look forward to every week.” This revelation put his life on a new trajectory: A life of hope through Alpha.
Watch his story below. For more stories on lives transformed by the love of Jesus through Alpha, head to our YouTube page!
Living out faith in the workplace: Frustrated by not being able to pursue her career, Haagen struggled to cope with the demands of motherhood and marriage. In desperation, she turned to a dusty old Bible gifted to her by a friend. This led to a journey of discovering more about life, faith and meaning through Alpha… and ultimately taking Alpha with her back to the workplace.
“I felt God asking me to run Alpha in my workplace. I didn’t have a team or know who to invite but I submitted everything to prayer. God started to bring me people and I have since run Alpha in my workplace, seeing my friends come to faith!” – Haagen | Malaysia
Interested in living out faith in the workplace by running Alpha? We spend an average of forty hours a week with our colleagues, and you can only talk about your plans for the weekend and the weather for so long. Why not discuss things that really matter? Find out more.
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A safe space for questions about God: Deborah shares her Alpha story. “If this God of yours just wants me to go to church and is so insecure that He doesn’t want to be questioned, then I really want nothing to do with Him,” Debora told her mom. Growing up in a devoted Christian home, Debora seemingly knew all about God, but when she started asking questions about God she could not find a safe space to process them.
Until she made her way to Alpha at university. “I realised that I never had a relationship with Christ initially and that’s the thing that was missing the most. That’s the thing that made me feel so lonely and so empty.” Debora’s story is a beautiful testimony of how Alpha makes room for people who are curious about God.
For more stories about lives transformed by the love of Jesus through Alpha, go to our YouTube page!
