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Good Soil E&D equips Christ-followers to share God’s story of hope in a world of competing faiths and cultures.
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The Roots of Faith Chronological Bible Courses
Old Testament (June 15-19, 2020) and New Testament (June 22-26, 2020) courses taught at ABWE, near Harrisburg, PA. Students become certified to teach these courses in their ministries.
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Future Good Soil Training
May 2020 at ABWE - Near Harrisburg, PA
May 11-12: Good Soil Basic Seminar
May 11-12: (Evenings) Hooks OT & NT Workshops
May 13: Good Soil Trainer Certification
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The Story of Hope - FREE curriculum guide for leading a class study in The Story of Hope. 31 interactive, engaging, FUN class sessions. 30+ free activity resources also available.
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Teaching and Training
Sharing God’s Story of Hope as You Teach ESL
This article is intended for two groups of ESL facilitators/teachers. Group one is composed of the teachers of ESL who would like to use various features of The Story of Hope – Global English (TSOH-GE) in their ESL instruction. The second group is composed of the facilitators/teachers who plan to also use the “Teacher’s Guide for Use in Intermediate to Advanced ESL Classes for The Story of Hope Bible Study (TGUESL).” This ESL Teacher’s Guide is available as a FREE download.
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The Story of Hope ESL Classes with Chinese Moms
Chris and Rose Duryee are ABWE missionaries in Spain. While on pre-field in the Pacific Northwest, they sought out a church life group to be involved with to expand their contacts and partnership opportunities. They joined one that met together for fellowship and Bible study three Tuesdays each month and on the fourth Tuesday helped serve meals at the local community center. Shortly after joining, the group began to pray and search for a way to serve in their community that would better fit their growing families. One of the wives mentioned that she had met several Chinese moms at a park near her home, and another said she had a Chinese neighbor who was expecting her first baby.
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How to Share Your Faith
What Must I REALLY Do to Be Saved?
The gospel of Jesus Christ is really quite simple and easy to understand when presented properly. But in many cases Christians have made the gospel sound complicated by using terminology that is not Biblical or, even worse, by using Biblical terminology theologically-incorrectly or unclearly. With this in mind, I came up with a list of 50 things that unbelievers are sometimes told they need to do in order to be saved! Here’s the list:
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Talip (“Disciple”), Former Muslim Father Becomes a True Disciple
“I was raised in a mosque school. I don’t know the Bible. Can you help me?” Talip, a former Muslim into his late twenties, had been saved a few years earlier but was never discipled. He and his family had joined a church in South Africa where ABWE missionary David Drullinger serves. They had developed a friendship and he was now concerned about his lack of Bible knowledge and understanding.
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