Training & Equipping
Developed on the mission field,Good Soil equips your ministry to share God’s story of hope in a world of competing faiths and cultures. Discounts & on-site training available! Learn more.
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Our purpose is to motivate, train, and resource people in worldview relevant evangelism and discipleship.
What is Good Soil E&D?Click to find resources to help your ministry:
The Roots of Faith Chronological Bible Courses
Old Testament (June 17-21, 2019) and New Testament (June 24-28, 2019) courses taught at ABWE, near Harrisburg, PA. Students become certified to teach these courses in their ministries.
Future Good Soil Training
October 2019 at ABWE - Near Harrisburg, PA.
October 14-15: Good Soil Basic Seminar.
October 14-15: (Evenings) Hooks OT & NT Workshops.
October 16: Good Soil Trainer Certification.
October 17-18: Moving Beyond Lecture Workshop.
FREE Class Facilitator Guide
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.
What We Do
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Stories
2,700 North Asian Leaders Trained in Good Soil E&D
Tan and John are members of the same church in Southeast Asia. As businessmen they have been using their business trips to equip believers around Asia, especially North Asia, since the 1990s. In 2009, Tan retired from his secular work and commenced MDiv studies at a local seminary. It was at this time that he made many new contacts with pastors and other students from North Asia who came to study a course at the seminary.
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Teaching and Training
Creative Methods for Making Bible Learning Fun for Teens & Adults
“The FUN theory” says that FUN is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better. In 2009, Volkswagen came up with this theory: “People prefer fun activities over virtually identical activities that are not as much fun.” Then, they set out to prove it by setting up a FUN stairway side by side with a normal escalator. The experiment: Would people rather ride up a boring escalator or walk up a stairway that is FUN? Here’s what they learned.
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Videos
ChronoBridge Song - God-Man-Sin-Death-Christ-Cross-Faith-Life
Campers at the Redemption Ranch in the Philippines sing this Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship song written by Gil Thomas. Available from: https://bit.ly/2Zjv5lc
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Teaching and Training
How to Teach the Bible So Teens & Adults Understand It & Enjoy It
It probably does not surprise you that the rate of Biblical literacy is decreasing steadily in North America. But what may (or may not) surprise you is that Biblical ignorance among regular church attenders is following the same pattern. Here’s a scary thought: What happens to evangelical Christianity in general, and our churches in particular, if Biblical literacy among Christians continues to decline—if we fail to stop the erosion of Biblical knowledge among our fellow believers and in our churches? But how do we teach the Bible to TEENS and ADULTS so they will understand it, and even enjoy it?
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