The flexibility and creativity to use Good Soil materials are boundless. One missionary shares some of his stories: Extraordinary Entry. Travelling to a country currently closed to missionary visas, I was bearing gifts for a group of national missionaries who were coming from various countries to meet us. I had prayed about how to bring Good Soil materials into... →
The Roots of Faith Old Testament and New Testament courses – will they work in a local church? The response has been tremendous, as many people who had been Christians and regular church attenders for many years eagerly joined in along with folks who had had little Bible teaching. During the first 40 lessons the Sunday school attendance increased and people regularly commented on how much they were learning. →
The Pennsylvania State Correctional Institution at Dallas, PA (SCI Dallas) is a medium-security prison for adult male felons. SCI Dallas houses more than 2,100 inmates, some 400 of whom are serving life without any possibility of parole. Ricardo Jackson, a chaplain at SCI Dallas, attended The Roots of Faith courses at ABWE, in order to be equipped to teach the courses to prison inmates. The class sessions were held on Monday evenings, with one of the inmates (Russell) assisting with some of the teaching. →
Ralf and Lena Schaechinger have served in their native land of Germany for many years. But they struggled with how they might be more effective in evangelism and discipleship. Then, they heard about a Good Soil seminar being taught in Madrid. Ralf made the necessary arrangements and went to the event. Excited, Ralf stayed up each evening after the training talking with Gil, the seminar facilitator. He said things like, “This is just what we need in Germany!” →
Pastor Isagani (a deaf pastor in the Philippines) participated in a Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship seminar at the Redemption Ranch in the Philippines. Every Sunday, he and his wife travel by plane from their island of Palawan to Manila to teach The Story of Hope to a group of 59-70 deaf employees of the Hapee Toothpaste Corporation. →
A Marine’s mom recounts the story of her son’s traumatic (almost deadly) accident and how God restored him to the point that he led other young injured service men in a study through The Story of Hope. →
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