Resources
Baptisms
Discipleship Tools
- Personal Development Plan
- Spiritual Growth Assessment
- Spiritual Gifts Test – this is but one of many SG inventories available. This one is fairly comprehensive. However, we should see them only as tools and not as definitive answers to how God has gifted us.
Statements of Faith
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Tools
Bible Study
S.O.A.P.
NEW! – For a great way to engage the scriptures daily, consider using the SOAP method. SOAP comes from the book “The Divine Mentor” by Wayne Cordeiro. Write out S, O, A, P along the left margin of your paper.
S – Write out the verse that stands out to you in your scripture reading
O – What did you observe about the scripture that struck you? This can be one or several scriptures. Write it out.
A – How can you apply the verse so that it affects your life today? Write out a practical application.
P – Finally, write out a simple prayer that is associated with your time in God’s Word. Keep track of your daily time in the Bible.
Online Bible Study tools – biblos.com
Blue Letter Bible online – commentaries, dictionaries, different versions
Bible.org – “worlds largest online resource for Biblical material”
Bible Reading Plan
Christian Reading
Prayer
Operation World – “the definitive prayer guide to every nation”
The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) – “a global perspective on the persecution of God’s children”
The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian organization dedicated to assisting the persecuted church worldwide.