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The Bible Teaching Commentary on Genesis: The Book of Foundations
Commentaries that specialize on training the teacher!
NextStepper Resources
Provides guidance to those seeking counsel on full-time or tentmaking Christian service
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Take Your Next Step into Ministry
Take Your Next Step into Ministry helps a person prepare a person for ministry whether he just sensed a call from God or he has already started his preparation. Careful questions lead the reader to properly evaluate one’s preparations in four areas: Experience, spiritual development, training and relationships. (16 pages)
English: web - pdf - epub | mobi || | 中文: pdf - epub
Charting Your Steps into Service
This timeline enables the NextStepper to chart the means by which God is both calling and training him. The chart not only provides an overview of one’s past but also to identify what areas of training are yet needed. A sample page is included. (2 pages)
Plan of Action
The NextStepper can use this chart to clearly work out what next steps God might have for his or her life. One’s success depends on how much the NextStepper is able to integrate the various insights gained during the conference into his or her own life planning. A sample sheet is provided. (2 pages)
English: pdf | 中文: pdf
Your Basic Next Step Plan Video
Your Next Step Basics Training Video provides advice for a person seeking full-time Christian ministry whether it be the pastorate, missions or tentmaking. Five areas are discussed: exploration, preparation, decisions, training, implementation.
Video or audio (mp3) | 中文: video - audio (mp3)
Dispel the Misconceptions of The Missionary
Dispel the Misconceptions of The Missionary clarifies common misconceptions of missions especially related to the kinds of missionaries needed. Special emphasis is given regarding tentmaking missions. (3 pages)
English: pdf
Get There From Here
Get There From Here highlights twelve steps to take to become a full-time missionary such as a church planter reaching the unreached. (3 pages)
English: pdf
Waiting for Ministry
Waiting for Ministry explains how one group of people, so eager to get into ministry, are not able. They have worked through many issues to reach this point, but certain things hold them back. They are ready, but for some reason, incomprehensible to them, they cannot move ahead. God doesn’t seem ready! (6 pages)
Testimonies
A Call to Serve in East Asia
A missionary explains how God called him to East Asia, shares about his ministry work and gives special advice on how to hear God’s call. (3 pages)
English: pdf
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Next Step Counseling Training Manual
Next Step Counselor Training video 1 of 2 | 2 of 2
Next Step Counselor Training Manual | Timeline
Train Up New Leaders for Ministry
Train up! | Support God's Work | Leader's Responsibility
Confirmation of the Call | Training Process | General Plan | Specific Plan
Too Many People | Summary
Take Your Next Step Into Ministry
Pursuit of Christ | Experience | Evaluation | Spiritual | Training | Relationships
Other BFF Articles on Calling
Waiting for Ministry (1 Samuel 16:6-13)
Principles of God's Calling (1 Samuel 9-10)
Questions on God's Calling (1 Samuel 9)
Called into His Service (Titus 1:1)
A Special Calling (Joshua 21:1-7)
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