IBSA churches are invited to training in November designed to help them reach non-Christians through small-group Bible study. Discovery Bible Study is a tool that started with International Mission Board missionaries and is now being used to introduce people in the U.S. to Christ.
The strategy gathers small groups of people who study and explore the Bible together. Over the course of a Discovery Bible Study, participants will survey the grand message of the Bible and God’s offer of salvation in Jesus. The study leader facilitates the group, engaging the content or teaching of that week’s Bible passages, discussing what they learned, and talking about how to apply it.
This month, IBSA is sponsoring six Discovery Bible Study training sessions across the state. Gary Jennings, former IBSA director of evangelism, will lead the sessions. Dates and locations are:
Monday, Nov. 13:
Third Baptist Church, Marion
Tuesday, Nov. 14:
Towerview Baptist Church, Belleville
Wednesday, Nov. 15:
Argenta Baptist Church
Thursday, Nov. 16:
New Hope Baptist Church of Como, Sterling
Friday, Nov. 17:
Brainard Avenue Baptist Church, Countryside
Saturday, Nov. 18: Chicago Metro Baptist Association
Those attending the training will be encouraged to return home and launch a Discovery Bible Study among (or with) a group of non-Christians interested in the Bible.
Weekday trainings are 5:30-9 p.m. with dinner included; the Saturday training session is 8:30 a.m. to noon, including breakfast. Cost is $5 per person. For more information, call (217) 391-3101 or e-mail RachelCarter@IBSA.org.