Thursday, July 25, 2013

Porterbrook St Louis is Here

I believe that quality churches really pay attention to 2 Timothy 2:2:
"and what you heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."
So, if church leaders are serious about releasing teaching of Gospel, counseling in the Gospel, leading in the Gospel, planting churches in the Gospel, they should take this 2 year course and bring the folks they are discipling and releasing to the course.

Steve Timmis, co-author of Total Church, which originated much of the contemporary discussion of Gospel-centered and missional, is the primary developer of the Porterbrook material.  I, personally, do not know of a more Acts 2, 1st century approach to theology and church planting than the Gospel-centered, missional approach of Porterbrook.  If it radically changed that world for the glory of God, then that is the way to roll now.  Click on the syllabus below and you will see four areas of study: Character, Bible & Doctrine, Church, and World. A student receives four one day conferences at the Porterbrook STL learning site which is in Arnold.  Then, the student will study at home and with a local study group in their local communities.  We are hoping to have local study groups meeting in Cape Girardeau, Farmington, Arnold, St. Louis, St. Charles, O'Fallon, and Edwardsville, IL.

This training is very cost effective.  Each year contains 12 courses of curriculum and 4 superb conferences for only about $500.  This is the best $500 that can be spent toward the "making disciples who make disciples" Great Commission!!!  Send your interns, send your ministry leaders, send your missional community leaders, send your elders, send your pastors, send your moms and dads!

We can change the world for the glory of Jesus!
“These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also,..."
Acts 17:6

Lots of ways to follow Porterbrook St. Louis:
Porterbrook STL website is HERE
Porterbrook STL Facebook is HERE
Porterbrook STL Twitter is @porterbrookstl
Worldwide Porterbrook website with syllabus is HERE