We all say that we should know the Bible better than we do. Don’t you think it’s time that we did something about it?

The Equipping of the Church

Ephesians 4:11-16

• If we rely on a few ministry professionals, we will never witness what a church can really do in this world.
• Christ does not desire for Christians to remain on the sidelines.
• If we feel underdeveloped and underutilized, then we need to be equipped.

The Multiplication of Ministry

• Equip 
• • • Weekly teaching to equip our church for the work of the ministry – Sundays at 6:15
    • Teaching posted online and podcast weekly
    • This course can be used as a free audit or a credited course

• Entrust

• • • Process for internships and residencies for those seeking ministry development
    • Flexible opportunities for differing ministry paths

• The Recommission Network

• • • Churches recommissioning together for the Great Commission
    • We seek to enlist, equip, entrust, and engage people into meaningful ministry service

• The Entrust Institute

• • Rocky Creek school partnering with North Greenville University
  • Program designed to earn Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (35) or Masters of Divinity (75)
  • This institute will create a streamlined approach to best utilize all of these components
  • This degree program will be 28% cheaper but fully integrated
  • We will have an official launch in 2022 but a soft course launch 

The Study of Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics – the process of correctly interpreting the Word of God

Dangerous Trends in Bible Reading:

• Fortune Cookie – The Bible isn’t a collection of random sayings thrown randomly to individual consumers.
• Yearbook – The Bible isn’t about you; so stop turning to the back to search for only the pages that address you.
• Abstract Art – The Bible isn’t a piece of abstract art just awaiting your personal interpretation.

It doesn’t matter what the Bible means to you – it matters what it means to God.

A text cannot mean what it never meant.

If you study the Bible out of context, you study it just like the devil (Luke 4:1-11).

This course will help you develop and sharpen skills so that you can unashamedly handle the Word accurately (2 Tim. 2:15).

• 8/22 – Explanation
• 8/29 – What Is the Bible?
• 9/5 – What Is Hermeneutics?
• 9/12 – Who Determines the Meaning of Scripture?
• 9/19 – What Role Does Context Play in the Bible?
• 9/26 – What Are Literary Genres in the Bible?
• 10/3 – How Should We Interpret Historical Narratives?
• 10/10 – How Should We Interpret the Law?
• 10/17 – How Should We Interpret the Wisdom Literature?
• 10/24 – How Should We Interpret Prophecy?
• 10/31 – Family Gathering
• 11/7 – How Should We Interpret the Gospels?
• 11/14 – How Should We Interpret Epistles?
• 11/21 – How Should We Interpret Apocalyptic Literature?
• 11/28 – Waypoint
• 12/5 – Why Are There So Many Bible Translations?
• 12/12 – What Are the Dangerous Trends in Biblical Interpretation?
• 12/19 – How Should I Study My Bible from Here?