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).