Adult Bible Education & Training at FBC Elkhart

adult electives at fbc

2010 Wednesday PM Winter-Spring Adult Discipleship Classes: Classes designed with your growth in mind
Beginning March 3rd from 7:00-8:15 p.m.

Simply Prayer (Women's Prayer Group)
This is designed for ladies to pray with other ladies. You will be spending time praising God for who He is and what He is doing. You will be praying for the needs of our church family, ministries of our church, our country, and other needs as they are mentioned.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: No Cost Men/Women: Women Teacher: Various Prep: None
Nothing but Prayer (Men's Prayer Group)
The title of the class pretty much sums it up. In this class, men will gather together every week for "nothing but prayer". We believe this will be a powerful time when men of FBC come together every Wednesday evening to draw near to God. Minimum of 6 men to offer this course. Please sign up.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: No Cost Men/Women: Men Teacher: Various Prep: None
Victory in Christ
In this course, we will be using as a text for our studies, the book written by Charles G. Trumbull, "Victory in Christ". The book touches on one's personal kind of Christianity, the life that wins, real and counterfeit victory, the secret of victory, and the many danges to the Christian life and how to avoid them.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: $10.00 Men/Women: Both Teacher: Gene Lambright Prep: None
Loving God with all my Mind
Thousands of thoughts pass through our minds every day. Wouldn’t you like every one of those thoughts to be pleasing to God? That can be a challenge with the strains of daily living pressuring us from every corner. When we find our thoughts overwhelmed by fear, worry, anger, and lust, it’s difficult to keep our minds focused on truth, joy and glorifying God. In this class we are going to let the Scriptures change our lives by transforming our thoughts – learning how to love God with all our mind (Matthew 22:37). On our own, we cannot change the way we think, but when we draw near to God and invest time getting to know Him by getting to know His Word, He uses His Truth to transform how we think – and how we live. What does it mean to love God with all my mind? How do I do that? Join us in discovering anew the life-giving and transforming power of God’s Word. See how God uses Scripture to guide and change your thoughts, enabling us to love God with all our mind.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: No Cost Men/Women: Both Teacher: Steve Etner Prep: None
Kingdom Education
Since we all attend school, we think we have a good handle on what it takes to educate our own children. But God's Word gives very clear direction for parents and their responsibility to train their children. Please come and learn the Biblical principles of an educational philosophy that point children to God's kingdom.
Course Length: 11 weeks Cost: $10.00 Men/Women: Both Teacher: Brian Dougherty Prep: None
Feminine Appeal
This study will help Christian women recover the nearly lost treasure of God's way of thinking and living. The feminine virtues described in Titus 2 will be discussed in depth as well as practical applications that can be put into practice in our lives.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: $10.00 Men/Women: Women Teacher: TBA Prep: 45min. per week
Seeking Him
Seeking Him is inspired by Psalm 69:32b "You who seek God, let your hearts revive". Get ready to experience the freedom and joy of honesty and repentance, God's amazing grace, genuine holiness, a clear conscience, radical forgiveness, sexual purity, questions for group discussion and testimonies of changed lives. This will be offered to both men and women with separate discussion groups.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: $12.00 Men/Women: Both Teacher: Women - TBA / Men - Pastor Hills / Darrell
Peterson / Phil Byars Prep: 30min a day
Living the Mission
This class will examine the great passages on evangelism in Scripture. We will consider how we can better live a life committed to sharing the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in a pluralistic, postmodern society.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: No Cost Men/Women: Women Teacher: James Pettit Prep: None
Exceptional Christianity
Looking for something more spiritual? Want to rise above average, typical Christianity? Based on Swindoll's Living Above the Level of Mediocrity, this class will spell out in understandable detail the actual simplicity of the exceptional Christianity available to all God's people.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: No Cost Men/Women: Both Teacher: Doc Wood Prep: None
Anthropology / Hamartiology
In Anthropology, we will be looking into the biblical understanding of mankind. Our origin, ethics, roles, relationships, and deposition. In the study of Hamartiology, we will dive into the concept of sin, its origin, and how to overcome the effects of the fall.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: No Cost Men/Women: Both Teacher: Jason Branim Prep: None
Introduction to Theology
This is a theological studies method course. Its primary purpose is to teach you skills for developing a Christian mind, by helping you construct a solid foundation for thinking through life's most important issues. We will begin by establishing the reality and nature of truth and then learn that rightly interpreted Scripture is the final arbiter of truth.
Course Length: 12 weeks Cost: $20.00 Men/Women: Both Teacher: Greg Eby Prep: 30min. a day
Spanish Ministry Electives starting March 17
- Spiritual Leadership class for men with James Parsons
- Twelve Ordinary Men and Women class for women with Teresa Swart

Our Mission
To equip believers to love God, love people and penetrate our world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.



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