Church / Ministry
How We Can Help
As a pastor, we know it is often difficult to equip your staff and congregation with deep theological training
More than likely…
- You are confined to a 30-40min message once or twice a week which needs to be relatable to seasoned Christians as well as unbelievers.
- You may have some staff to help carry the load of pastoring, but not enough manpower to launch a ministry solely focused on deeper theological training.
- Perhaps you have a young staff or strong volunteer team, eager to serve in ministry, but not equipped with formalized theological training.
- You probably have a strong desire to see your staff trained on a deeper level and provide a way for your congregation to also be equipped, but may lack the resources needed to send them to a formalized seminary or Bible College.
Does any of this hit close to home?
As a Church Partner
You can resource your congregation & staff through all the resources we offer
Small Groups
Free Bible Reading Plans,
Study Guides, and
Discussion Questions for
your small groups to use.
Bulk discounts on all
courses that your
church wants to use as
small group curriculum.
Staff
Ability to use any of our
certificate programs at 1⁄2
price to equip your staff with
additional theological
training.
Missionaries
Ability to offer the Pastoral
Initiative Program for free to
missionaries that your
church supports.
Missional Impact
As a church partner, you can also share in the impact of our 4 key missional focuses
The Dr. Michael Heiser Scholarship Fund
Making Biblical understanding accessible to all, with no exceptions. This fund provides scholarships to
hundreds of people all over the world.
The Pastoral Initiative
Providing The Certificate of Biblical Doctrine Program (12
Courses) to Pastors and Missionaries around the world
who lack the means to acquire a theological education.
Content Creation
Creation of new courses and free
resources for the AWKNG Bible Community.
Content Translations
Translating courses and Free resources into additional languages.
Your Partnership
Your gift of $100 or more
per month will help fund
hundreds of scholarships,
keep the Pastoral
Initiative program
running, and aid in new
content creation, free
resources, and course
translations.
Impact Options
Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|
$100 | $1200 |
$250 | $3000 |
$500 | $6000 |
Sharing Impact
3 Times a Year
We will provide you with testimonies, financial updates, and initiative updates so you can both share and celebrate them with your congregation, showcasing the missional impact their giving is having!
CASE STUDY
FINDING ASOT
During a required leadership track within his denomination, Pastor Aucoin’s teacher went off topic and introduced Dr. Heiser’s book, “Supernatural,” in order to expand a point he was making. This sparked Pastor Aucoin’s curiosity, leading him to read both “Supernatural” and “The Unseen Realm.” After getting totally hooked, he dove into courses with AWKNG School of Theology. As his learning continued, the materials began to spark inspiration for his weekly sermons, thus sparking a hunger for deeper learning in his congregation.
CHALLENGES
Although their denomination provides lots of resources to study and grow, It was several encounters with various materials outside of the traditional ones he was accustomed to and given through his denomination that made him want to further explore additional educational materials to equip himself and those in his congregation further.
SOLUTION
It was important for Pastor Aucoin to not just encourage his congregants to take courses with ASOT but actually lead them through the materials so meaningful discussion could be had, and so he could help them properly decipher the information and how to apply it to the context that supports their value system. He contacted ASOT where he received ideas on how to structure a group setting as well as a bulk discount on the pricing of the courses. He decided to gather a group together to watch the lecture videos and engage in discussion. He then had the group, on their own time, watch the lecture again, go through the module readings, and take the quizzes. This model worked well in that it instilled the meaning of the main materials through the double viewing, relevance through the in-person discussion time, and the development of some healthy study habits with the at-home requirements.
BENEFITS
Benefit One
Provided unique and eye-opening content that created an avenue for a deeper understanding of God’s Word to be instilled into his congregation.
Benefit Two
Allowed for meaningful in-depth discussion with the ability to wrestle through complex ideas toward Biblical understanding.
Benefit Three
Instilled healthy study habits into his congregants.
LAKES REGION VINEYARD CHURCH
ABOUT
Although their denomination provides lots of resources to study and grow, It was several encounters with various materials outside of the traditional ones he was accustomed to and given through his denomination that made him want to further explore additional educational materials to equip himself and those in his congregation further.
RECOMMENDATION
“Actually, I had a pastor and one of his congregants from a Messianic Congregation join us for both semesters of the “Unseen Realm” courses and my hook was once again the book “Supernatural”. Which, by the way is an awesome tool for informing people about Dr, Heiser’s work. I hope this helps you in this endeavor and please know that I am available to you in whatever capacity that I can help.”
PASTOR DICK AUCOIN
Lead Pastor, Lakes Region Vineyard Church