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Do you want readable books integrated with video-based training and downloadable resources?
Ministry books catch a bad rap. Sometimes each page feels like an impenetrable wall-of-text. Other times, they feel like so much generic fluff. They can read as dry as cracker-juice or as exciting as a page-turning thriller, but either way, at the end of the book the reader also comes to the end of its impact.
Wouldn't it be a blessing to get more? More resources, more tools, more help implementing all that new information. With a little technology and modern training systems, each book can now extend itself into a platform that can truly help in the lives of the readers.
Sowing Forward develops our materials with "extension" in mind. We want our books to do more than just keep the dust off a bookshelf. Our books deliver the information and use video courseware and downloadable tools to cement it into something truly usable.
Need easy-to-follow and straight forward technical training?
Churches live in a technological world now, but people have stayed the same. Most visitors now seem to find churches on websites or Facebook. Google maps and advertising gets your church noticed. Even outreach and door-knocking can benefit from good technical tools to bring new contacts with each tract you hand out! It isn't sleazy or salesy, it is using the available tools in the best way possible. It is the difference between a simple end-wrench and a powered impact driver. Some tools simply work better for some jobs without replacing the others! Door knocking still works! So do Internet ads. Why not effectively use both together?
How about REPRODUCIBLE and biblical lesson outlines for free?
Every church knows that Adult Sunday School represents one of the most significant opportunities for doctrinal teaching each and every week. And yet, so many churches neglect this critical need. Families need it, the parents need it, the church body needs it! And while many reasons might explain a lack of preparation for Sunday School, the cost of good lesson plans shouldn't be one of them. Make the time useful!
Each free Sunday School Series includes an additional high-resolution Graphic and PowerPoint file to use for promotion, backgrounds, or in any other profitable way. Each series pack includes video training on the lessons and how to them.
Print them out for your teachers, use them, and come back often for more. New lesson packs are added all the time!
Frequently Asked Questions
Personal Sanctification
Church Edification
Technical Education
Temptation Struggles
The Bible assures us that we will face temptation. It should not surprise us when it happens. Sowing Forward (and others!) provide many excellent methods to gain victory. However, these method only return as much as we will invest!
Daily Walk with Christ
Every Christian needs a vibrant daily walk. Nothing can replace daily Bible reading and prayer time. Many of the resources here take aim at increasing our fellowship with God. No relationship can grow without a putting in the time and effort!
Effective Prayers
Do you ever just feel disconnected from God, that your prayers bounce off the ceiling? Jesus gave us a model to follow that can unlock a closer walk with Him. This model helps us keep in tune with God and use our access to His throne in a way that pleases Him.
Sunday Teaching
Adult Sunday School classes often feel flat and dull, but it doesn't have to be that way! The Christian has a deep-seated desire to learn more about the Bible - not more trivia, but truths that they can apply to their everyday lives.
Financial Reporting
Most churches don't need, can't afford, and won't use expensive financial packages. They just want a simple tool that let's them track their giving, faith promise missions, and provides end-of-year giving reports for tax purposes.
Church Policies
We all know that arbitrary decisions make people bitter and uncertain. Churches need written policies that cover all the minutiae that no one thinks matters, until it does! How young can a nursery work be? When is promotion Sunday? Who can drive the church van?
Family Safety
Do you feel trapped by the technology your children need and use everyday in our modern world? How can you keep your kids safe and really know what's going on? Applying a few simple rules in three areas can make all the difference.
Church Media
Small, medium, and large churches all deal with media, sound systems, and technology. What if a small church could achieve professional results? What if you don't need to waste floor space with a sound booth? Why not automate?
Modern Outreach
Door knocking still works. What if the effort could be multiplied? What if tracts, signs and the ads on social media actually brought in real contacts? What if you had a way to track who visited, who did a Bible study, and the VBS families all in one place? Make the website do the work!
About
In Ministry
Called to preach in 1996
After surrendering to the call to preach, Pastor Leon Gray began to send Joseph out to fill pulpits all around the states of Missouri and Arkansas. During this time, Joseph also preached often at Wilson Avenue Baptist as an unofficial interim.
After marriage, Pastor Gray placed Joseph and Karis into the College and Career class. Several years later, the new pastor of Berean, Jeffrey Ables used Joseph to start a chapter of the H.O.P.E. Addictions Recovery Ministry. Joseph created his program for Family Technology Safety in 2016. He pastors the Naples Independent Baptist Church in Naples, Florida.
In Technology
Technology professional since 1996
Joseph began his secular career as a purchase manager for a local computer store but soon grew to be a network engineer for a major aluminum manufacturer. He moved to banking technology with Jack Henry and Associates, where he developed a great passion for cybersecurity.
That passion took him to the electrical sector where he managed a team of developers in a large state-wide power provider, but also to become a known expert in NERC CIP Compliance. He has participated in hundreds of OT audits throughout North America and also in other countries as an ABB employee.
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