One of the things I’m really enjoying at Herald of Truth are the seminars that we are presenting. It’s a neat deal. Local churches get to host one of these seminars, just paying for our travel expenses. At some point in our time there, we do a presentation about our ministry, letting people know what Herald of Truth is doing in 2012. That’s the only payment we ask for.

Sharing Our Story is presented by Steve Ridgell, and equips and motivates Christians to share the good news of Jesus by telling stories – stories from Scripture and stories from their live and the lives of believers today. You can hear some of Steve’s material from his presentation at ACU Summit 2010. Go to this page and look for recordings #119 and #169. The classes were titled “Your Story is God’s Story.”

I get to present the Christ and Culture seminar, which deals with how Christians interact with our culture in a way that is godly, Christ-centered, and relevant. I’ve done this seminar in Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey and Texas; I’m ready to add some more states to the list! The sessions are: “The Fish Doesn’t Know That He’s Wet,” “Alexander Made Me Do It,” “Christ and Culture,” and “God’s Ambassadors.”

Bill Brant does a seminar called Salt Talk, examining what it means to live as the “salt of the earth” in this world as based on Matthew 5. It looks at these questions: “Did Scripture Really Say That?”, “So Why Aren’t We Persecuted?”, and “What Can We Do To Keep From Being Overwhelmed By The World?”

I’d love for your congregation to enjoy one of these seminars. Contact Bill Brant, bbrant@heraldoftruth.org, for more information.

I may be coming your way. And I’m inviting myself. Sort of.

There’s a possibility that I might get to speak at the congregation you attend. The ministry I work for, Herald of Truth, is making a push to get out and visit churches to let them know about the different projects we have going. Admittedly, not enough of that has happened over the last few years, so not as many people are aware of what we’re doing as should be. We’re working to change that.

Talk to “the powers that be” at your church. Ask them if they’d let me or one of my colleagues come tell your congregation about Herald of Truth. It’s that simple. No fuss, no muss. We cover the expenses.

There’s another way that I might be going. We have a series of seminars on reaching out to the world around us. One, presented by Steve Ridgell, is called “Sharing Our Story.” I got to hear some of this when Steve presented it at ACU’s Lectureship (Summit, if you’re cool and trendy) last fall. He also shared some of the material at the Harding Lectures, so some of you may have heard him there. Steve is an excellent people person, and his ideas about the use of stories in reaching out to people are extremely practical.

In another of our seminars, Bill Brant presents “Salt Talk.” It’s a look at what it means to live as the “salt of the earth.” I haven’t gotten to hear Bill present his lessons, but everyone who has speaks highly of them.

I do a seminar called “Christ and Culture,” looking at the culture around us and our responsibility to that culture as ambassadors of the Kingdom. It has four sessions:

• The Fish Doesn’t Know That He’s Wet
• Alexander Made Me Do It
• Christ And Culture
• God’s Ambassadors

We don’t charge anything for the seminars, merely asking that churches pay our expenses and allow us to visit with them about Herald of Truth.

So am I coming your way? That’s up to you.