2006 ABF Conference Materials - audio CDs of workshops/CDs & videos of the three main sessions
The 2006 ABF Conference was held at Hope Church in the Cincinnati area on November 10 & 11. Twenty seven workshops and the 3 main sessions were recorded and are available for purchase through Hope Church. See the ABF Conference link and click brochure to see titles. To purchase conference materials from Hope Church, complete the order form and email to John Warden, Director of Media at tapes@hope-church.org.

A special thanks to NextStep Resources sponsoring the 2006 ABF Conference. For great prices on ministry resources, be sure to visit their web site: http://www.nsresources.com/!  

The ABF Book
The book that started it all! Do an Internet search for "Adult Bible Fellowship" and you will see the impact of this book. Hundreds of churches have implemented some form of the Adult Bible Fellowship philosophy of ministry. This pioneering book, by Knute Larson, Senior Pastor at the Chapel in Akron, Ohio, can be purchased through the Amazon.com web address below.
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972409211/thechapel  

The teaching & training ministry of Brent Amato
Brent Amato has been teaching weekly in the Harvester's ABF at Medinah Baptist Church in the Chicago area for 22+ years. He is also an excellent trainer of teachers and is available for Church training events and Conferences (See Idea of the Month - May 04). He is a co-author of the ABF Teaching Course (Go to "Products"). For more information or to schedule Brent you can email him at mailto:bamato@rppmalaw.com or www.brentamato.com

Josh Hunt
Josh Hunt has a great website with plenty of teaching tips, articles, videos, teaching lessons, and of course his great books, a must for every library! You need to purchase You Can Double Your Class in Two Years or Less AND Disciple-Making Teachers. Also, sign-up for his email newsletter!
www.joshhunt.com
 
The training ministry of Mark Steele
Rev. Mark Steele is the Pastor of Adult Ministries at the Evangelical Free Church in Sheboygan, WI. He is the author of several training manuals and speaks at training conferences through out the central United States. Rev. Steele provides perspectives from his experience serving as both Senior Pastor, and Executive/Pastor of Adult Ministries in churches from a small church plant to one of the largest protestant congregations in America. He is married to Jeanie and has a daughter studying Christian Music Ministry in college and a son in high school.
www.sheboyganefc.org 

David Cain
David Cain is a committed believer in Jesus Christ. He is a world champion juggler with a passion for sharing God's Word and the Gospel of through juggling. David has performed in church services, outreaches, family nights, retreats, youth meetings, banquets, etc.
Planning an ABF event? Contact David! 
www.christianjuggler.com 

Small Groups 
SmallGroups.com is an Internet-based ministry providing training and resources for Christian small groups. Our members are a network of individuals, churches, publishers, and other Christian organizations brought together in one place to provide ongoing training and support for small group leaders and administrators of groups. We want to equip small group leadership to make disciples and strengthen disciples into disciplemakers. 

Dr. Henry Cloud
Dr. Henry Cloud and Answers for Life offers some great resources for teaching series in your ABFs and communities! They also have developed some practical training seminars for ministry equipping and outreach.
www.drcloud.com 

Equipping
Equipping Ministry International provides some excellent resources and seminars to help train your leaders.
www.equippingministries.org 

Mike Licona
The apologetics ministry of Mike Licona. Mike has developed some resources that will equip Christians to share their faith effectively. Looking for some apologetics resources for your teaching ministry? Contact Mike!
NOTE: Mike has Co-Authored a new book entitled, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (Kregel Publishing)
www.risenjesus.com

The Connecting Church book & website
Randy Frazee has written an excellent book on midsize communities working in synergy with other ministries of the church. The Connecting Church also offers an excellent theological foundation for community in the church and the barriers to community that the american culture breeds.
www.theconnectingchurch.com 

Adult Curriculum 
Pastor Carter Shotwell and his ABF curriculum staff at Lake Pointe Church (http://www.lakepointe.org/) have developed interactive practical and contemporary Adult Bible Study Curriculum. Use the same curriculum that their 80+ ABFs use! Visit their website and order samples of their curriculum at http://www.ministrypoint.org/

Sunday School
This website provides gives plenty of resources including books, articles, adult curriculum, links, etc.
www.sundayschoolnow.net

Intentional Discipleship Network
The seeks to serve the Church of Jesus Christ around the world by connecting local churches with ministries and resources that seek to faithfully advance the fulfillment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). The areas of expertise and services offered by each ministry organization vary. However, the primary services we promote include training, coaching and consulting in "whole-church" intentional disciplemaking in the local church.
www.intentionaldiscipleship.net  

T-NET Discipleship
T-NET is a ministry to help churches develop and implement an intentional process of bringing people to fullness of life and maturity in Christ by utilizing Christ's proven methods of discipleship.
www.tnetwork.com

The comedy ministry of Charles Marshall
Looking to host an ABF Outreach? Charles Marshall is one of the very few full-time Christian comedians in the United States who is undergoing extensive treatment for an ice cream addiction. Even so, he has been sharing his humor and faith with untold thousands across the country since 1991. When he's not in group therapy ("Hello, My name's Charles, and I'm an ice creamaholic"), he writes these little columns read by some 200,000 people. For more information about Charles and his ministry go to www.charlesmarshallcomedy.com, or email him at charles@charlesmarshallcomedy.com.

The Life Connections Series
The Life Connections Series by Serendipity House is designed for midsize groups. Midsize groups range from 15 to 50 people. They operate with a master teacher format with the students divided into subgroups of 6 to 8 for small-group interaction. The Master Teacher enlists facilitators to lead these subgroups. These types of groups are often found in Bible study structures like a Sunday School but are also used in non-church settings. Life Connections gives you large-group energy combined with small-group dynamics. This is a great strategy for incubating new leaders and new groups.
www.serendipityhouse.com

Church Doctor Ministries
Church Doctor Ministries is a non-profit organization to help churches become more effective for the Great Commission. It is one of the most thorough consultation efforts to help churches, through the intervention of a consultant who analyzes the church through questionnaries and surveys and comes onsite to interview a broad spectrum of the congregation. The leargest church consultation in the world, Church Doctor Ministries, has worked with 1,300 churches in North America alone, representing 62 different denominations, fellowships, and independent churches. http://www.churchdoctor.org/; 800-626-8515

Amazing Bible
A mega-site of Bible, Christian and religious information and studies; including, audio and written KJV Bible, churches, doctrine, links, news, prayer, prophecy, sermons, spiritual warfare, statistics and tracts. Features Chronological 4 Gospels, Prayer Book, Prophecy Bible, and a photo tour of Israel. By God's mercy, one of the largest Bible-centered sites on the web (app 6000 pgs). If it's in the Bible, it should be on this site. http://amazingbible.org/

Christian T-Shirts
For Your Church Fundraising Needs Visit Us! Christian T-Shirt Fundraisers and Gifts for the Whole Family. Free Custom Printing of Your Groups Name On Your Christian T Shirts! Church FundRaisers, Group Rates, Hats and Gifts, and Much Much More.
http://www.withinhisgrace.com/

The Sunday School Revolutionary

Too much Sunday School is done without intention, going through the motions, doing what has "always" been done. But it doesn't have to be that way. Let's work to make Sunday School and small group Bible studies great, life-changing experiences! Let's lead members and guests to consider Sunday School their "third place" between work and home.

http://www.kybaptist.org/revolutionary.