Women who contact pregnancy care centers are looking for
answers, a confident caring friend, counsel regarding one of the most important
decisions they have ever faced, and—in many cases—inner peace and hope.
A Bible-based Christian care center provides answers to
their questions about pregnancy and pro-life counsel regarding that very
important decision they are struggling with. But there is another life choice
that many of these women need to make, a personal response that will help them
with inner peace and hope—eternal hope.
Helping women with these kinds of choices is a
Christ-honoring ministry that began with the early church and God is continuing
to use today. It is a ministry that Good Soil is very interested in being a
part of by providing training and resources.
Christian pregnancy care centers around the world have used
Good Soil training and resources with good success.
Here are some of the resources that we believe will be most
helpful for your ministry:
The Story of Hope
The flexibility of The Story of Hope makes it an ideal
choice for an evangelistic and discipleship Bible study workbook in pregnancy
care centers.
- It is time-flexible—can be used in brief
presentations or for more in-depth Bible studies.
- It can be used in group studies, one-on-one
studies, or personal take-home studies.
The workbook format of The Story of Hope is designed for
participants to be actively engaged in personal Bible study, studying Bible
texts for themselves and coming to their own conclusions about God and the
Bible and their need of Jesus.
The Story of Hope is an excellent study for women and men
facing a crisis pregnancy, regardless of their religious backgrounds or what
they know about the Bible. Studies begin in Genesis, where they begin learning
about the Creator God who made them and loves them. Then studies continue
through the remainder of the Old Testament and to the end of the New Testament.
When properly led, the participant will not feel pressured or coerced to “make
a decision,” but she will be given the opportunity to make a faith response to
trust Jesus as her Savior.
You do not need a lot of training to lead women in a study
of The Story of Hope, because the training and content you need are provided
for you in the free Leader’s Guide, which is 103 professionally-designed pages
of answers to the questions contained in The Story of Hope and suggestions as
to how to deal with some of the common questions you may face, as well as many
other tips for making your study successful. Or, if you are a leader of a
pregnancy care center, you might want to use The Story of Hope Class
Facilitator Guide in training your staff.
Here's what one PCC staff member said about it: “I just finished a The Story of Hope study with a group of
women. It was very well received and helped them, many of whom have little
Bible knowledge, to understand the whole story. Many of these women are new
believers, so it helped to cement their faith. A few unbelievers also attended
sporadically and took the book with them. I want to follow up with these women
so they get the whole story. Very exciting! Thanks for your work on this
material. It’s great!”
The Way to Joy
The Way to Joy is a basic discipleship Bible study workbook
designed to teach new believers some of the most essential Biblical truths they
need to know and to help them establish basic spiritual disciplines they need
to begin to practice, soon after receiving Jesus Christ as Savior. Bible memory
verse cards, as well as a Bible reading and prayer journal are included. View
the table of contents on the website.
The Leader’s Guide for The Way to Joy contains 44 pages of
helps for you as you disciple someone using this Bible study workbook. It is
professionally designed and easy to follow. All the answers and explanations
you will need for leading a basic discipleship study are available to you in
the guide.
Or, if you are a leader of a pregnancy care center, you
might want to use The Way to Joy Class Facilitator Guide in training your
staff. It contains complete lesson plans for 13 class sessions, with a goal of
equipping your staff to disciple others using The Way to Joy workbook.
Chronological Bridge to Life Cards
For gospel presentations, summarizing the Bible’s redemptive
story, based on eight key gospel truths that emerge chronologically from
Genesis through Revelation.
Evangelism and Discipleship Training for PCC Staff
Learn to share the gospel, God’s story of hope, in a way
that people will clearly understand it, sincerely embrace it, and hold fast to
it. Learn more on the Good Soil website.
FREE Book for Pregnancy Care Center Leaders
Gaining Ground with Good Soil is an evangelism and
discipleship training narrative—a scaled-down version of the Good Soil
Evangelism and Discipleship seminar in a narrative format. The principles
gained from this book are applicable for anyone wishing to serve God through
Biblical evangelism and discipleship, but is especially instructive and helpful
for ministry leaders, such as leaders of pregnancy care centers.
The realistic, but fictional narrative, around which the
book is developed, tells the story of a couple of missionaries who were
frustrated and discouraged—to the point of almost giving up—because of their
lack of success in evangelism and discipleship on their field. But, the “Good
Soil” principles they learned from Bible study revolutionized their ministries.
It will help you think through a theology of evangelism and discipleship and
help you to present the gospel so that men and women will clearly understand
it, sincerely embrace it, and firmly hold on to it.
Free instructional resources for individual and group study
are also available for download.
If you are a pregnancy care center leader, with a USA
shipping address, and will commit to reading this book, we will send you a FREE
(and postage-free) copy of Gaining Ground with Good Soil.