Adult Bible Fellowship: Is Fellowship the Goal?

We need more Bible study. We need more in depth focus. We need the meat of the Word. So goes the pleas  for Bible study. I would argue that I do not need more knowledge or greater understanding of deep truths, but rather greater obedience to the truths I know already. It is not an [...]

6 Questions for Intentional ABF’s

Great ABF’s don’t just happen, but are created by godly, praying, caring, authentic members. I read this quote recently and thought I’d throw a few questions for you all to think about. Hopefully some thought-provoking questions: Who have you intentionally sought to encourage this week? Are you praying for individuals in your ABF? More importantly, [...]

5 Ideas to Connect Your ABF Class

We make a BIG DEAL about our ADULT BIBLE FELLOWSHIPS. One of the ways to cultivate a “family feel” to your ABF is to connect outside of Sunday mornings. Here are five ways to encourage someone in your ABF: Ask someone if they have a prayer request that you can pray for them over the [...]

New ABF Series begin Sunday

At Bethel we believe deeply that a Christian cannot grow outside of Bible teaching, healthy relationships, and ministry opportunities. We have combined all three necessities within our Adult Bible Fellowships.  Each class is divided according to life stage. If you aren’t currently attending an ABF we hope that you’ll plan on joining one as we [...]

5 Ways to Make Your Adult Bible Fellowship Fail

Make sure your ABF become inward-focused and never grows. Don’t invite guests from the Sunday morning service to your ABF. Focus only on meeting the current attenders needs. Certainly, don’t expand your Facebook circle of friends to people you’ve recently met at church. Pack your personal schedule so full there’s no time to invest in [...]

Adult Bible Fellowship & Discipleship

In a recent message Pastor Campbell mentioned four considerations on discipleship. These are thought-provoking and sobering statements about how we intend to disciple via our Adult Bible Fellowships.One other thought, just because we have decided that Adult Bible Fellowship is the tool that does not mean it automatically happens. ABF is the tool, but discipleship [...]

A New Adult Bible Fellowship Series

What a religion does with Jesus Christ is the focal point of its belief system. The watershed teaching of all religions, sects and cults is Jesus Christ. Beginning, September 12 each Adult Bible Fellowship will be studying the belief structure of some of the most well-known religions: Judaism, Islam, Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Christianity. In [...]

Salt & Light: a new Adult Bible Fellowship study

We will begin a new Adult Bible Fellowship study on Sunday, June 20. Don’t miss the lasting friendships or the impacting Bible teaching.

Connecting via Adult Bible Fellowship

Why all the emphasis on our Adult Bible Fellowships? This past Sunday afternoon one of our newest Adult Bible Fellowships, Home Works!, got together for a Cookout Connection. It was a tremendous time. We had well over 100 people at the cookout, with over 20 families with untold potential to impact the kingdom of God. [...]

Adult Bible Fellowship

After preaching a message at church on our Adult Bible Fellowships (ABF) I wanted to talk through the emphases of our ABF’s. I am so excited at the huge potential we have at implementing how our church family can and should function when properly related with one another. The implications of the “one-another” passages are [...]