#BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP NASHVILLE TN SERIES#
She is also the editor of a series of anthologies published by Crossway including Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross, Be Still My Soul and O Love That Will Not Let Me Go. Nancy is the author of numerous books including Holding on to Hope, The One Year Book of Hope, Hoping for Something Better, Hearing Jesus Speak Into Your Sorrow and The One Year Book of Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament. She and David are the co-hosts of the GriefShare video series used in over 8,500 churches around the country and host Respite Retreats for couples who have experienced the death of a child. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at Covenant Theological Seminary through their distance education program. Nancy and her husband, David, and son, Matt, make their home in Nashville, Tennessee where Nancy loves to get to teach at her church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally. “I’ve had to dig into God’s Word in search of answers to hard questions about God and how he works, and I find that those I’m writing or speaking to usually have the same struggles and questions.” Nancy’s life experience of the death of two of her children has also significantly affected her teaching style and formed in her the openness and authenticity that inclines people to listen to her. The deeper I go, the more I see its wisdom, the more it authenticates itself, the more it reveals to me the amazing story of God’s plan of redemption through Jesus Christ.” To me, God’s Word is a treasure to be mined. “He’s given me a mind that wants to figure out the big picture of who he is and what he is doing in the world. Reviews on Bible Study in Nashville, TN - Nashville First Baptist Church, Christ Presbyterian Church, Hermitage Hills Baptist Church, Remnant Fellowship. But Nancy says the most important way God has prepared her to teach is by giving her a love for him and for his Word. “He has blessed me with so many sound Bible teachers to sit under-from my days as a college student in Bible classes, to Bible Study Fellowship teaching leaders, gifted pastors in my church, and authors I worked with during twenty-five years working for various Christian publishers-as well as several teachers like Tim Keller and John Piper that I listen to almost daily on my iPod as I walk in the park. We are praying for rapid growth as more people are drawn into a closer walk with God through in-depth Bible Study.“God has been preparing me my whole life for teaching his Word,” says Nancy Guthrie. What is exciting is that God is not finished with the work He is doing through EBS. Additionally, the ministry has always been funded largely through generous financial donations of it’s members. The Urban Alternative is a Christian Bible teaching and resource ministry founded over 40 years ago by Dr. 99.9% of all ministry done at EBS is done through volunteers who have dedicated large portions of their lives to helping others meet God through the study of His word. In 1993 God provided a beautiful headquarters facility with plenty of room for future expansion in Dickson, Tennessee. Over the years, we have continued to grow and expand. When the basement was outgrown, an old chicken coop behind the garage was remodeled to accommodate the growing ministry. Constance duplicated on a small machine in the basement of their home. Today we have thousands of active participants globally as God has richly blessed the ministry.Īt first, the lessons were written by hand, then typed onto a mimeograph stencil which Mr.
In 1977, the ministry was formally organized as a non-profit ministry. Within 5 years, there were over 60 classes established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The need for in-depth study materials for use in smaller towns and communities where BSF was not available became the driving force for what would become Explorer’s Bible Study. Constance and asked if she would be willing to write similar curriculum to have available in their communities. There were many members of the class who were traveling over 60 miles each way to attend the Bible Study.
During that time, she saw the power and effectiveness of this wonderful study method. Constance helped establish and teach a Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) class for 10 years. They did not set about to begin a Bible study ministry, but saw a need, and being obedient to God’s call, sought to fill that need. Tom and Nellie Constance founded the Bible study in 1972. Explorer’s Bible Study is an interdenominational ministry with headquarters located just west of Nashville in Dickson, Tennessee.
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