Preaching for Life Change

by Larry

Valuable ministry resources such as Bible courses, discipleship and training materials that have been developed by other organizations are generously made available to eDOT for use in our European context.  One such example is the Preaching for Life Change course taught by Pastor Rick Warren and made available to us ... Read More



Nuts & Bolts

by Debbie

Whether you’re building a bridge, assembling scaffolding, or mounting the wings on an airplane, you need nuts and bolts–small but important elements that hold the whole thing together. You usually don’t see them, but they’re crucial to the building’s strength and purpose. My work with eDOT is nuts and bolts—helping to develop graphics to create appeal within the online courses and formatting the text to compose an easy-to-follow structure within the course.

Currently I’m involved in adjusting these “nuts and bolts” for a Biblical Preaching course. That has involved creating colorful graphics and charts to help explain an abstract concept, such as this:

I will also spend hours adjusting the “nuts and bolts ... Read More



THE IMPACT OF DISTANCE LEARNING

by Sue

One of the best things about being a missionary with eDOT is hearing how the Lord has used something that we have created to impact someone’s life. Right now, I am in Ukraine, visiting some of our partners. Last week I spoke with 2 former students who have taken our distance learning Bible courses through Zaporozhye Bible College and Seminar. Here’s what they reported!

Genia – “At the time I became a believer in 2007, I had my own business and it was impossible to study at a Bible school. The online cour ... Read More



THE FASNET PERIOD

by Gordon

Four smoldering piles of old tree stumps and discarded railroad ties were all that was left of the ten dumpsters of wood that had been sitting there yesterday morning. And this scenario was repeated on hilltops all over the area. It was the day after the “Schiebfeuer;” the annual end of pre-lenten revelry. These festivities date back to early Christian times; in fact, to times before Christ.

Even some German believers still think that they are Roman Catholic festivals. And in one sense, they are. But only because when the church came a ... Read More