Into the Deep

I'm very excited about introducing our new study titled, "Into the Deep" (Aka 'Deep'). Deep was conceived two years ago when I was a Pastor at Springwater Church. It was written for discussion oriented small groups. Based on Acts 1-9, Deep covers the following topics: healing, freedom, faith, community, etc. Along the way, so many people helped out. Lets face it, when writing anything, I need as much help as I can get. I want to personally thank the following people: Joy Moreland, Paulette Wakeman, Cambria Hunter, Elaine Hunter, Amy Davis, Paul Campbell, and Jenny Bruton. Everybody was awesome! Hopefully, we have created something that will be useful to the Kingdom. As always, I think I got the most out of preparing it. Writing Deep changed my life. If it was only for me, then the effort was worth it. I am growing in the process.

While we were hard at work with Deep, we also took some time to revise "Taking the Plunge." We went through it and totally reworked some the verbage and implemented some new ideas and suggestions made. I'm much more confident in this version. It's amazing how these projects are never done, they are evergreen documents; always changing.

I also want you to hear from my heart. We have no delusions of granduer. I am personally humbled by the opportunity to do this. And believe me, writing anything for an audience calls for humility! You never feel like its completely right and there is always that lingering fear of criticism. In any case, Plunge & Deep are both offerings that we hope will encourage growth and transformation. If nothing else, it will be a great Doctor of Ministry project.

I am willing to be as generous as I possibly can with copies of both studies. If you know of some one, a church, a small group, an individual that would like a copy, don't hesitate to have them contact us. If they cannot afford it, I will send them a copy for free. God will provide, and thats all that matters. I also have Leader guides for both studies. And with our material you can slice & dice and not have to worry about offending anyone. And no fretting over copyright either!

I have updated my website to make both studies available by request. Simply make the request using this e-mail: orders@plungefaith.com From there we can send a request for funds through Paypal assuming it's a person who can pay. And at that, only to cover materials and shipping, nothing else. For now, Paypal will serve a store function. It's cheaper and it works just fine.

I'm also looking for a couple of small groups that will use the 'Deep' study and give me some feedback. Additionally, I am available to personally mentor people through the Plunge study. Especially if they are new to the faith. This can be done from a distance-ONLINE! Yup, you heard it. Online discipleship. A growing number of people live in rural areas where local Church involvement is difficult. This is especially true given the fact, so many rural churches are closing. Or maybe travel schedules disallow consistent involvement in a healthy Church. Whatever the case, I am willing to work with people online to help them develop spiritually.

B.T.W. If you feel led to donate to our cause, you are welcome. We cannot give tax deductible receipts, sorry. Your gifts would be appreciated though and help us help others. check out the updated website at: www.plungefaith.com

Going Deep,

Bob

bob@plungefaith.com
cambria@plungefaith.com