I first came across BILD in 1989. This new model was not marketed or sold to me, but I saw it and became very interested in it. Since that time I have studied its philosophy and its relevance to our context and have found it to be most relevant to our context and need. BILD is biblically and culturally relevant. It is church based, and it is also both spiritually and academically balanced. BILD is flexible enough to allow creativity, control, and relevance. The “theological idea” in BILD is in itself liberating.”
“God designed churches to develop leaders and pastors who can train more leaders and pastors. However, I wasn’t finding much of this in North America. But, the BILD curriculum and the Antioch School were exactly what I was looking for: Strong theological education with a church-planting emphasis that is transferable and reproducible. Now, every church can have a school of theology.”
“The Lord is doing something very different in India. I have never seen Christian leaders spontaneously coming together to say ‘Yes, this is what I am looking for,’ while Jeff presents BILD materials.”
“BILD’s program is one of the most comprehensive plans for building strong churches and training leaders I’ve seen. Your investment in them has the potential of impacting entire nations.”
“The Church, to be relevant in the urban centers, must help people build healthy marriages, teach dads how to be good fathers and groom godly habits. The BILD material is foundational for a fruitful life. Period.”
“Often pastors of leaders develop without serious ordered biblical learning. As a result, there is a lot of preaching bereft of sound doctrine. It is very superficial. The messages are almost like Tony Robbins’ talks with the name of ‘Jesus’ at the end… without theological depth that answers the real needs of life.”
“As a pastor for nearly 30 years I have searched for various methods and models that would help me and the church be more effective and efficient in doing ministry in the 21st Century. I believe that the Antioch School of Church Planting and Leadership Development gives us the model that the 21st Century needs to make disciples, mature believers, and multiply disciples.”
“Our work is among the Haitian community of New York. the BILD materials work perfectly with the range of learning styles and education backgrounds we see - everyone from a recent refugee to a college graduate. The Socratic style discussions really deepen the teaching.”
“No longer do our people have to go broke getting a fine theological education.”
“Training the next generation of leaders is urgent. There is no better tool for reproducing church leaders and equipping movements than the Antioch School. Their approach addresses three critical facets of leadership training: knowledge, skill, and character. Consider yourself warned...your church and movement may never be the same.”
“This is transforming churches and communities. One NYC-area church is starting three new local ministries as a result of using the (BILD) curriculum. The Antioch School generates a long-term result with an immediate impact.”
“I commend you for this innovative attempt (the Antioch School) to respond to and reform some of the endemic weaknesses of theological schooling.”
“The Antioch School is visionary for church-based theological education. Its model for education is innovative, relevant and real-life. I urge every church to embrace the mission of the Antioch School.”
“After years of dreaming and encouraging a truly church-based, non-formal education of leaders in ministry––as an alternative to the proliferation of institutions of formal theological education––I can see it coming to fruition in the BILD International program of education and ministry experience… BILD is doing what so many have only talked about: putting the local church at the center of pastoral ministry preparation.”