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TRAINING SERVICE
MEN & WOMEN
TO SERVE THE LORD
By Robert (Pete) Heath
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace
that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that thou
hast heard of me among many witnesses, the
same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be
able to teach others also. Thou therefore endure
hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ (2
Timothy 2:1–3).

Evangelism, personal witness-
ing to the lost soul, is a vital part
in the life of every church, but
it is especially important to the
life of military churches since
its members are on a rotating
schedule. On average, military
personnel transfer every two
or three years. Obviously, this
limits the amount of time a
pastor has to teach them how
to become good soldiers for
the Lord.

Pastors of a military church are always in need of
new Sunday school teachers, new deacons, and
new song leaders. In general, they are always in
need of new workers for every ministry of the
church because those who have been working
are being transferred to other duty stations.

Much of the training that these
men and women receive is
Pete & Jean
personal teaching from their
Heath pastor as well as on the job
training while serving in their
local churches. This establishes
a good foundation for further
training that is necessary for
those who desire to serve God
in a full-time ministry.

Discipleship, the training of new Christians,
is also a vital part of the mission ministry of a
church. Through discipleship, we commit the
truth of God to faithful men that they might be
able to teach it to others. Through the years, the
men serving as pastors of our BIMI military
churches have done an excellent job in both
the ministry of evangelism and discipleship.

Thousands of service men and women have
trusted Christ as their Savior and been born
into the family of God! Hundreds have
surrendered to the call of full-time service for
Christ and are serving as pastors, missionaries,
and teachers around the world!
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One way they found to
expedite the training of those
desiring to serve God full-time
after their military service is to
train them while they are still serving in the
military. We are able to do that by offering free
Bible classes in the International Bible Institute.

This institute has been established by Baptist
International Missions, Inc., and is sponsored
by the Freedom Baptist Bible Institute under
the leadership of Dr. Jeff Amsbaugh.

This Bible institute offers 40 credit hours
of Bible study. The education coordinator
of military missions, Robert (Pete) Heath,
sends the courses to each student by e-mail.

This way the students have the lessons on
their computers, tablets, or phones and can
study any time or any place. After studying