Study the Bible Yourself… to Know God

I have a dream.  It might be from God, it might be just my own thoughts and ramblings.  I would like to find out which it is.  I know for a fact that there will always be a need for more people to take time to take initiative to study the Word of God for themselves, and that such a thing is not a bad goal for any of us.  No matter what level of growth or knowledge, there is no end to learning about the infinite God and how he has chosen to reveal himself to us.  With that knowledge, I will begin down this road and see what happens.  For God.  For his glory. For something bigger than myself. — Rick McNally, July 2025

A ministry dedicated to…

1. To help people become committed to first-hand devotion and study of scripture. 
2. To help people recognize that God has enabled them in the Spirit to develop this devotion, and that they are intended for it.
3. This first-hand devotion of the word provides vast benefits including: increased faith, increased joy, recovery from trauma or faithlessness, and the means to grow into who they ought to be.
4. Helping people see the dangers of personally abdicating their own responsibility to know and study the word, or allowing other individuals (whether intentionally or unintentionally) to impede their God-given responsibility to have a direct relationship with God.
5. Helping people become more active in regular study and equipped to do so firsthand.
6. Helping local churches and leaders to be more active in encouraging and equipping people to do firsthand study of the Word.

How can this be done?  Through a number of ministry focuses…

• Encouragement through the internet / posts, events, etc.
• Encouragement through direct visitation of churches / teaching, demonstrations, things to gather interest.
• Equipping people through in-person seminars (electronic and conventional methodologies).
• Equipping people through periodic online classes / mini seminars / training videos /etc.
• Equipping people through multi-day retreats.
  • Study retreats / in-person dedicated study retreats to learn to study.
  • Recovery retreats / in-person spiritual recovery focused retreats.
  • Growth retreats / in-person intentional specific growth goal focuses.