A change is coming to the Released Time Bible Program. We are excited to announce that Bible Adventure is the new name chosen by students and volunteers in the program! This is adventure is a must! Bible Adventure will continue to have the same format and structure that the Released Time Bible Program has…
Guest Blog by Dan Bolin, International Director of CCI Worldwide Contentious debate filled the week leading to Christ’s crucifixion. At one point, a group of Sadducees confronted Jesus with a theoretical question, based upon an obscure passage in Deuteronomy and totally void of connection to any real-life spiritual condition. Jesus responded with His…
By Aaron Ziebarth, Executive Director Every week across all 90 Released Time Bible Programs we humbly and prayerfully realize that foundational truths, main Bible themes, Bible characters and narratives are new information to many of the children who attend our classes. We are grateful that parents willingly grant their children permission to join our…
By Stephanie Ziebarth, Barnabas Mentor Coordinator When Winter Saunders learned about the curriculum-writing contest through Word of Life Local Church Ministries, two things came to mind: 1) The cash prize would be helpful in funding her education, and 2) She had enjoyed writing Bible lessons as a camp counselor, so this might be…
By Aaron Ziebarth, Executive Director It is always good to hear from our donors and volunteers! Recently, one of our volunteer’s sent us a letter that was very encouraging! Here’s an excerpt of what she shared: “Praise God! God has provided the way to reach more and more students. I enjoy beating our record number from…
By Aaron E. Ziebarth, Executive Director Nancy* is a Released Time volunteer. She shared a story that reminded me of the importance of praying for our students. The last two weeks, Nancy had substituted as her great niece, Jenny’*s, listener for Released Time. During their time together, she asked Jenny if she had ever asked…
By Brenda Brazee, Assistant Director of Released Time Ministries Recently, I went to one of our Released Time Bible Programs where I learned about Ryan (name changed). Ryan was a new student that came the week before. I heard how challenging the bus ride was the past week, and how Ryan was not allowed to…
By Nate Marshall , Director, 4.12 Leadership Training Program As 2017 drew to a close, I took time to reflect on ways God has worked in the past months. Serving in full-time ministry as a full-time missionary, there are always ample opportunities to live and walk by faith in God’s promises (as I am sure…
By Carl Reeder, Director of Camping Ministries Our fall Energizer was right around the corner, and we had a need. We needed a male counselor. The staff was praying hard for God to bring us the right man for the job. A former summer counselor was contacted and excited for the opportunity to return to…
By Dr. Dan Bolin International Director – Christian Camping Worldwide When I went to camp as a child, I received a discounted price because I memorized Bible verses all year long. While at camp, I won a prize for learning more memory verses. Since camp, those passages have helped me again and again. The time…