At first, I thought of BILD—The Biblical Institute for Leadership Development—simply as a source of leadership development tools. Their Antioch School was unlike anything I’d come across and a few of our members were excited to have the opportunity to study at such a high level and earn an accredited degree through our church while they served in our church.
But as I became more and more familiar with BILD, I was exposed to a big vision. Jeff Reed and his team were helping leaders in more than 40 countries train up more leaders in such a way that church planting ministries were thriving in places where the gospel had never penetrated before.
They had developed The First Principles Series of Bible studies which are being used by leaders in more than 40 countries. This unique tool is designed to raise up grassroots leaders by giving disciples a firm foundation in the teaching of Christ and His Apostles.
The more I interacted with and learned from the BILD team, the more I realized they are like the sons of Issachar (1 Chronicles 12:32
): Men who understand the times and know what needs to be done. Through my interactions with the team at BILD—and their excellent resources—I began to understand what needs to change in America.
Watch these videos for more great reasons to partner with BILD.
About BILD International from BILD International on Vimeo.
BILD Urban Centers from BILD International on Vimeo.
Unleash a Torrent – Atlanta Symposium from BILD International on Vimeo.
- 12 Key Questions & Answers about BILD International From Advent Christian Voices (https://www.adventchristianvoices.com/), a good discussion about the perspective and philosophy of BILD. Here are the 12 questions the author deals with:
1. What is BILD and their vision?
2. Can you define, “the way of Christ and His Apostles”?
3. How can BILD speak of “the way…,” aren’t there many ways? Isn’t this arrogant?
4. What is the BILD pedagogical approach and why does this method matter?
5. Why does BILD employ “Socratic discussion”? Isn’t that of Greek origin?
6. What Is BILD’s biblical hermeneutic? It seems minimalistic.
7. What is BILD’soverall philosophy?
8. Why do BILD advocates talk so much about “paradigm change”? What is it and why do I need it changed?
9. Doesn’t BILD promote a prescriptive hermeneutic with the book of Acts instead of descriptive one?
10. How is BILD’s philosophy different from other CPMs (Church Planting Movements)?
11. Can the BILD philosophy co-exist with other Philosophies/biblical models?
12. What do BILD adherents mean when they speak of, “the fragmentation of Western Education”?
- What is Theological Fragmentation? A Four-Part Leadership Series Pointing the Church Forward by Corey J. McLaughlin shows how BILD, especially founder Jeff Reed, is leading the way in providing clear direction for solving the core problems of today’s broken theological education systems.
