Our discipleship strategy at Bethel is based on Paul's conversation with the Ephesian elders in Acts. Paul labored to keep the gospel of the grace of God clear and foremost in the hearts of believers AND toward that end he taught whatever is profitable, the whole counsel of God. He wanted the church to do the same. In the preaching ministry of the church, we labor to keep the gsopel clear and foremost in our hearts. In our Sunday school classes and Bible studies, we teach whatever is profitable, usually revolving around four key areas of growing maturity (summarized by the acronym TREE):

• Thirsting for Christ (the gospel),
• Reaching out with Christ's love,
• Exalting God in worship, and
• Evangelizing the lost

We teach through each major discipleship theme in regular rotation, occasionally adding  a class to teach "whatever is profitable." We hope you'll join us!