What Others are Saying

“No longer do our people have to go broke getting a fine theological education.”
Pastor Michel Faulkner, New Horizon Church, Harlem, NYC
“The Lord is doing something very different in India. I have never seen Christian leaders spontaneously coming together to say ‘Yes, this is what I am looking for,’ while Jeff presents BILD materials.”
Emil Jebasingh, Founder of India Believers’ Fellowship Churches and Vishwa Vani Network
“God designed churches to develop leaders and pastors who can train more leaders and pastors. However, I wasn’t finding much of this in North America. But, the BILD curriculum and the Antioch School were exactly what I was looking for: Strong theological education with a church-planting emphasis that is transferable and reproducible. Now, every church can have a school of theology.”
Jeff Vanderstelt, Pastor at Soma Communities, Vice President, Western N. America of Acts 29, Founding Leader of GCM Collective
“BILD’s program is one of the most comprehensive plans for building strong churches and training leaders I’ve seen. Your investment in them has the potential of impacting entire nations."
Thomas H. McCallie, III, Executive Director, Robert & Kathrina Maclellan Foundation, Inc.
“This is transforming churches and communities. One NYC-area church is starting three new local ministries as a result of using the (BILD) curriculum. The Antioch School generates a long-term result with an immediate impact.”
Paul H. Hubley, District Executive Minister, Converge Northeast
“The Antioch School is visionary for church-based theological education. Its model for education is innovative, relevant and real-life. I urge every church to embrace the mission of the Antioch School.”
Ralph L. McKay, President, Upper Iowa University (1994–2003)
“I commend you for this innovative attempt (the Antioch School) to respond to and reform some of the endemic weaknesses of theological schooling.”
Ralph Enlow, Executive Director, Association of Biblical Higher Education
“The Church, to be relevant in the urban centers, must help people build healthy marriages, teach dads how to be good fathers and groom godly habits. The BILD material is foundational for a fruitful life. Period.”
Jim Guth, Executive Director, Florida Men of Integrity, Gainesville, FL
“Our work is among the Haitian community of New York. The BILD materials work perfectly with the range of learning styles and education backgrounds we see – everyone from a recent refugee to a college graduate. The Socratic style discussions really deepen the teaching.”
Mullery Jean-Pierre, Beraca Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York
“Often pastors or leaders develop without serious ordered biblical learning. As a result, there is a lot of preaching bereft of sound doctrine. It is very superficial. The messages are almost like Tony Robbins’ talks with the name of ‘Jesus’ at the end… without theological depth that answers the real needs of life.”
Joseph Mattera, Presiding Bishop of Christ Covenant Coalition, New York City
“BILD answered my lifelong questions about believers’ growth within the local church. They have recaptured biblical principles to transform and empower. Through BILD, leaders rediscover the faithful pattern of how the church was meant to mature and multiply.”
Ryan Paterson, South Bay CityChurch, San Francisco Bay Area, CA