A Note from the Author and Editor: Roland and Joyce Beard.
This section of the website is being developed to answer questions from young followers of Jesus Christ by developing a downloadable resource and answering questions. In our mission experiences we have found a large percentage of young believers in their teens and twenties who are uncertain about ‘running the race’ or walking out their faith through life. Some are in school or training; some are in college or just entering the workforce; some have already started families. After several presentations, talks, and individual sessions, we felt the need to develop a series of booklets to address common concerns and questions.
The issues are further exacerbated as we have been several places where there is no teaching or resource available to help. While we have found a few churches with some version of a discipleship training, the programs we have seen rarely cover key questions about relationships (with God and each other), job preparation (including education and training to get there), finances, how to handle power and wealth, and how all these things fit in a biblical view of life. We have found too many believers unsure of who they are and where they are headed.
The Bible has answers, we have practical steps that will help, and we have stories to tell. So, this series of nine booklets has entered the last writing stage and we have begun editing to the first booklets. The first versions will tentatively be available in 2027. We intend to make them a free download and use them as a training aid.
Overall title: Running with Jesus for Young Believers
Booklet titles:
Booklet 1 Basics for Commitment to Christ and Discipleship
Booklet 2 Basics for the Bible
Booklet 3 Basics for the Spirit of God
Booklet 4 Basics for Relationships
Booklet 5 Basics for Education, Training, and Work
Booklet 6 Basics for Finances
Booklet 7 Basics for Wealth and Power
Booklet 8 Basics for Growth with Patience
Booklet 9 Basics for Eternal Life
