SIMEON TRUST & RTIM

NATE BROCK Training Facilitator - Europe

The Charles Simeon Trust has made it their goal to train up the next generation of Bible expositors. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to take part in several of their workshops. So I speak from experience when I say that Simeon Trust is meeting their goal.

My introduction to Simeon Trust happened in the summer of 2018. I was serving as an associate pastor in Indianapolis and a pastor friend invited me to sign up for the threeday workshop. I’d never heard of the Simeon Trust, but the idea of studying through a book of the Bible with a group of preachers in order to develop solid preaching outlines seemed good to me.

By the end of that first workshop, I felt that I had learned practical skills for handling God’s Word. Since then, I’ve gone through several more workshops, both in-person and online.

On a personal level, I enjoy opening the Word and dissecting a passage of Scripture with other brothers. We take a deep dive into the structure, context, and biblical theology of a passage and work together to draw out the significance for us today. In some ways, I’ve found Simeon Trust to be more helpful than my seminary experience. In seminary, my exegetical courses were separated from my preaching courses. I understand the point of this division, but Simeon Trust helped me unify them in the context of church ministry. I now feel more confident in all my teaching preparation.

If you want to learn how to be a better expositor of the Word while serving in your local church, I’d encourage you to sign up for a Simeon Trust workshop. You can be a part of the next generation of faithful Bible expositors.

BECKY HOUSTON Mobilizer - Northeast

I’m thankful for the privilege of participating in a few Charles Simeon Trust workshops, both online and inperson.

First and foremost, the time spent studying God’s Word with other women has been a great encouragement. I’ve learned so much from women who are in different seasons and live in different contexts. Participating in an online course with other women within RTIM has been an especially sweet way to get to know our workers, even though we are hundreds or sometimes even thousands of miles apart. The gospel truly unifies, and nothing grows a friendship quite like studying God’s Word together.

Finally, I’ve appreciated learning Simeon Trust’s method of studying Scripture that has been well thought through and refined. Though it’s not the only method, it has shaped my personal study and even how I engage with the preaching of the Word in my church.

CHRISTOPHER SILLS Ecuador

Before I even enrolled in Simeon Trust’s First Principles course, my wife highly recommended it to me. She’d already taken it with some women from RTIM. To be honest, I was hesitant at first. I somewhat doubted its effectiveness.

After all, I’d already studied at seminary and had been regularly preaching at our church in Ecuador for five years.

Well, I was wrong. From the very first class, I knew that it would be one of the most rewarding and effective tools in preparing me for further preaching and teaching. I was so impacted by the First Principles class that I enrolled in another workshop while on stateside assignment. I loved it even more than the first.

To participate in the courses, one must be willing to put in considerable time and effort. But the rewards for that investment are great. The principles offered in each lesson are biblically sound and practical. The homework is always challenging. The constructive criticism will sharpen your hermeneutics and exegesis. I highly recommend these courses to anyone who wants to preach or teach the Bible.

Having studied only a little with Simeon Trust, I desire to enroll in their other courses as well. Their training has made me a better preacher, and I want others to benefit as well. If you haven’t attended a class, let me encourage you to do so. I’m convinced that it will bless you and serve to glorify God and build His church!

KAMI WRIGHT Argentina

I’ve been honored to help lead three virtual Simeon Trust First Principles classes for Reaching and Teaching. Each time, I learn something new. It’s such a blessing to watch the women in these classes deepen their understanding of God’s Word. I anticipated what I would learn in each class.

Simeon Trust helped me learn how to better teach the Bible to other women, the children in my Sunday school class, and my own kids. But that’s not all. It changed the way I read my Bible altogether.

In May, I attended a workshop for women in Seville, Spain. It was my first in-person class. We walked through the book of Mark. It was such a rewarding time to see other women who wanted to learn how to accurately teach God’s Word so they can pass it on to other women. I pray that I can bring this teaching to the women I serve here in Argentina.

I encourage any woman who has the opportunity to attend a class either in-person or online. I look forward to taking more classes in the future so that I can grow in my understanding of God’s Word.