A NOTE TO LEADERS
“These are dear and serious saints who are committed not in the least to building their own kingdom or ‘publishing empire,’ but to providing resources for the use and good of the local church.” -Greg Gilbert
Dear Leader,
Thank you for your interest in Thistlebend! We hope that we can serve you in a very practical way as you seek to shepherd the women in your care. We invite you to take a quick moment to view the Thistlebend Snapshot below. Thistlebend exists to provide the training, support, curriculum, tools, and context to help women mentor and disciple other women while growing in their own walk with the Lord.
Our passion is to see women glorify God, enjoy Him, and bless others as they learn to love the Lord, deny themselves, pick up their cross, and follow Him fully in radical obedience.
In His hands for His glory,
The Thistlebend Team
A Word from
Greg Gilbert
Pastor, Third Avenue Baptist Church
Louisville, KY, and author of What Is The Gospel?
“I’m thrilled to say that in Thistlebend Ministries, I’ve found a set of resources and a group of partners who will be a great help in discipling the women who are members of my church. If you’re looking for discipleship tools for women that are theologically sound, biblically solid, and spiritually insightful, I don’t think you’ll do better than Thistlebend resources…” Read More
What Is a Biblical Mentor?
SALT & GROW
SALT: Submission, Accountability, Laboring, and Transparency.
GROW: Integrates the different aspects of discipleship relationships.
MENTORING AND DISCIPLESHIP STUDIES
The curriculum incorporates the SALT and GROW discipleship principles,
which serve to ignite, spur on, and support genuine, sustained,
and radical heart and life transformation—by God’s grace.
TAKING THE TRUTH TO HEART
Daily and weekly reflection tool to aid in appropriate,
productive confession and to encourage repentance.
SMALL GROUP LEADERS
Mentors—not merely facilitators—of the small groups
who disciple, encourage, and instruct those entrusted to them
according to the pattern set forth in Titus 2.
FAMILY & MARRIAGE RESOURCES
We offer materials to support the entire family.
Our children’s curriculum coordinates with our adult materials.
LEADER TOOLS, RESOURCES, TRAINING
Equip women to think and respond biblically as they interact with the
Word of God and provide resources to help leaders mentor and
disciple the women in their care.
HOW OUR BIBLE STUDIES WORK
Within Your Local Church
Thistlebend mentoring and discipleship Bible studies work effectively within the existing context of a traditional church Bible study or home group, as well as within our virtual small group or individual online discipleship options.
Online
Online options meet the growing demand of those with challenging schedules and life circumstances, those in non-traditional settings, and those who find themselves away from their home church: missionaries, college students, church planters, military personnel, hospital or home bound, single moms, off-shift workers, etc.