A NOTE TO WOMEN
Dear Fellow Sister in Christ,
Thank you for your interest in Thistlebend! We hope that we can serve you in a very practical way as you seek the Lord and His righteousness! 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 you grow in your relationship with the Lord and experience the joy and freedom that comes from a fully devoted walk with Him.
Our passion is to see women like you glorify God, enjoy Him, and bless others as you learn to love the Lord, deny yourself, pick up your 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.
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.