Our history.

Over many years of friendship, Dr. Ed Buchanan and Dr. Will Gatling, developed the concept of offering an online Bible study curriculum. So in 2009, Grow in His Word Ministries was launched.

Over the years, multiple products have been developed and tested.  On this site you will see the fruit of this labor.

We hope you will survey our product offerings, and will try some of them for your Sunday school class, Discipleship class, or small group Bible study.

Please contact us with any questions or comments.  We will be glad to assist in any way possible.

Growing His Word Ministries is designed to teach and reach persons for Jesus Christ in today's world. Our purpose is to equip and provide the church with quality educational materials and resources. Our primary focus is toward in-depth study of the Word of God and secondarily effective study of related Christian literature.

Statement of Faith

Grow in His Word Ministries embraces the following Statement of Faith to guide our beliefs, attitudes, and actions:

  • We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, completely trustworthy, and totally authoritative in matters of faith, belief, and practice.

    • 2 Timothy 3:15-17

  • We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

    • Matthew 28:19

  • We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, the living Word, who became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as an atoning sacrifice, arose from the dead, ascended to the Father, is seated at the right hand of the Father, and is coming again in His future return to earth in power and glory.

    • Matthew 1:23; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Philippians 2:5-11; Acts 2:22-24; Hebrews 1:1-4; Hebrews 4:14

  • We believe that man was created in the image of God. But man sinned and became alienated from God through disobedience, bringing eternal condemnation upon himself.

    • Romans 3:23; Romans 1:18-27

  • We believe that salvation for sinful man must come through repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ, resulting in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation.

    • Titus 3:4-7; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 14:6; Romans 6:23

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells the believer at salvation and enables the believer to live a godly life in this world

    • Galatians 5:16-18; Romans 8:9

  • We believe in the resurrection of the body of a believer to eternal life with God and the resurrection of the lost to eternal damnation, eternal punishment, and separation from God.

    • 1 Corinthians 15:51-57: Revelation 20:11-15

  • We believe the church is the visible body of Jesus Christ, the fellowship of all believers, and the equipping body to accomplish Christ’s commissioning of all believers to make disciples of all nations.

    • Matthew 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11-16

 

Core Values

Grow in His Word Ministries embraces the following statement of Core Values:

  •  Education

    • Our motive and purpose for teaching is to faithfully communicate the eternal Word of God to persons of all ages.

  • Evangelism

    • Our commitment is to reach the lost who do not know Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior of their lives.

  • Church

    • Our purpose is to assist the Church by providing teaching materials that will cause persons to delve more deeply into the Word of God.

  • Excellence

    • Our intent is to provide excellence in our materials and in all other endeavors in which we engage.

  • Cooperation

    • Our commitment is to cooperate with all groups who are interested in deepening their understanding of and practice of the Word of God.

  • Integrity

    • Our purpose is to act with integrity in all situations and to reflect a Christian approach to everything that we seek to do.

  • Innovation

    • Our intent is to employ innovative strategies to teach the Word of God and to reach others for Jesus Christ.

Curriculum Foundation

Our Team

Dr Edward Buchanan

Dr. Edward Buchanan (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Director of Grow in His Word Ministries, Inc. He is Professor Emeritus at the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has authored six books, and a number of academic articles. Additionally, he has written a wide variety of curriculum materials. He has also traveled extensively to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. He and his wife live in Wake Forest, North Carolina. They have two married children, and five grandchildren.

 

Dr Will Gatling

Dr. Will Gatling (D.Min., Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Associate Director of Grow in His Word Ministries, Inc. and has recently retired as the Pastor for Missions at Bay Leaf Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his career, he has served churches in Virginia, Texas, and North Carolina in positions as Minister of Education, Church Administrator, and Missions Pastor. He has traveled in over thirty different countries, led scores of mission trips, and taught extensively in cross-cultural settings. He and his wife live in Northern Virginia and have two sons, and three grandchildren.