Deep End Ministries is a teaching and discipleship non-profit committed to helping believers move beyond the basics of the faith into a never-ending odyssey of God’s Character and Truth. We are about drawing people into the depths of God’s Word where the exploration of God’s character is unlimited. Jerome, a Christian priest from the 4th Century A.D., is quoted as saying,
“The Scriptures are sh
allow enough for a babe to come and drink without drowning and deep enough for theologians to swim in
without ever touching bottom.”
But one doesn’t have to be a philosopher or scholar to dive into the profound truths that lie well below the surface of the words in the Bible. Whether your experience in the Word has been a life-long journey or periodic visit, if you have even the slightest desire to know God better, you can move from the shallow waters where the simple basics of Christianity are learned to deeper waters where the exploration of God’s Character and love for you is boundless. Too many believers today are simply satisfied with putting their trust in Christ and securing their eternal life with the Lord. That’s the perfect start… but it is not the end. The writer of Hebrews, encourages a group of weary 1st Century believers to press on to mature Christian living:
“For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God's utterances. You have gone back
to needing milk, not solid food. For everyone who lives on milk is
inexperienced in the message of righteousness, because he is an infant. But solid food is for the mature, whose perceptions are trained by practice to discern both good and evil. Therefore we must progress beyond the elementary instructions about Christ and move on to maturity…”
(Heb 5:12-6:1a, New English Translation)
Deep End Ministries is responding to the Hebrews challenge to retain the elementary teachings of the faith, but press on to Christian maturity. We do this by considering God’s Word within its historical, cultural, and literary context as well as the original language of Hebrew and Greek, Deeper theological waters where a rich and invigorating life with Christ await us all. Dive in with us! Deep End Ministries is a teaching and discipleship non-profit created for the purposes of taking believers deeper into the Word and raising up confident, theologically sound teachers within the local church. We offer resources including creative, accessible and theologically deep Bible Studies; in-person teaching for retreats, conferences, and other church activities; and local church teacher training/equipping.
