{"id":332,"date":"2025-11-06T23:13:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T23:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/?page_id=332"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:00:17","slug":"school-of-discipleship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/school-of-discipleship\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Discipleship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"\/index.php\">Home<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"\/content\/resources-for-christian-discipleship.php\">Resources<\/a> &gt; School of Discipleship<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bethel Christian Assembly is committed to the Christian mandate of making disciples. The Church is a School of Discipleship. We earnestly desire every new disciple of Jesus Christ to grow in their faith, love, knowledge, and obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 id=\"the-bible\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The Bible<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"\/en\/the-holy-bible-an-introduction\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-bible_og-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-257 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-bible_og-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-bible_og-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-bible_og.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"the-holy-bible-an-introduction\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/en\/the-holy-bible-an-introduction\/\">The Holy Bible: An Introduction<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.354), 18px);\">The Bible is the all-time favourite book in human history. It has always been a best-seller, having been translated into hundreds of languages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.354), 18px);\">If you are new to the Bible, consider reading this introduction before grabbing your own copy or <a href=\"\/content\/read-online-bibles-study-resources.php#ReadOnlineBibles\">reading it online<\/a>.  <a href=\"\/en\/the-holy-bible-an-introduction\/\">READ ON<\/a> \u2026<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"\/en\/understanding-the-bible\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bible-study_og-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-333 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bible-study_og-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bible-study_og-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/bible-study_og.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"understanding-the-bible\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/en\/understanding-the-bible\/\">Understanding The Bible<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.354), 18px);\">The Bible appears to plain and simple. Understanding it must be a breeze, right? Wrong! Behind the apparent clarity of the Bible, there exists a &#8220;gap&#8221; into which many have fallen. Modern readers are often oblivious to the linguistic, cultural, historical, political, social, and religious gap that exists between them and the ancient texts. We all need a little help to traverse this gap and understand the Bible in its context. <a href=\"\/en\/understanding-the-bible\/\">READ ON<\/a> \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"spiritual-gifts\">Spiritual Gifts<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"\/content\/spiritual-gifts-identification-evaluation-questionnaire.php\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/church-parts_og-1024x538.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-386 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/church-parts_og-1024x538.webp 1024w, https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/church-parts_og-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/bethelchristianassembly.ie\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/church-parts_og.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 id=\"discover-your-spiritual-gift\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"\/content\/spiritual-gifts-identification-evaluation-questionnaire.php\">Discover Your Spiritual Gift<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.354), 18px);\">Discover your spiritual gift(s) today. 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