Free Training and Resources

Free Training and Resources

This page gathers free Salty Believer training podcasts, videos, and downloadable documents, along with a curated list of helpful web links from other ministries and resources. Browse the material below and use what serves you best. Some resources are designed for personal study. Some are meant for groups, churches, pastors, teachers, and ministry leaders. The Salty Believer content is offered with one main aim: to help Christians know, live, and proclaim God’s Word.

The outside links are included because they may be useful, but they do not all come from Salty Believer. As always, use discernment, test everything by Scripture, and do not confuse a helpful resource with the authority of God’s Word. Apparently, the internet still needs that reminder.

Training Videos and Podcasts

Bible Study Tools
— The Pathway for Good Study YouTube
— Read & Re-read YouTube
— Bombarding Questions YouTube
— Repeated Ideas Bring Out The Meaning, To the Post
— Biblical Theology, YouTube

What is Mormonism?
A Look Through an Evangelical Lens, To the Post
LDS Beliefs in Contrast to the Bible’s Teaching, To the Post
Understanding the Mormon Ethos, To the Post

How are the Books in the Bible Organized?
A simple illustration using Jenga blocks to visually see how the Bible is organized.
Take Me to the YouTube Video

Journey Through John
A verse by verse study through the book of John via 2-minute videos.
Take me to Journey Through John

Preach the Gospel To Yourself
— How To Preach the Gospel to Yourself YouTube

The Bible and Parenting
— Parenting and Deuteronomy 6:4-9 audio
— Parenting and Ephesians 6:1-4 audio
— Parenting and James 1:19-20 audio
— Parenting and the Brain (with Dr. Stone) audio
— Parenting and Proverbs 19:18 audio
— When Are We Done Parenting? audio
— Rebellion in Children audio

Ministry of Management
Dr. Howard Hendricks, Dallas Theological Seminary
4 Talks Given at a Leadership Training at Campus Crusade for Christ Leadership Training
Date: Unknown. Rights to this audio belong to Cru.
— Characteristics of a Leader audio
— How to Motivate audio
— How to Lead (Part 1) audio
— How to Lead (Part 2) audio

Evangelism and Mission
— What is Success in Gospel Planting YouTube
— The Four Fields YouTube 
— The 15-Second Story Youtube
— 3 Circles Gospel Sharing Method (Part 1) YouTube
— 3 Circles Gospel Sharing Method (Part 2) YouTube 
— Personal Evangelism Tools (Part 1)  YouTube
— Personal Evangelism Tools (Part 2)  YouTube

Prayer
— P.R.A.Y. Method of Prayer YouTube
— Prayer is Relational YouTube 
— Prayer is Partnership with God YouTube
— Pray Boldly YouTube
— Pray and Watch YouTube  
— How Much Should I Pray? YouTube
— Community in Prayer YouTube  
— Prayer as an Act of Faith YouTube 
— My Little Prayer Book YouTube 
— My Little Prayer Book 15-Years Later YouTube
— Praying With the Psalms YouTube
— Consulting God YouTube  

Why Church?
— Part 1: Introduction audio
— Part 2: Rhythms of Community audio
— Part 3: Meaningful Community audio
— Part 4: The Church and the Mission audio
— Part 5: Prayer and Worship Together audio
— Part 6: The Church and Social Justice audio
— Part 7: The Church and the Preached Word audio
— Part 8: Conclusion and Some Thoughts from Francis Chan audio

Mission Trips
-- Part 1: Introduction audio
-- Part 2: Receiving Teams (Brett Ricley) audio
-- Part 3: When a Volcano Blows (Jared Jenkins) audio
-- Part 4: Setting High Standards (Brett Brandewie) audio

Discipleship Uncomplicated (With Dr. Warren Haynes)
-- Part 1: Love God; Love People audio
-- Part 2: What's Your Name?  audio
-- Part 3: Let's Pray audio
-- Part 4: This is for You audio
-- Part 5: Let Me Share a Story audio
-- Part 6: With Me audio
-- Part 7: Gather People to Influence People audio
-- Part 8: Multiply Leader audio

Engaging Your City
-- Part 1: Introduction audio
-- Part 2: Gary Liederbach audio 
-- Part 3: Brett Ricley audio
-- Part 4: Michael Cooper audio
-- Part 5: Scott Catoe audio
-- Part 6: Jim Britts audio
-- Part 7: Warren Haynes audio
-- Part 8: Matthew Fretwell (Part 1) audio 
-- Part 9: Matthew Fretwell (Part 2) audio
-- Part 10: Brett Ricley, "Boots on the Ground" audio 

A Pastor Is. . . 
-- Part 1: Introduction audio 
-- Part 2: Peyton Jones audio 
-- Part 3: Jared Jenkins audio 
-- Part 4. Michael Cooper on planters as pastor audio 
-- Part 5: Michael Cooper on finding pastors audio 
-- Part 6: Dale Noe audio 
-- Part 7: Douglas Wilson audio 
-- Part 8: Ben Fust audio 
-- Part 9: Conclusion audio 

Tools for Discipleship ("The Disciple-Maker's Toolbox Podcast")
-- Part 1: An Introduction audio
-- Part 2: Using Scripture and Prayer in Discipleship audio
-- Part 3: 15-Second Story audio
-- Part 4: Discipleship of Presence audio
-- Part 5: Perseverance audio 
-- Part 6: Story audio
-- Part 7: The Workplace audio
-- Part 8: Sunday School audio
-- Part 9: Using a Roadmap audio
-- Part 10: Tools for Campus Ministry audio 
-- Part 11: The Sermon audio
-- Part 12: The Local Church audio 
-- Part 13: Conclusion audio
-- Bonus: The "FRAT Filter" YouTube
-- Bonus: Simple Discipleship (a.ka. Discipleship Essentials) YouTube

Introduction to Theology
-- Circles of Importance  YouTube  / graphic
-- Level of Certainty  YouTube 
-- Understanding Levels of Importance  PDF handout

Studying and Teaching the Bible Well
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 1  audio 
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 2  audio
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 3  audio 
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 4  audio
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 5  audio 
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 6  audio
-- Reading and Teaching the Bible Well Part 7  audio 
-- How to Read Your Bible (Part 1)  audio 
-- How to Read Your Bible (Part 2)  audio 
-- Exegetical Methods  PDF handout
-- Bible Study Essentials: A Simple System YouTube
-- How to Pick a Study Bible YouTube
-- What's in a Study Bible YouTube
— How should we handle textual variants? YouTube

The Story (Or Meta-Narrative) of the Bible
-- "The Story" Part 1  audio  
-- "The Story" Part 2  audio  
-- "The Story" Part 3  audio 
-- "The Story" Part 4  audio
-- "The Story" Part 5  audio
-- "The Story" Part 6  audio  
-- "The Story" Part 7  audio 
-- "The Story" Part 8  audio 
-- "The Story" Part 9  audio  

An Overview of Eschatology 
-- Part 1: An Intro of the Terms audio
-- Part 2: Prophecy: A Difficult Task audio
-- Part 3: The Near-Far Views of Prophecy audio
-- Part 4: Scripture, Not Man's Ideas audio
-- Part 5: Definitions: How We See Prophecy audio
-- Part 6: Understanding the Millennium audio
-- Part 7: Why We Should Study for Ourselves audio
-- Part 8: The Tribulation and Rapture audio
-- Part 9: The Glory and Wonder of Heaven audio
-- Part 10: Hell is for Real audio 

Train Yourself For Godliness: A Journey in the Spiritual Disciplines
-- Part 1: Why the Disciplines are Important audio
-- Part 2: Reading and Studying Scripture audio
-- Part 3: Meditating on the Word, Silence, and Solitude audio
-- Part 4: Journaling and Confession audio
-- Part 5: Praying Through Scripture audio
-- Part 6: Hearing from God and Tools for Prayer audio
-- Part 7: Fasting audio
-- Part 8: Time Management and Margin audio
-- Part 9: Sabbath and Rest audio  
--Part 10: Worship, Family Worship, and Tithing audio
--Part 11: Service and Evangelism audio  

Lessons from Church History
-- Part 1: Athanasius and Lady Jane Grey  audio 
-- Part 2: Patrick and the Puritans  audio
-- Part 3: Jan Hus and Charles Spurgeon  audio 
-- Part 4: Conrad Grebel, George Blaurock, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer  audio
-- Part 5: Polycarp and John Chrysostom  audio