Chinese Outreach Specialist, Truth for Today / Biblecourses.com
Practical Bible teaching that helps your church pray, give thanks, serve its town, and send.
Ryan Bitikofer brings four free study booklets and the lessons behind them to your congregation.
Four talks, four free booklets
Every talk comes with a free booklet, worksheets, and a class guide so the study keeps going after Ryan goes home.
5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Action! A Countdown to a Stronger Prayer Life
A countdown from five reasons to pray down to one noble habit, helping Christians overcome “stage fright,” clear the obstacles of fear and sin, and build three daily anchors for prayer. It ends with a picture of a church that prays together, including practical help for men who lead prayer in the assembly.
Formats: Sermon · prayer-emphasis weekend or gospel meeting · six-week Bible class series · training for men who lead prayer · retreat
Includes the 15-Day Countdown and a six-week leader’s guide.
Get the free booklet (Apple Books)Things I Am Thankful For: Growing a Grateful Heart
A Bible study drawn from the Psalms, the life of Jesus, and the letters of Paul on what thanksgiving means, from the one leper who came back to giving thanks in everything. Participants take a 7-day gratitude challenge and learn how gratitude grows like a muscle in a person, a family, and a church.
Formats: Thanksgiving-season sermon or lesson series · one-day gratitude workshop · four- or ten-week Bible class · family night · retreat
Includes a 7-Day Gratitude Journal and a four-week leader’s guide.
Get the free booklet (Apple Books)A Small Church Ministry Plan: Love Your People, Serve Your Town
A practical 12-month pathway for small congregations: start a Facebook group that builds conversation, publish a simple webpage that serves as a front door, then turn outward to listen to and serve the community, beginning with the people and energy a small church already has.
Formats: Leadership workshop · weekend seminar · vision-casting sermon · multi-week class with a planning team
Includes a quick-start checklist and 90-day plan.
Get the free booklet (Apple Books)The Church That Sends: Raising Up and Caring for Missionaries
Drawing on the Great Commission and the example of Antioch, this study shows how a congregation of any size can organize under its elders, screen and train workers, raise support faithfully, and plant churches that plant churches, and how to care for missionaries while away, in a crisis, and when they come home.
Formats: Leaders’ workshop · weekend missions seminar · missions Sunday sermon · Bible class teachers’ workshop · whole-church missions emphasis
Includes forms, a 90-day starter plan, and a commissioning service.
Get the free booklet (Apple Books)
Speaking formats
Sermons
A single Sunday message on any of the four topics.
Bible class series
Four to ten weeks of study with the booklet and leader’s guide.
Workshops
Hands-on sessions for elders, preachers, teachers, and ministry teams.
Weekend seminars
A gospel meeting, emphasis weekend, or retreat built around one topic, or two combined.
About Ryan
Ryan Bitikofer has served among churches of Christ as a preacher and Bible teacher, and he taught English at universities in China, where he also helped with language learning and relief work. Today he is the Chinese Outreach Specialist at Truth for Today / Biblecourses.com. His heart is equipping congregations with clear Bible study and practical tools: every talk comes with a free booklet, worksheets, and a class guide so the work continues after he leaves. Ryan is based in Arkansas.
Ryan and his wife, Michelle Bitikofer, serve together. Michelle is a translator with Truth for Today, translating its Bible commentaries into Chinese; she is currently working on the commentary on Job. They have two children.
Invite Ryan
- Pick a topic from the four above, or ask about combining two.
- Choose a format: a sermon, a Bible class series, a workshop, or a weekend.
- Email a few possible dates. Ryan will reply to talk through your goals.
- Get the booklets. Every hosting church receives the free booklet for its members.