The second wonderful Christian person I would like to talk about is: Mr. Bill Gothard! If you have ever heard of IBLP (Institute in Basic Life Principles) or ATI (Advanced Training Institute), then I know you know of him because he is the founder of these lovely organizations!
Bill Gothard was interested in God from a young age. He attended Wheaton College and graduated with his M.A in Christian Education in 1961. He had been doing a lot of work with church groups, youth camps and families that he used to write a thesis on a youth program. That one simple thesis led to the development of Bill Gothard's 7 core principles of life.
He established a youth group shortly thereafter, and that led to the creation of what we now know as IBLP!
In addition to IBLP, Mr. Gothard also established a homeschooling program called ATI (Advanced Training Institute of America) that uses concepts from the Bible to teach many other subjects.
Bill Gothard is the ideal Christian role model for anyone. IBLP is such a great organization! You can sign up for Bill Gothard's IBLP Daily Success emails, using this link: http://iblp.org/iblp/discipleship/dailysuccess/enroll/ . You will receive daily emails for the next 49 weeks, starting the first Monday after your enrollment. I have gone through the program before, and trust me it is so worth it!
Every year, regional ATI family conferences are held. It's a fun event for the whole family, and a great opportunity to fellowship! 2011 Family Conferences are as follows: Big Sandy, Texas- April 26-29, Nashville, Tennessee- May 31-June 3, Sacramento, California- June 28- July 1, Indianapolis, Indiana- August 2-5!
Bill Gothard is truly a wonderful Christian and I'm glad to have been exposed to him! Check out his programs and resources right away!
Hint: I'm sure everyone is wondering who Wonderful Christians #3 are. If you were being alert, you might have noticed that I mentioned the number 49 in this post. Yes, the list of 49 Godly Character Qualities did originate from Bill Gothard, but that's not how I found out about it. I found out from Wonderful Christians #3, who are still a secret until tomorrow!
God Bless!
Sydney
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