Ministry Opportunities
for your church
for your church
Bible Study
- A variety of classes about the Bible, how we got the Bible, false books not in the Bible (Apocrypha), Church History, and World Relgions.
- The class includes a handout with many blanks, pens, and clipboards so participants will not have to take many notes.
- This is not a lecture! The class will be fun with much interaction.
- For a listing of classes, go here.
- Many of the classes above can be stretched or combined to fit your schedule (multiple weeks).
- Many of the classes above can be adapted to fit youth groups.
- For all students: the "10 Theological Questions" class. Many Christian youth are confused by ideas such as the Trinity. This class will give a clear explanation of this and other ideas that confuse youth.
- For example, many youth believe that God the Father created Jesus, since they hear the language of Jesus being the Son of God repeatedly for years without fully understanding what that means.
- I would suggest the Overview of the Old Testament and Overview of the New Testament classes for students who want to understand the Bible deeper.
- Trinitas Bible Institute is a free online class that Dr. Nickens developed after teaching Bible and Church History for decades at the undergradutate level.
- This is a perfect class for someone who wants to receive college-level teaching without having to write papers or take long tests.
- The only requirements are to participate in discussions so you can share your thoughts and learn from others, plus simple quizzes that are open book and you can take as many times as you want to receive the grade you are happy with.
- To learn more, go here.
Sermons & Retreats
- Mark is available for supply preaching and will use his years of teaching at Liberty University and various Christian schools to encourage and teach.
- Need someone with missionary experience? Mark has traveled to Nigeria, Belize, Turkey, India, and Nepal during 17 trips and taught at 12 different Bible institutes, colleges, and seminaries.
- Choose an assortment of classes from the list at the top to help educate, motivate, and encourage those on a retreat. You can also see the list here.
- As an option, Mark can close out the retreat by bringing in a potter's wheel and giving a Spiritual Pottery teaching/sermon. (He was a professional pottery for 23 years.)
- Mark will combine his 23-year experience as a professional potter and 30 years as a professor to engage Christians in a deeper understanding of "God is potter and we are clay."
- Mark will bring in a portable potter's wheel, equipment, and clay. He will also not make a mess!
Youth groups
- Most youth are confused by simple theological ideas. In this class, we will cover 10 questions every youth needs to be able to answer
- Dr. Nickens will cover simple and clear explanations for theological ideas such as the Trinity, incarnation, and, if Jesus was God, why did He pray to God?
- This is not a lecture: Students will enjoy much back-and-forth as Dr. Nickens uses his 30 years of teaching to entertain and teach your youth.
- Many of the classes at the top can be adapted to fit youth groups.
- For all students: the "10 Theological Questions" class. Many Christian youth are confused by ideas such as the Trinity. This class will give a clear explanation of this and other ideas that confuse youth.
- For example, many youth believe that God the Father created Jesus, since they hear the language of Jesus being the Son of God repeatedly for years without fully understanding what that means.
- I would suggest the Overview of the Old Testament and Overview of the New Testament classes for students who want to understand the Bible deeper.
- Mark will combine his 23-year experience as a professional potter and 30 years as a professor to engage Christians in a deeper understanding of "God is potter and we are clay."
- Mark will bring in a portable potter's wheel, equipment, and clay. He will also not make a mess!
- Educate youth about the Bible in a way that is familiar to them.
- This free class covers the Old Testament in 6 weeks and the New Testament in 7 weeks. Plus it includes a 2-week class on basic theological ideas.
- To access the classes, go here.
Free resources on this website: See listing on home page here.