We help you get more out of Bible study! 

A New Kind of School

Not Sunday School.  Not College.  It’s like sitting down over coffee everyday with the apostle Paul — or any other biblical author.

It doesn’t matter . . .

• what church you go to
• what school (if any) you went to
• if you are just starting out
• if you are a Bible class teacher or a small group leader

We will challenge you!
We pursue responsible, contextual, and conversational Bible study.

What Are You Looking For? 

• –think for yourself
• –grow personally
• –feel a greater personal satisfaction, excitement, and energy
• –confidently engage in open and positive conversations about the Bible
• –better evaluate the views of Bible teachers
• –share with others more enthusiastically
• –teach others more confidently

What Are You Waiting For?

Take us out for a spin.  (This is a developing project.)

A Free Video	1. Free 12 Minute Bible Study Video Free Video: Here’s a fast way to get to know us — quick, easy, informative. Watch a 1 minute video and then a 12 minute video showing you Three (3) Things to Improve Your Bible Reading Right now! This is a short video, but packed with good information and illustrations.
A Free Bible Study Series Video Based	2. Free 40 Week Bible Study Series Click this link to get full information on weekly Online Bible Study Series: Just don’t think this is another typical online Bible correspondence course. This is a video based course designed to challenge you. Whether you are new to Bible reading or an “old hand” at it, this will challenge you. If you’d like a new, fresh, and challenging “intro” to the Bible, then 40 Things Everybody Should Know about the Bible is just that.
Short-Course Seminars Webinars New Materials CWP Bible Reading Library Forthcoming Books	3. CWP Classroom Engaging short-course seminars, along with newly written and developed Bible study materials, CWP Classroom is a new concept in challenging Bible Study. This is designed especially for the ongoing Bible Study life and personal growth of any adult learner. Here you’ll find a focused series of challenging, responsible, and doable short-course seminars, especially on the New Testament. The CWP Classroom is still in development, where we will offer an exciting array of classes for serious Bible students who want to experience something beyond the norm. Short-course seminars will be offered in New Testament Text, New Testament Language, Christian Origins, and a variety of related areas. We are focused on practical and lively, yet quality, Bible study in the New Testament (something that a lot of schools have stopped doing, focusing instead on generalized religion courses only). Get more info now.
Following are two classes from the CWP Classroom
8 Weeks Start Today	a. “Greek as a Spiritual Discipline” This is for English Bible readers who love Bible study and want to go beyond the norm: It lasts only 8 weeks.  This is perfect as a brush-up if you had Greek years ago.  Or, if you’ve never had it before, this is a great introduction. Can also be used to help you see whether you want to take the college level class. You can start today.  No waiting. SEE DETAILS NOW
Learn to read Start Today	b. College Level NT Greek This is a very special 10 Month class and is designed for very busy people.  College Greek normally is done in 25 to 30 weeks.  We slow down and take a full 40 weeks.  Why?  If you haven’t been in school for a while, you know why!  We’re not in a hurry.  Instead, we do a good job, cover all the bases, and when you are done, you’ll have a very good base for reading the Greek New Testament. You can start today.  No waiting. SEE DETAILS NOW

What Others Are Saying about Our Project . . .

Most Bible studies are academic and instructive or devotional and practical, but few are both. For several years, seminary/university teacher (Fuller, Iliff, Martin), preacher and gracEmail subscriber Gary D. Collier has been developing an interactive approach that combines serious contextual analysis with inspirational personal application. This happens through an imaginative reading of Scripture in which the reader interacts conversationally with the biblical author (over a cup of coffee), while participating in and internalizing the story being told, with the spiritual goal of drawing closer to God. I hype you not: if this project turns out to be even fractionally as good as it looks to me, I believe it has the potential of revolutionizing Bible study, bringing more unbelievers to Christ and bringing divine energy to a lethargic Church.

Edward Fudge,
Edward Fudge Ministries and
GracEmail
Houston, TX

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I’m not kidding when I say this: I LOVE IT! Wow! It really grabbed me. It is written with such finesse that it drew me in and kept me wanting to read more–out of curiosity if nothing else. But that’s not all; I love the “imagining” of having Coffee with Paul. What a great idea! When I first heard about this program, I was afraid it would be over my head or something I couldn’t do or use. Well forget about that …I have to say, this is fabulous!
Portia Regan,
Senior Corporate Leadership
Training and Development
Indianapolis, IN

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Through the Coffee with Paul program, the best of New Testament scholarship is made available to the rest of us in usable form. Scholars, ministers, interested Bible students everywhere–get ready to learn, to be challenged, and to grow in your Christian life. There’s something here for everyone who wants to learn more about the New Testament, early Christian origins, and serving God faithfully in today’s world.

Dr. James Savage, Ph.D.
Life Stories Christian Counseling,
Mayfield, KY

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From the moment I first heard about Coffee with Paul, I was excited. It offers something for everyone interested in the New Testament. Whether you study the Bible at home by yourself or are a teacher of others, this approach is fantastic. By training and profession I’m a teacher of the Bible and New Testament Greek, and everybody should take a serious look at this program.

Beverly Watkins,
Martin University
Indianapolis, IN

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Coffee With Paul is a truly unique type of devotional. Like most devotional literature, Coffee with Paul teaches us about God and His relationship to us. It speaks to our everyday situations, trials, and desires. But unlike others, Coffee with Paul unveils these truths by walking verse by verse through a letter written by Paul. It brings Paul — his world, his Christian experience, his teaching — to life through Paul’s own words. Rather than a verse followed by an author’s ideas about that verse, Coffee with Paul builds verse by verse to bring us into conversation with Paul, to let him speak for himself. And, in the process, the reader learns how to read and understand Paul. Gary Collier draws on his vast knowledge of Greek, culture, history, and Scripture to bring us into this conversation. I have had coffee with Paul on several occasions and left the meetings encouraged, taught, convicted, and challenged. Coffee with Paul is not simply a spiritual moment to get us through the day; it brings us face to face with the ultimate Reality who gives us each moment and teaches us how to know Him more through His Word. I strongly recommend Coffee with Paul to anyone who desires to know and love God through His Word to us.

Brian Martin
Senior Pastor
Wellsprings Christian Church
Greencastle, IN

I recently started Coffee with Paul and immediately fell in love with it! The writing style is smooth and engaging. I like the experience of having coffee with Paul (he prefers Decaf, but you’d never know it)—reading “his” intro the first day helped me feel the “anxiety” for his fledgling church, born out of the circumstances that it was. And yet what he hears about their witness makes plain not only the level of excitement he shares about them, but also the sincere belief he has in the power of the Saving Message of Christ in their lives! I could also go on about the scripture based praying, the daily variety of “devotions and exercises,” how the daily scripture focus has a positive cumulative effect on my spirit and mind, and the joy of being part of a study that treats context with the utmost respect, but . . . I won’t. . . experience it for yourself!
Dan DeVilder
Minister
Monroe, MI

Click to hear a 25 second excerpt from “Heaven” When I dove into this study I found that I very much enjoyed doing it. It is a fresh and new approach to a Bible devotion. I found the journaling to be rewarding and although it took me a few days to adjust to the idea that I was sharing a study with Paul, when it set in it left me wanting more. I look forward to continuing this study when it is available.
Stacey Roberts
Singer/songwriter
Bloomington, IN

As a pastor, teacher and Bible student, I have found the CWP to be an invaluable help for me in my ministry.
Rev. Frederick L. Greene,
Wayman Chapel AME Church,
Kokomo, IN

I don’t even need to read the entire devotional to tell you that this is incredible. Spending time with a devotional has always been a struggle for me. Not something I looked forward to. There always seems to be too much to do at the end of a reading section to really process the information or have the time. This devotional is so different putting all others to shame. I found it easy to read and understand. The writing sections are short and easy to find the time to do. I wake each morning anxious to complete the next days devotional and the translation is so enlightening. When you compare the KJV and this it makes understanding the text so much easier. When are you and your team going to do the rest of the Bible. I want more. More understanding, more understanding of what God has for me. How incredible it is to really understand that the trials I have been through and what the early Christians face are so completely different. Would I have been as faithful as they were. Sadly at this point no. But I am inspired to work on this now after 6 years of walking alone without trusting God to help me on the path that I am on I feel myself open to his leading once more. This revelation came all after only two days with Paul. God has placed this text in my path for me to open my eyes to him once again. I have yearned to have him back in my life but it always seemed to difficult to grasp. Coffee with Paul is a blessing to the world. I am completely blown away by the message it has to give. Structurally it is by far the easiest devotional to follow and really sink your teeth into what Paul was saying. What incredible faith both he and the early Christians had. They are an example for all of us to follow. Thank you for sharing this and your love of God with me. Kudos on finding an incredible way of spreading the word of God in an understandable way.
Shannon Hayward
Middleville, MI

As Paul and I started discussing the Saving Message of Jesus Christ through the Coffee with Paul book, my whole world began to change. My eyes began to open up to things that I had never seen before. I started learning things, growing in my spirit, comprehending the things that I was reading. And for me that was a feeling of accomplishment in itself. The way I viewed myself, others, and life itself started to change. I could not only feel the changes but I could see the changes happening in my life. Talking with Paul every day helped me to find positive solutions for the not so positive things that were happening in my life. This allowed me to get stronger and overcome times of distress in my life.Andrew J. Wymer
Quoted from his article,
“How Talking With Paul Has Changed My Life”

A Personal Challenge to You

Come do something new in Bible study!  It is potentially life changing.  Bible study should be inspiring, exciting, challenging, and meaningful.  That’s what we’re attempting to do.

Many Blessings

Gary D. Collier
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