New: Start Here for New Believers

Hey TTW friends!
Pastor Kris here with some great news. We just launched a brand new 15-day plan called "Start Here | First Steps for New Believers." If you know anyone who is starting (or restarting) their walk with Jesus, or maybe just wants to check out the faith - this is the perfect plan to share with them. This one is only available on the YouVersion Bible App (not available on the TTW app yet), and it's as easy to share as a text message. Just send them the link below.



But even better than sending the link for them to follow on their own - you can follow the plan together. YouVersion has a special feature that allows you to follow a reading plan together with a friend, and share notes and thoughts together at the end of each day's reading. We included some simple questions to help you get a little discussion going. You can use it with a small group or new believer's class, or just follow it with a friend. It's the perfect tool to follow-up any time you share your faith with someone. And of course it's cost free and ad free - as always.

Get the Start Plan Here: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/13502

And in even more exciting news, YouVersion is working now on translating the plan into more than 60 languages! This is crazy cool. We want this to be a simple and effective discipleship tool for missions and sharing faith in every part of the globe. (Try opening that link - then switch the language to Afrikaans - the first translation is already up!). We'll keep you posted as translations progress. For now, check out the English plan, consider who you might share it with, and please pray for us as we continue to reach the world - through the Word.

In Christ,
Pastor Kris

PS. If you're checking here to see if there's still time to get your TTW PopSocket and the donation match - the answer is yes. Now through January 1, every donor gets a TTW PopSocket by mail, and every donation gets matched dollar-for-dollar.  All donations that came in by Dec 16 should receive them by Christmas. For the rest, we'll do our best!

Donate at mogiv.com/ttw.

TTW PopSockets: Last Chance for Christmas!

Hey TTW! A quick reminder to let you know that you have just a couple days left to get your TTW PopSocket in time for Christmas. We're continuing the offer through New Year's, but if you want to make sure you get it in time for Christmas, please make your donation by Friday Dec 14. We'll send them out to you as soon as we can, and the rest depends on the postal service. Remember - please make sure that your mailing address is up to date on Mogiv (our donation sight). Details below!
 - Pastor Kris 

#1 We want to give you a TTW PopSocket!

Everyone who donates to TTW now through New Years gets a TTW PopSocket by mail. These awesome little stocking stuffers attach to the back of your phone for an easy grip and super-helpful stand. I love ‘em. And with our logo - it’s a great way to share TTW with friends! 

#2 Donation Match - Dollar for Dollar! 

A few generous donors have stepped up to match every donation now through New Year’s - dollar-for-dollar! How cool is that? Our donation-match goal is $40k - we’ll let you know when we reach it.

No More Dropping Your Phone!

What do I do? Just make a donation any time this month at mogiv.com/ttw, or mail a check to the address below, and we will mail you a PopSocket and match your donation. Please verify that your mailing address is correct and complete! Update or verify your address by clicking to update your “funding source” or “payment method” (yes, I told them that is confusing).

Where Do My Donations Go? We want you to know that your donation is effective. TTW recently received GuideStar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency (their highest award), and every $100 donated to TTW is directly traced to 35,000 minutes of Bible engagement. Not bad!

FAQ

• Checks by Mail: Through the Word, PO Box 303, Westminster CA 92684.
• Get it by Christmas? Donate by Dec 14 to be sure. We’ll do our best!
• What if we need two? Or more?! Email us at info@throughtheword.org to let us know if you want extras. Our total cost is about $10, so we do appreciate if your donation covers the extra cost. 
• Outside the USA? Yes, we’ll send them outside the US! Shipping costs us an extra $5, so please cover that in your donation if you can. The donation page does not have a place for country in your address - so please just include the country name after the postal code - in that same box (eg. "92684 Australia" all in one box).

New Audio Guides in Titus!

Hey TTW! Pastor Kris here with my favorite kind of news: we have new audio guides! 
The book of Titus is essential reading for every Christian in ministry - and anyone who desires to be found faithful with all that God has entrusted to them. I love this little book. So I invited one of my own mentors to sit down in the studio with me and walk through Titus one chapter at a time. You may remember Peyton Jones from the Leviticus guides. This time Peyton and I decided to cover the book together, and I hope you enjoy the results. The new reading plan is called "Entrusted" - and you can find it now by tapping the "Find Guides" button and scrolling down the Bible books to the book of Titus (towards the end).

Having a blast in the studio with Peyton Jones

I'm especially excited about this plan because it is the first in a series of new plans headed for release to you. There are a whole lot of details that go into running an app and a non-profit, and balancing may time is a never-ending challenge, but the audio guides are really the heart of our ministry. So I love getting back in the studio to record more. For me it's like I finally get to get back on the journey with all of you! So in the coming months, we're putting our focus back on recording new guides. We still gotta keep the lights on and the app running, but I'm in the studio this week working on Ephesians, and Peyton is finishing up a new plan through 1st John. So before I get back to that, I want to say thanks to all of you who give to make it possible for us to keep recording new guides and keep giving them away for free. Speaking of which...

Reminder: Our donation-match plan is continuing all this month. Every donation you make to TTW in December gets matched dollar-for-dollar by a fund from some generous donors.* So now's a great time to give - or sponsor a chapter! Plus every donor this month will get a TTW PopSocket to put on your phone. It's our way to say thanks - for believing in us!

Just click here to donate on our Mogiv Donate Page.

*Donation-match will continue through 1/1/19 or until $40,000 is raised, whichever happens first.  

For more about Peyton Jones and all his awesome training available for church planters - check out www.peytonjones.ninja

Does baldness make you a better Bible teacher? It doesn't hurt.

TTW PopSockets for Christmas!

Hello TTW! Pastor Kris here with two big announcements for Christmas season. I’m very excited - so let’s get right to it…

#1 We want to give you a TTW PopSocket!

Everyone who donates to TTW now through New Years gets a TTW PopSocket by mail. These awesome little stocking stuffers attach to the back of your phone for an easy grip and super-helpful stand. I love ‘em. And with our logo - it’s a great way to share TTW with friends! 

#2 Donation Match - Dollar for Dollar! 

A few generous donors have stepped up to match every donation now through New Year’s - dollar-for-dollar! How cool is that? Our donation-match goal is $40k - we’ll let you know when we reach it.

No More Dropping Your Phone!

What do I do? Just make a donation any time this month at mogiv.com/ttw, or mail a check to the address below, and we will mail you a PopSocket and match your donation. Please verify that your mailing address is correct and complete! Update or verify your address by clicking to update your “funding source” or “payment method” (yes, I told them that is confusing).

Where Do My Donations Go? We want you to know that your donation is effective. TTW recently received GuideStar’s Platinum Seal of Transparency (their highest award), and every $100 donated to TTW is directly traced to 35,000 minutes of Bible engagement. Not bad!

FAQ

• Checks by Mail: Through the Word, PO Box 303, Westminster CA 92684.
• Get it by Christmas? Donate by Dec 10 to be sure. We’ll do our best!
• What if we need two? Or more?! Email us at info@throughtheword.org to let us know if you want extras. Our total cost is about $10, so we do appreciate if your donation covers the extra cost. 
• Outside the USA? Yes, we’ll send them outside the US! Shipping costs us an extra $5, so please cover that in your donation if you can. The donation page does not have a place for country in your address - so please just include the country name after the postal code - in that same box (eg. "92684 Australia" all in one box).

App Update In the App Store!

Hey TTW! We just posted a new app update with some minor bug fixes and an important new feature to help us communicate with you. So go get it! Just use the appropriate link below - or open the App Store on your phone, search for Through the Word, then click update.  That's it! That's the whole news.  Go get it!

Google Play Store - Click Here!

Apple App Store - Click Here!

TTW T-Shirts Ready to Send!

Hey TTW! A quick update to let you know that the TTW T-shirts we ordered for September donors have finally arrived. We had a little delay with the printers, but they are here now and ready to ship! If you made a donation and submitted an order back in September, you should be receiving your T-shirt in the next week or so, depending on shipping time. If you missed the T-shirt promo, I am sorry to say that we can't take orders for T-shirts until the next time around. The next promo on the horizon is coming up just before Thanksgiving (this one isn't T-shirts, but we think you're gonna like it!).

Thanks for your patience on the shirts - this was our first time attempting a giveaway on this scale, and we hope they'll be worth the wait. And thanks for believing in what we do, and for helping us reach the world - through the Word!

In Christ,
Pastor Kris  = )

T-shirts are ready to ship!

AmazonSmile: 5% to TTW through Friday

Hey TTW friends,

Amazon Smile is running a promotion to help charities like TTW. Now through Friday (Nov 2), they're giving 5% of every purchase you make through smile.amazon.com to the charity of your choice. If you'd like to send that to TTW, simply go to smile.amazon.com, sign in to your Amazon account, and search for "Through the Word Inc" as your charity. Then shop away! 

Important Notes! 

• Amazon only makes the contribution if you buy on smile.amazon.com - it does not work on the normal Amazon page - so you might want to bookmark the smile page.
• The 5% promo lasts through Friday. After that it's the usual 0.5%.
• This is not a good reason to do extra or unnecessary shopping. If you're buying something on Amazon anyway - it's a great opportunity. If not, please save your money!