Training Personal Teachers, Not Just Bible Students
Many believers want to share their faith but hold back because they’ve never been trained. NEIE exists to change that — training everyday believers to teach with confidence, starting in the classroom and ending in the field.
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Our Calling
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Our Approach
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Discipleship Pathway
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Our Staff
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Resources
Our Calling
A Commission That Doesn't End With Us
Before He ascended, Jesus sent His followers to go, make disciples of every nation, baptize them, and teach them to obey everything He had commanded — a charge that extends to every disciple until the end of the age. That charge is still standing today, and it’s still ours to carry.
Teach Others to Teach Others
OUR MOTTO
Go As You Grow. Grow As You Go.
A 50/50 School
NEIE is what we call a 50/50 school — half classroom theory, half real-world outreach. Knowing the theory of outreach isn't the same as practicing it, so every student is challenged to put what they learn in the classroom to work in the field.
Classroom Theory
A solid biblical foundation, taught in a way that’s built for everyday believers rather than seminary students.
Field Experience
Local, out-of-state, and overseas mission opportunities where students put their classroom learning into practice.
Stronger Congregations
Many congregations lack enough Bible class teachers. NEIE-trained students help fill that gap, lightening the load for existing teachers and building a stronger fellowship.
Discipleship Pathway
That 50/50 model plays out as three concrete stages every student moves through: Learn, Teach, and Save.
PATHWAY STAGE 1
Learn
Being effective in reaching souls for Christ starts in the classroom. Our two-year curriculum builds a solid, practical biblical foundation one course at a time, so every student has something worth teaching before they’re asked to teach it.
PATHWAY STAGE 2
Teach
Classroom learning only goes so far until it’s put into practice. Teach is where students take what they’ve learned and start using it — across the table with a friend, or in front of a Bible class where they worship. This is what ‘Go As You Grow’ looks like in real life.
PATHWAY STAGE 3
Save
Save is where it all leads: a truth seeker hearing the gospel, believing it, repenting, confessing Christ, and being baptized for the forgiveness of sins — and being added to His church.
The Steps of Salvation
- Hear the gospel of Christ
- Believe that Jesus is the Son of God
- Repent of sin
- Confess Christ
- Be baptized for the forgiveness of sins
Led By Practicing Evangelists, Not Just Instructors
DIRECTOR
Russell DiGiorgio
Russell serves as a minister at Media Church of Christ in Media, Pennsylvania, where NEIE holds its classes. He trained at the East Tennessee School of Preaching and Missions with an emphasis in evangelism, and has shared NEIE’s approach to personal evangelism on the Gospel Broadcasting Network.
Roger Shepherd
Dr. Shepherd received his formal education at Heritage Christian University (Bachelor of Arts, 1988), David Lipscomb University (Master of Arts, 1995), Fuller Theological Seminary (Doctor of Missiology, 2010), and Amridge University (Doctor of Philosophy, Biblical Studies – New Testament, 2021). He served as Dean of the College of General Studies (8 years) and as a professor at Amridge University (16 years), Montgomery. AL.
Instructor
Milton Warrell Jr.
Milton has earned his two-year certificate of completion from NEIE and his B.A. in Ministry/Bible from Amridge University. In addition to teaching at NEIE, he is working with Home Mission to help strengthen churches across the country.
Recommended Resources
Beyond NEIE’s own classes, here are outside resources our team recommends for further study.
Learn More About Russell DiGiorgio
What Must I Do to Be Saved?
Study the Word Online
Christian Doctrine & Defending the Faith
Study and Question Yourself
Ready to Start Learning?
Whenever you’re ready to grow into a personal teacher, we’ll help you find the right starting point.