The Gideons are Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to making the Word of God available to everyone and, together with the local church, reaching souls for Christ. Gideons must be church members and need a pastor’s endorsement to join. invite.gideons.org
What began in 1899 as an Association of Christian businessmen by 1908 had grown to include the placement of Bibles in hotel rooms. From those humble beginnings, the work of the Gideons has evolved into an expanding mission to provide Scriptures to all people in nearly every facet of life. Today, we have taken more than 2.5 billion Scriptures in more than 100 languages to 200 countries, territories, and possessions around the globe. https://www.gideons.org/
A free Bible app on your smartphone with more than 1800 languages. Listen to a dramatized audio version. Share with people from over 200 different countries, territories & possessions! Gideons Bible App
Pastors can order Life Books for free and empower their teens to share the Gospel with their peers at school. The Life Book
GideonCard displays in churches encourage attendees to share encouragement and the love of Jesus with their loved ones and simultaneously provide support for Gideon Scriptures to be distributed around the world. Churches can also add this link to their webpage for visitors to send e-cards while they donate God’s word. Gideon greeting cards
Ornaments to share the Word at Christmas time. birthdayforjesus.org
Anyone can become a friend and offer additional prayer and/or financial support to The Gideons. They can order “Friends Testaments” to help them share Jesus and witness to their neighbors. friendsofgideons.org
Connect with the Gideons. Be informed and inspired. Read the bible verse of the day. Pray for the Gideons. The Gideons International | Facebook
A pastor said, “The Gideons are men and women of the church taking the message of the church outside the church to bring people into the church.” Gideons distribute scriptures in venues such as Vacation Bible Schools, Food Banks, Schools, Colleges, fairs, medical facilities, prisons, and more to build the kingdom and bring more people into the local churches. Gideons love to speak in church services and classes to share what God is doing around the world through The Gideons Ministry. Listeners always love to hear the many testimonies of those who have received God’s word and their life was radically changed through the love of Jesus. (gideons.org/blog)
Our international personal witnessing training program of The Gideons is known as “Conversations: A Simple Approach to Sharing the Gospel.” Trained, local Gideons lead small groups in a 2 to 2.5 hours workshop of learning and role-playing to better share the Gospel with those they meet in the traffic lanes of life. “I believe that Conversations is the most effective evangelism ministry available to the church today. The Conversations class provides a wise, effective, and easy-to use plan for any church member to share the Gospel.” – Statement by Pastor Greg Davidson after attending the Conversations class in Vacaville, CA. The people attending the class were all very positive about the training. They loved the interactive format and especially appreciated that it was not just a lecture. Many said that the time went too quickly, and that they wanted more time. They liked the format of the workbook. In fact, they want to take the class again! Each attendee was given several Friends Testaments to use in their personal witnessing and Pastor Greg encouraged them to sign up as a Friend of Gideons. Conversations