What does it take?
What does it take to run a ministry? I have been asking myself this question, and have been asked by a few others, so I thought I would address this burning question. When people ask what Fallout Shelter Ministries is, or ask how can a martial arts/firearms thing be a ministry, sometimes it takes a
What is this place… really?
The interesting thing is that Fallout Shelter Ministries is all these things and more. We have always carried the motto “preparing people for the unexpected” and our focus has grown as we see a growing need. As our capabilities and resources have grown, we have been able to respond to those needs. We seek to lead people to the Kingdom of God by engaging and equipping them mentally, physically, and spiritually.
I am going to break down some of our whys. We follow a simple formula (LOVE2+GO).
Only Jesus
Some time prior to 1985 my mom and dad went to some training event – I have no idea where but it was with the church, and called Evangelism Explosion. When dad got home he learned one thing that I remember: “What would you say if you died to day and had to stand in front of
Don’t lie to yourself.
Don’t Lie to yourself. EVERY self-defense seminar I teach revolves around this concept: “don’t lie to yourself.”We discuss it in the seminar, we talk about allowing false narratives to alter our perception of the world. We believe that we cannot be targeted and become a victim of crime, that crime doesn’t happen in our neighborhood,
Open hands
Open your hands. Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose you have a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; 6 a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have no food to offer him.’ 7 And suppose the one inside