Sometimes the significant answers in life come from asking the obvious questions.

I had heard the word gospel so many times that to ask what it meant was like asking ‘why the sky is blue?’ It just was. I knew I was meant to share “it” but what was “it” exactly? So I thought what better place to start than with a study of the gospels. What surprised me was that the good news formula I had hoped for just wasn’t there. Instead I found a series of unique encounters. Jesus had a wonderful way of meeting people right where they were at. And while study is needed without stepping out and doing something with it all I had was a more advanced theory. So I decided to take a crash course in on the job training. Not just me but a bunch of us. One thing led to another and now we have many stories in sharing the good news in creative ways that met people right where they were at.

We thought if were feeling like this then there must be others out there who not only have a desire to share the good news but want to equip and release others to do the same. So we developed a whole bunch of resources to make it easier. It still requires on the job training but with resources it’s a whole lot easier. And that’s why ripe co. exists. We want to serve the local church by developing creative training resources to equip ‘ordinary’ believers to share the good news.

We found that Jesus still meets people right where they’re at. We hope you enjoy the adventure as much as we have!

Lee-Anne Benn

Creative Director