Becoming What God Intended Seminars, Bible Teaching & Training Course, Life Transformation Solutions

BWGI Ministries Background

BWGI Ministries was founded in 1997 as a non-profit corporation under the name Kesed Seminars, Inc. The word Kesed is Hebrew for “loving kindness” or “loving loyalty.” The word speaks of the aggressive affection that God has for His own. The ministry grew out of Dr. Eckman’s seminars and course material he presented as Executive Dean of Western Seminary in Northern California.

In summer of 2002, it became clear that the various names we were using were confusing, and the name Becoming What God Intended Seminars was adopted to associate the organization with the title of the foundational book developed by Dr. Eckman as part of the ministry. To reflect our expanded ministry since that time, we have recently changed our name to BWGI Ministries.

The People Behind BWGI Ministries

BWGI Ministries is a dedicated team of Bible teachers and counselors who are committed to the belief that the Bible - understood and applied - will bring health and healing to individuals and families.

The Mission

The church needs to experience the transforming truths of the Trinity and the liberation that comes through our identification with Christ. We believe that a dangerous brew of pop-psychology and confused Bible teaching is permeating our churches. The result is that people are not experiencing the romance of redemption and the life-changing transforming power of the Trinity. Our mission is to train Christian leaders worldwide to experience this transformational power in their personal lives.

Our Approach

We minister as a team through our online Christian Bible studies, distance education eLearning courseware, seminars, community outreaches, this website, and through partnerships with other Christian ministries, both international and national. We creatively apply biblical truth to such issues as addiction and compulsion through our Addiction Proofing Your Family and Life seminar, as well as other issues.

We do advanced training for a seven-state region for Campus Crusade for Christ, and intern and pastoral training for hundreds of churches throughout the West Coast. We have established partnerships with worldwide ministry organizations to assist in training new Christian leaders in the rapidly growing 3rd world.

Presently BWGI Ministries facilitates a group of speakers who present six different church-related seminars. All seminars use media creatively. The ministry also produces books, audio tape sets, pamphlets, distance education eLearning courseware, and video materials. These materials are available on-line in our on-line bookstore or from our distance education eLearning training website. BWGI also sponsors small group Bible studies using this same material

Ministry Overview

If you are interested in supporting BWGI Ministries, read our ministry overview. This provides a high-level view of the various aspects of our ministry. Looking for a ministry career opportunity? Check our jobs listing!

The photo above shows several of the BWGI staff members with Dr. David Eckman in sunny Pleasanton, California.

Heidi Fapp from Grace Church, San Luis Obispo, CA: "The Creating a Healthy Family workbook helped me to see that I have a new, healthy, functional, godly family. That's Gods Family!" Read the testimony!

Pastor's Comments

Brian Morgan
Peninsula Bible Church
Cupertino, California

"BWGI Ministries has a unique gift of taking Biblical truth that has lost its cutting edge because of familiarity and redefining it with acute relevance without sacrificing accuracy."

John Jackson
Carson Valley Christian Center
Carson City, NV

"BWGI materials are Biblically sound and spiritually vibrant. Because of their focus on the relational nature of our God, they are particularly well suited to use in the local church for classroom, small group, or personal study."

About WhatGodIntended.com

This website was created to make the life-changing materials created by Dr. Eckman available to a wider audience. Besides reading the testimonies from people whose lives have been touched, you can learn about upcoming events, read selected book chapters on-line, listen to our radio minutes, and browse our Life Solutions Bible Studies.

BWGI Ministries is supported by charitable contributions, foundation grants, and sales of materials. If you are interested in supporting this ministry, you can donate on-line using your charge card. BWGI Ministries is a tax exempt organization.

Our Webmaster, Eric Anderson Our webmaster is Eric C. Anderson, President and Founder of Anderson Creations of Gardnerville, NV. Eric's life was significantly touched by this ministry, and he has become a key member of the BWGI team, both as a board member and as the site webmaster. You can read his testimony, or visit his personal website and read his autobiography.

You can contact BWGI Ministries by email using our feedback page, or by calling us. Our phone number is 925-846-6264. Also, if you have any questions on Biblical or spiritual topics, visit our interaction page, and start a conversation with our trained staff.