{"id":11527,"date":"2013-12-04T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=11527"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:33:17","slug":"everybody-likes-freebies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/everybody-likes-freebies.htm","title":{"rendered":"Everybody Likes Freebies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Freebies Mean No Cost for You<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11531\" src=\"\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/free-freebies.jpg\" alt=\"Free Ministry Resources - Freebies\" width=\"144\" height=\"150\" \/>Everybody seems to like freebies &#8230; especially when they truly are free with no strings attached. For something to truly be free means that it comes without a cost to you &#8230; a gift.<\/p>\n<p>I see many searches in the web site statistics for free resources. And, so many people have made requests through the contact form for free material that after much prayer a decision was made that those kinds of requests would no longer receive a response. Despite that policy being stated on the contact form, requests for free material (and free money) still come in regularly.<\/p>\n<h2>Free Material from Ministry Tools Resource Center<\/h2>\n<p>In the event you have not come across the freebies offered by Ministry Tools Resource Center, here is what you will find:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 10px;\"><strong>on the MinTools.com site:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li><a title=\"40 Day Challenge to Maintaining a Healthy Perspective\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/maintain-perspective.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">40 Day Challenge to Help You Maintain a Healthy Perspective<\/a> explained as <a title=\"Pillars of Truth to Support You in Life\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/maintain-perspective.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pillars of Truth<\/a> to Support You in Life<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li><a title=\"Decision-Making Principles\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/decision-making-principles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decision-Making Principles<\/a> which is from the article <a title=\"Biblical Principles for Decision-Making\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/decision-making.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biblical Principles for Decision-Making<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>you will find one of the <a title=\"Be-Attitudes for Teachers Devotionals\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teachers.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bible teacher devotionals<\/a> from the <a title=\"Be-Attitudes for Teachers Devotionals\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/be-attitudes-for-teachers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be-Attitudes for Teachers Devotional Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>you will find one of the <a title=\"Teaching Methods\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/teaching-methods.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">teaching methods<\/a> found in the <a title=\"Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Resource\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/sharpening-bible-teaching-methods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharpening Your Bible Teaching Methods Resource<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>a <a title=\"Online Spiritual Gifts Test\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/spiritual-gifts-test.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spiritual gifts test<\/a> free to take online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>plus near a thousand pages of <a title=\"Ministry Training\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/training.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ministry training<\/a> and spiritual growth articles you may freely read<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>and numerous pages with lists of\u00a0<a title=\"Ministry Resources\" href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/ministry-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ministry resources<\/a> for the various types of ministries and holidays, saving you research time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding: 10px;\"><strong>on the TrainBibleTeachers.com site you will find:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>some free teacher training sessions you may use:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 50px; 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Teacher Training Session<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>handout of an <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/bible-teaching-learning-process.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acrostic on the Bible teaching-learning process<\/a> you may freely distribute to teachers in your sphere of ministry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>handout of an <a href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/teaching-for-changed-lives.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">acrostic of the word CHANGED<\/a> explaining the kind of change God desires which you may freely distribute to teachers in your sphere of ministry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>plus over 60 <a title=\"Teacher Training Resources Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/training-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">resource pages<\/a> to assist you in finding resources on a variety of teacher training topics, freeing up your time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>and help for Christian Education Directors, Sunday School Superintendents, and others responsible for teacher training in the <a title=\"Train Bible Teachers Blog\" href=\"https:\/\/trainbibleteachers.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Train Bible Teachers Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding: 10px;\"><strong>on the TrainChurchLeaders.com site you will find:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>a number of pages looking at <a title=\"Leadership Basics\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/leader-basics.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">leadership basics<\/a>, <a title=\"Leader Qualities\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/leader-qualities.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">qualities<\/a>, and <a title=\"Leadership Skills\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/leader-skills.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">skills<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 25px;\">\n<li>and a <a title=\"Train Church Leaders Practicum\" href=\"https:\/\/trainchurchleaders.com\/practicum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">practicum<\/a> to help you apply those basics to common tasks or issues leaders face<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Freebies Cost Somebody Something<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s remember that even the greatest free gift ever &#8230; 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