Our Daily Bread Ministries Explained

Our Daily Bread Ministries is a Christian organization founded by Martin De Haan in 1938. It is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and has over 600 employees. The organization produces several devotional publications, which are read globally.

The ministry used to produce radio, television, and an online University program called "Our Daily Bread University".

History

Originally called the "Detroit Bible Class", the organization later changed its name to the "Radio Bible Class", which was shortened to "RBC Ministries" in 1994. In 2015 it was renamed again, this time as "Our Daily Bread Ministries".^[5]

Its founder, Martin R. DeHaan, led the organization until 1965. Richard DeHaan took over in 1965 and led the organization until 1985, when his son, Mart DeHaan, became president. Mart DeHaan served from 1985 until October 5, 2011, when the presidency was passed Mart's younger brother, Rick. Rick retired in 2021, as the last of the DeHaan family presidents.^[6] As of 2023, Matt Lucas is the current president.^[7]

Courses

Our Daily Bread University is an online learning platform that offers courses and resources in multiple languages for understanding the Bible, Theology, Leadership, and Christian Apologetics.^[8] There are completion certificates at the end of each course.^[9]

Our Daily Bread University partners with other organizations—such as New Way Ministries, and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)—following ACSI's accreditation recommendation and to fulfill other continuing education requirements.^{[10] [11]}

Media

Our Daily Bread Publishing is the ministry's publisher.^[12] They publish daily devotionals that are also distributed via short radio spots. It has also published a series of booklets called The Discovery Series.

Our Daily Bread Ministries produced a television program, Day of Discovery, which airs in the United States and Canada. The program is also available online.^[13]

Locations

Our Daily Bread Ministries has 35 offices worldwide, in the following locations:^[14]

Notable Teaching Staff

As of June 2020, the following scholars have authored courses:^{[15] [16]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timeline. Our Daily Bread.
2. Web site: United States. 13 April 2011 . 2020-04-20.
3. Web site: Charity Navigator - Rating for Our Daily Bread Ministries .
4. Web site: Charity Navigator - Rating for Our Daily Bread Ministries .
5. Web site: Spread the Word. 16 December 2014.
6. Web site: RBC Ministries shuffles leadership roles. 15 October 2011.
7. Web site: https://read.odb.org/cbe-press-release/ . 2023-12-25 . read.odb.org.
8. “Who We Are.” Our Daily Bread University. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
9. “Subscription Options.” Our Daily Bread University. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
10. "Options for Completing the Christian Philosophy of Education." Association of Christian Schools International. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
11. "How to Earn Bible CEUs." Association of Christian Schools International. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
12. Web site: Our Daily Bread Publishing. ourdailybreadpublishing.org. 2015-10-29.
13. Web site: Day of Discovery. Day of Discovery.
14. Web site: Locations. Our Daily Bread Ministries. 2020-04-25.
15. “Meet Our Professors.” Our Daily Bread University. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
16. “Meet Our Legacy Professors.” Our Daily Bread University. Retrieved 2020-06-03.