Now I am not ashamed of the Gospel - for it is the power of God for salvation for all who believe... (Romans 1:16)
Truth Seekers Fellowship is a Christian Bible teaching ministry focused on cultivating faithful and fruitful disciples/apprentices of Jesus Christ. The Mission of Truth Seekers is to wisely teach everyone our Heavenly Father guides to us so that we may present them "perfect" or mature in Christ. All our teaching is centered on the power of God that is revealed in the Word of Truth, the Message of the Cross - The Gospel. This Message is brings salvation and spiritual transformation to all who place their trust and hope in the One it proclaims - Jesus Christ.
1993-2000
Truth Seekers Fellowship began in 1993 with the vision Tom Murray. (Click here to go to the Tom Murray Archive) Tom was an unusually gifted teacher. Although he was a "layman," (which means he had no formal theological education) Tom was a disciplined student of the Word. Most days he would wake at three or four in the morning and study until time to go to work. He was committed to knowing God's truth deeply so that he could follow Jesus faithfully.
Because Toms’ early formative years as a follower of Christ were not as productive as they could have been, Tom wanted to develop a basic "roadmap" for discipleship and spiritual formation that would lead a person to “the truth in the right order, at the right time.” This project became our MilktoMeat curriculum. To learn more about MilktoMeat, go here.
For almost thirty years Tom worked in the secular arena and taught Bible in various forums around Memphis. Then in 1994 the opportunity came for Tom to go into full time service by founding Truth Seekers Fellowship. Since Tom was a “layman,” he wanted Truth Seekers to be a “lay discipleship ministry.” Tom believed that theology was not just for trained academic theologians. Through his own experience, Tom came to see theology as the practical understanding and application of God’s truth to everyday life.
Over the few short years that I got to know Tom, I saw that his passion was to help anyone who was willing to discover Christ as the source of life and then equip them to serve Christ in their calling and gifting. To read more about Tom, go here.
2000-2005
In December of 2000, I was introduced to Tom through a mutual friend and TSF board member, John Doggett. After a couple of months of talking, it was clear that Tom and I were on the same page and I was invited to come on board TSF as the training and resource coordinator. From 2001 till 2005 I taught classes and edited the MilktoMeat Materials. Although I graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a degree in Biblical studies, Tom still thought I was qualified for the job!!! For the first four years of my time with Truth Seekers, Tom and I did a lot of discussing and planning for the future of the ministry.
2005-present
In August of 2005 Tom graduated into the presence of the Lord after a long battle with cancer. Tom had received a bone marrow transplant at MD Anderson in the late Spring of 2004 and although the transplant cured Tom of his leukemia, his health declined after several unforeseen complications. Tom’s passing was a hard time for all who knew him and loved him. Although all who knew him miss him, we nevertheless rejoice that he is now in the presence of his Savior and Master that he served so diligently and effectively for all the years that he knew Him.
Late in 2005, I was invited by the board of directors of Truth Seekers to take up the responsibility of General Director. Since then, I and the board of Truth Seekers have been strategically planning for the future of TSF - seeking the leading of Christ to help us know and understand our place in His larger purposes.
In 2013 we celebrated 20 years that the Lord has blessed and sustained TSF. We also brought Seth Stevens on as director of resources and training. Seth is developing new curriculum and workshops to help teach and train others to be more effective in their own ministries, sharing the Word through teaching and preaching.
We all know we are blessed to be a part of this ministry. We look confidently toward the future and many great opportunities that our Lord Jesus will give us to proclaim His truth and cultivate faithful and fruitful disciples equipped to follow Him wherever He may lead.
