Dr. Rick Shrader
Work
- Pastor of Faith Baptist Church—Smithville, MO
- Founder of Aletheia Baptist Ministries (ABM)
- Editor of Aletheia / Author of Dear Grandchild, The Generational Family, and Dear Grandfather
- Coordinator / Tour Guide for Discovering Baptist History Tours
- Teacher / Professor for various Modules
Education
- Bachelor of Theology, Baptist Bible College (Springfield, MO)
- Master of Divinity, Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Plymouth, MN)
- Master of Theology, Denver Baptist Theological Seminary (Broomfield, CO)
- Doctor of Philosophy, California Graduate School of Theology (Glendale, CA)
Aletheia Baptist Ministries (ABM) – Description
ABM is a Baptist organization that is fundamental and conservative in its philosophy, local church in its emphasis, as well as premillennial and dispensational in its theology. ABM believes that the present trend among Baptist churches toward contemporary methodologies is a detriment to the gospel ministry and an affront to the holiness of God. We do not believe that methods alone, no matter how pragmatically successful they may be, promote true belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Aletheia Baptist Ministries – Brief History
In 1993, Dr. Rick Shrader, then pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Ft. Collins, CO, felt the need to begin writing a paper which he called Aletheia. Seeing the growing trend toward compromise of godliness in conservative churches, Dr. Shrader began speaking out in a monthly publication to local church pastors and Christian educators. The paper is now in its twentieth year.
In 1997 Dr. Peter Slobodian (Dr. Shrader’s father-in-law) began Baptist Global Mission of which Dr. Shrader became the secretary. This was a foreign mission board actively involved in Russian and Ukrainian missions until Dr. Slobodian’s death in 2005. Upon Dr. Slobodian’s death, the mission changed its name to ABM with a focus exclusively on home missions within the U.S.
In 2005 ABM began a home mission emphasis using Kansas City as a geographical base with a goal to plant 10-15 churches in 20 years within a 200-mile radius. This would be done by building a basis of education through a Bible Institute, promoting a conservative local church philosophy through an interactive website and other literature, and continually seeking men who would join in this endeavor.