Welcome to BIG Ministries

Building in God (B.I.G.) Ministries is a Nonprofit Christian establishment. BIG Ministries mission is to be a global resource to the followers of Jesus Christ providing spiritual nourishment and guidance that encourages the growth of the mind, body, and soul of believers.  BIG Ministries have three core values:

Authenticity: We will share the experiences that have shaped us and deepen our relationship with God and man.

Integrity:         We will speak the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ in love.

Quality:            We will provide content that has been tested and proven to be tried and true.

Who am I?                        

My name is Nikki Thomas, I am the founder of Building in God (BIG) Ministries.  I have been married to my husband, Jonathan, for 19 years. We have four children together, Julia (18), Joshua (16), Janna (15), and Joyce (2). I am a certified teacher with a Bachelor’s in Education and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. When Jonathan and I got married we agreed that once we started our family, I would be a home manager. I homeschooled my older three children for many years and am currently providing a learning experience to our youngest. During my time of homeschooling our older three children my desire to teach began to shift towards curriculum writing and administration, possibly because during that time I was working on my Master of Education, and I had started a ministry at my home church (Young Adult Network) and was the director of it.  The educator inside of me, and the mom inside of me, wanted to make sure my children did not suffer because of their parents’ decision to homeschool them.  I used the state’s standards, and I developed the curriculum I used to teach them. I started putting the pieces together for BIG Ministries around 2010.  The Lord began giving me ideas that I would work on, but I didn’t fully know how it was going to all come together. Over the years I have worked on many ministries: marriage, homeschool, worship, parenting, devotions/bible study, and so on.

 In 2019, I received my teacher certification.  My children were ready to move from being home for school to going to a brick-in-mortar school. I believed I would follow the traditional step of teaching at school. God had other plans for my life. He took me through a season that made me question everything: my worth, my marriage, my motherhood.  I spent the past 5 years in a spiritual wilderness, knowing inside that God wanted to use me in a different way, but not knowing how he would use me.  God placed so much inside of me that I wasn’t sure about his plans for my life. I started working towards a doctorate in Educational Leadership. I completed half of the program.  However, at the beginning of this year, 2025, I finally decided that I’m not going to continue working towards something that I know inside is not for me. I prayed and prayed and prayed and thought about all of the resources God has given me, and everything He encouraged me to work on over the years, and it all came together to be Building in God (BIG) Ministries. I spent many years thinking it was people that made it difficult for me to find my purpose, even though I knew inside it wasn’t for me. I know now that I was the hold up to my purpose. My prayer for you and all who view B.I.G. Ministries website is that you will hear the voice of God and allow him to lead you to your purpose.