| dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT
INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN WORLD MISSIONS AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF POUND, WISCONSIN
Jarred Lee Edgecombe, D.Min.
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016
Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Michael S. Wilder
This project was designed to increase the participation of the members of First
Baptist Church of Pound, Wisconsin, in world missions. The process involved assessing
and increasing their knowledge of the Bible’s teaching on missions. It also included
increasing their knowledge of the missionaries that the church supports. The project
culminated in a missions mobilization plan to get the whole church more involved in
world missions.
Chapter 1 introduces the ministry context of First Baptist Church, along with
the rationale, purpose, goals, research methodologies, definitions, and delimitations of
the project. Chapter 2 provides the biblical and theological basis for the project through
the exegesis of five passages of Scripture (Matt 10; Matt 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Acts 13-14;
and Phil 4:10-20). Chapter 3 presents three case studies of ministries that are
successfully involving their membership in world missions. Chapter 4 describes the
project itself, including the lesson plans and the sermon series. Chapter 5 concludes with
an overall evaluation of the project and suggestions for improvement and further
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