Teaching The Members Of Lakeview Baptist Church In Benton, Kentucky, To Understand And Practice Biblical Community

Abstract

ABSTRACT

TEACHING THE MEMBERS OF LAKEVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH IN BENTON, KENTUCKY, TO UNDERSTAND AND PRACTICE BIBLICAL COMMUNITY

Bradley Wayne White, D.Min.

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2016 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Brian J. Vickers

The purpose of this project was to teach the members of Lakeview Baptist Church in Benton, Kentucky, to understand and practice biblical community. Chapter 1 describes the ministerial context of Lakeview Baptist Church and demonstrates the need for the members of Lakeview Baptist Church to understand and practice biblical community.

Chapter 2 examines five biblical passages that demonstrate the Christian life is rightly lived when believers devote themselves to life together in biblical community. Chapter 3 explains four related ideas of church membership, church discipline, fellowship, and mutual edification, which must be understood in order to live in biblical community. Chapter 4 provides a detailed description of the implementation of the project. Chapter 5 evaluates the project and determines if the project successfully increased understanding of biblical community and commitment to live in biblical community among the project participants.