Equipping Pastors and Ministry Leaders at Parkridge Church in Coral Springs, Florida, to Practice Church Discipline

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to equip pastors and ministry leaders at Parkridge Church with a biblical understanding of church discipline so that it could be practiced in the church. Chapter 1 presents the purpose for the project along with the goals, ministry context, rationale, key definitions, limitations, delimitations, and research methodology. Chapter 2 presents the biblical and theological basis for church discipline with a study of five related passages. Chapter 3 presents the theoretical and sociological support for teaching church discipline and establishes some ideas for implementing church discipline. Chapter 4 presents the details and teaching information in the implementation of the project. Chapter 5 presents an evaluation of the project covering the purpose, goals, strengths, weaknesses, areas to improve or change, and some personal reflections.