Increasing Biblical Understanding of Church Identity and Membership in the Young Adult Class at Horse Creek Baptist Church in Manchester, Kentucky

Abstract

This project seeks to increase biblical understanding of church identity and membership within the Young Adult Class at Horse Creek Baptist Church. Chapter 1 identifies the ministry context of Horse Creek and presents the goals for this project. Chapter 2 seeks to present the biblical basis for church identity and membership. It provides an exegesis of five passages of Scripture (Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 5:22-32, 1 Corinthians 3:9-16, and 1 Peter 2:9-10) to present images of the church as a way of understanding church identity and membership. Chapter 3 presents the historical understanding of the church from a Baptist’s perspective as well as practical implications of church identity and membership to demonstrate the importance of their understanding. Chapter 4 describes the project, focusing on the content and teaching of the curriculum. Chapter 5 evaluates the completion of the goals set forth in the project.