Assignment WK 6 Intro Thesis Part 1 Outline Conclusion
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
John Wesley on Methods of Ministry and Discipleship
Submitted to Dr. James Zabloski in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
SEMI 500-B14
Intro to Seminary Studies
by
Juan R. Damon
J.C. Watts, former Oklahoma Congressman and G.O.P. Conference chairperson of the Republican Party said in his interview with Terrence Samuel in the Crisis (Nov.-Dec. 2002, Issue), 1“If you do the same old thing, the same old way, you get the same old results.” Now that may be true in most cases, but it is not true in ministry. People respond to things in different ways. What may move one, will not move another. Realizing that people respond to things in different ways, John Wesley developed various methods for ministry and discipleship. The methods he developed continue to prove to be effective in ministry today. Therefore, his various methods should be pointed out and studied.
It is evident today that true ministry cannot be done without being a proficient disciple of Christ. Reputable discipleship and effective ministry is seen throughout Christendom. This paper will identify and point out methods revealed by John Wesley that continue to strengthen church ministry and shape diligent disciples today.
Experiences in life shape the way the world is seen, and those same experiences show an individual how to make it through. After going through an experience an individual can look back and see the methods involved in producing a positive outcome. An individual can successfully refine this by using it over and over again and adding or taking away to find consistent methods that are not only useful for themselves, but for others who will come after them. What then were some of the influential experiences of John Wesley that inspired his thoughts on ministry and discipleship?
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1 Terrence Samuel, “OKLAHOMA SOONER”, Crisis (Nov.-Dec. 2002): 40, accessed January 29, 2015.
Diligently
John Wesley on Methods of Ministry and Discipleship
Submitted to Dr. James Zabloski in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of
SEMI 500-B14
Intro to Seminary Studies
by
Juan R. Damon
J.C. Watts, former Oklahoma Congressman and G.O.P. Conference chairperson of the Republican Party said in his interview with Terrence Samuel in the Crisis (Nov.-Dec. 2002, Issue), 1“If you do the same old thing, the same old way, you get the same old results.” Now that may be true in most cases, but it is not true in ministry. People respond to things in different ways. What may move one, will not move another. Realizing that people respond to things in different ways, John Wesley developed various methods for ministry and discipleship. The methods he developed continue to prove to be effective in ministry today. Therefore, his various methods should be pointed out and studied.
It is evident today that true ministry cannot be done without being a proficient disciple of Christ. Reputable discipleship and effective ministry is seen throughout Christendom. This paper will identify and point out methods revealed by John Wesley that continue to strengthen church ministry and shape diligent disciples today.
Experiences in life shape the way the world is seen, and those same experiences show an individual how to make it through. After going through an experience an individual can look back and see the methods involved in producing a positive outcome. An individual can successfully refine this by using it over and over again and adding or taking away to find consistent methods that are not only useful for themselves, but for others who will come after them. What then were some of the influential experiences of John Wesley that inspired his thoughts on ministry and discipleship?
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1 Terrence Samuel, “OKLAHOMA SOONER”, Crisis (Nov.-Dec. 2002): 40, accessed January 29, 2015.
Diligently