Recovering Biblical Church Membership at Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, Connelly Springs, North Carolina

ABSTRACT RECOVERING BIBLICAL CHURCH MEMBERSHIP AT MT. HEBRON BAPTIST CHURCH, CONNELLY SPRINGS, NORTH CAROLINA Eric Byron James, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2019 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Donald S. Whitney The purpose of this project was to lead the body of Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, Connelly Springs, North Carolina, to develop a process of maintaining a biblical church membership as a result of a biblical understanding of church membership and the practice of accountability. Chapter 1 defines the goals of the project, ministry context, rationale, definitions, limitations, delimitations, and research methodology. Chapter 2 defines the biblical practice of church membership by exploring 1 Corinthians 6:15, 10:16-17, 11:27-29, 12:12-26; Romans 12:3-5; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 1:18,24; 1 Peter 2:9-10; 1 Corinthians 3:9-17; 1 Peter 2:5; Mark:3-35; Acts 4:32-37; 1 Corinthians 1:10-11, 6:1-8; 1 Thessalonians 2:1-20; 1 Timothy 3:14-16. Chapter 3 explores the theoretical issues related to biblical church membership and practical ways to implement it in a local context. Chapter 4 describes the process by which this project was implemented. Chapter 5 records the results and evaluation of the project that consisted of a six-week sermon series and changes in church by-laws.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• James, Eric Byron

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Whitney, Donald S.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10392/5922

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