Increasing Understanding of Baptist History and Distinctives at First Baptist Church of Avon Park, Florida

The purpose of this project was to increase the understanding of Baptist history and distinctives at FBC Avon Park, Florida by developing and teaching a 6-week discipleship course on Baptist history and distinctives. Chapter 1 presents the context, rationale, and purpose for this project along with the goals to be accomplished. Chapter 2 examines several biblical passages (Matt 28:18–20; Rom 6:1–4; Acts 4:18–20; 2 Pet 2:17–21; 1 Cor 5:1–5) in order to demonstrate the biblical foundation for Baptist doctrine and distinctives. Chapter 3 examines Baptist contributions to key distinctive doctrines. Chapter 4 provides a description of the project including the content and teaching methodology. Chapter 5 provides an evaluation of the project.

Grantor dc:publisher

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Year dc:date.issued

2026

Author dc:creator

• Wicker, John Ryan

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Smith, Eric C.

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10392/7626

OAI record oai:identifier

https://repository.sbts.edu/oai/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=dim&identifier=oai%3Arepository.sbts.edu%3A10392%2F7626