A suggested plan of pastoral follow-up /by Dwight Dawson Riggs.

Typescript.

Introduction

Part I: Background Information for Follow-Up

Chapter I. Definition of Terms

Chapter II. Biblical Basis of Follow-Up

Chapter III. Goals of Follow-Up

Chapter IV. Two Basic Approaches in Follow-Up

Chapter V. Basic Characteristics of the Pastor as a Follow-Up Worker

Part II: The Technique of Follow-Up

Chapter I. Application of Teaching Principles to be Used in Follow-Up

Chapter II. Group Approach

Chapter III. Individual or Man-to-Man Approach

Part III. Problems Faced by the Pastor in Follow-Up

Chapter I. The Lack of Time of the Pastor

Chapter II. Discipline

Chapter III. The Inability of the Pastor to Train Every Convert

Chapter IV. How Soon Should the Believer Be Expected to Be "On His Own" and Reproducing?

Chapter V. Training Females

Chapter Virgin Islands Tendency of Believer to Rely on Pastor for Strength Rather Than on God

Chapter Virgin IslandsI. Criticism of the Pastor Because He Spends Much Time With a Few, Select Believers

Bibliography: leaves 151-154.

Background -- Sources of information -- Organization of study -- Statement of problem.

"Follow-Up" -- Teach -- Train -- Disciple -- Pastor -- Maturity -- Pace-Setter.

Commanded in Scripture -- Follow-up by Christ -- Importance -- Objectives -- Methods -- Selection of key men -- Training by experience -- Training by study periods -- Personal example -- Follow-up by Paul -- Importance -- Objectives -- Methods -- Selections of key men -- Training by experience -- Training by study periods -- Personal example.

Ultimate goal-maturity -- Meaning of maturity -- Principles in bringing individual to maturity -- Immediate goals -- Church-centered engagement -- Christ-centered engagement.

Group Approach -- Advantages -- Instruct many at one time -- All members have one thing in common-young Christians or older Christians who have not grown -- New believers can share experiences together -- Disadvantages -- All believers are not on same level of understanding -- Difficulty in getting all to participate -- Leader of group unable to meet individual needs and problems -- Age group conflicts -- Individual approach or man-to-man -- Advantages -- New believer automatically responsive since pastor takes personal interest and time with him -- Specific needs and problems can be met -- The experience of being with the new believer once a week or more is itself strengthening to the believer -- Meeting in home of a believer is more conducive to learning than in a formal classroom -- Meeting with the believer in his own environment wil enable the pastor to understand the believer more readily -- By taking the believer with him on vistation the young believer will learn by observation how to witness, lead someone to Christ, pray, and read his Bible -- Disadvantages -- It takes time away from other responsibilities of the pastor -- Tendency of believer to rely on pastor for strength rather than on God -- Other people in church may become critical and jealous of the pastor spending too much time with one individual -- Inability to work with every believer because of lack of time during the week.

Personal devotion to Christ -- Personal burden for making disciples -- Example of Christ -- Example of Paul -- Personal conviction of God's call to be a "pace-setter" -- With regard to the Word -- Memory work -- Bible reading and study -- Habit of meditation -- With regard to the Lord -- Personal prayer life -- Personal discipline -- With regard to others -- Evangelism -- Follow-up.

The pastor as a "pace-setter" must know thoroughly what he wants to each -- The pastor as a "pace-setter" will accomplish no good unless the young Christian's interest in the material to be taught is fully aroused and sustained -- The language of the pastor as a "pace-setter" must by crystal-clear to the younger Christian -- The pastors as a "pace-setter" realizes that the truth to be taught must be learned through truth already known -- The pastor as a "pace-seetter' does not regard himself as a lecturer, but rather as a stimulator and director of the self-activities of the younger Christian -- The pastor as a "pace-setter" seeks to get the younger Christian to reproduce in his own mind, and then on paper, the truth being learned -- The pastor as a "pace-setter" knows that to be fully mastered, a new truth must be frequently reviewed and applied to the life.

Membership -- Time of meeting -- Teacher -- Facilities -- Instruction -- Assignments -- Order of class.

Preparation of prayer -- Selection of key man or men -- Training by appointment -- Training by experience -- Training by personal example.

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