TY  - BOOK
AU  - Riggs,Dwight Dawson
TI  - A suggested plan of pastoral follow-up /by Dwight Dawson Riggs
AV  - BV4070 .S844 1965
PY  - 1965///
KW  - Columbia Bible College
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Pastoral theology
KW  - Evangelistic work
N1  - 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; 2
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