This study of William Marrion Branham's ministry reveals much about the healing methodology of deliverance evangelists. Branham's theology of healing highlights the widely accepted role of evangelists as mediators between God and the afflicted. The dynamic growth of Pentecostalism in the twentieth century is a major feature of the modern religious scene. Branham is acknowledged as a leader of the healing revival movement. Although little known outside of the Pentecostal movement, his work had tremendous influence on today's televangelists and the whole of Pentecostalism itself.

The Healer-Prophet, William Marrion Branham: A Study of the Prophetic in American Pentecostalism

Religion & Spirituality

Weaver, C.Douglas

Christian Books & Bibles

Mercer Univ Pr

This study of William Marrion Branham's ministry reveals much about the healing methodology of deliverance evangelists. Branham's theology of healing highlights the widely accepted role of evangelists as mediators between God and the afflicted. The dynamic growth of Pentecostalism in the twentieth century is a major feature of the modern religious scene. Branham is acknowledged as a leader of the healing revival movement. Although little known outside of the Pentecostal movement, his work had tremendous influence on today's televangelists and the whole of Pentecostalism itself.

The Healer-Prophet William Marrion Branham: A Study of the Prophetic in American Pentecostalism (Three Indispensible Studies of American Evangelicalism)

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Local church history is important. What great thinkers have written and what denominational bodies have declared in resolutions and organizational ministries are important, but "lived religion" at the ground level provides a fuller picture of the story of the Christian faith. The fifty-year (1967-2017) story of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, is one of those narratives that richly adds to our understanding of how faith has been lived in a particular setting."Different and distinctive but nevertheless Baptist" is a phrase that tells the rich, unique history of Northminster Baptist Church. Baptist churches are known for claiming the priesthood of believers as a Baptist distinctive, but no church emphasizes it as much or implements it more than Northminster. Alongside a conscious lay emphasis, the church has had notable pulpit ministers like John Claypool and Chuck Poole (twice). Originally affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, its young professional base was seen as an alternative to First Baptist Church, Jackson. The church became involved in the Alliance of Baptists and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. At the same time, the theologically progressive church remained active in the Mississippi Baptist Convention--despite its frequent ordinations of women ministers--until its ouster in 2017.Northminster's story tells of a strong, notable, interfaith relationship with the Beth Temple Israel synagogue, an innovative social ministry (Wider Net) to the inner city of Jackson, and a theology of reverent worship that is liturgically "high church." Different, but proudly Baptist, no doubt.

Different & Distinctive But Ne

History

Weaver, Aaron Douglas

Americas

Mercer University Press

The record is clear that Baptists, historically, have prioritized conversion, Jesus, and God. Equally clear is that Baptists have never known what to do with the Holy Spirit.
In Baptists and the Holy Spirit, Baptist historian C. Douglas Weaver traces the way Baptists have engaged―and, at times, embraced―the Holiness, Pentecostal, and charismatic movements. Chronicling the interactions between Baptists and these Spirit-filled movements reveals the historical context for the development of Baptists’ theology of the Spirit.
 Baptists and the Holy Spirit provides the first in-depth interpretation of Baptist involvement with the Holiness, Pentecostal, and charismatic movements that have found a prominent place in America’s religious landscape. Weaver reads these traditions through the nuanced lens of Baptist identity, as well as the frames of gender, race, and class. He shows that, while most Baptists reacted against all three Spirit-focused groups, each movement flourished among a Baptist minority who were attracted by the post-conversion experience of the "baptism of the Holy Spirit." Weaver also explores the overlap between Baptist and Pentecostal efforts to restore and embody the practices and experiences of the New Testament church. The diversity of Baptists―Southern Baptist, American Baptist, African American Baptist―leads to an equally diverse understanding of the Spirit. Even those who strongly opposed charismatic expressions of the Spirit still acknowledged a connection between the Holy Spirit and a holy life.
If, historically, Baptists were suspicious of Roman Catholics’ ecclesial hierarchy, then Baptists were equally wary of free church pneumatology. However, as Weaver shows, Baptist interactions with the Holiness, Pentecostal, and charismatic movements and their vibrant experience with the Spirit were key in shaping Baptist identity and theology.

Baptists and the Holy Spirit: The Contested History with Holiness-Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements

World

Baylor University Press

A cloud of witnesses: Sermon illustrations and devotionals from the Christian heritage

Smyth & Helwys,U.S.

Materials Included • 5 Sessions of Learner’s Materials • 5 Sessions of Teaching Materials • 5 Handouts Scriptures 1. Acts 5:27-32 2. Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12-13 3. Matthew 16:13-18 4. Romans 12:1-21 4. Matthew 22:15-22; Romans 13:1; Revelation 13:9-10 Brief Description What makes a Baptist a Baptist? Of course, the ultimate answer is simple: membership in a local Baptist church. But there are all kinds of Baptist churches! What are the spiritual and theological marks of a Baptist? What is the shape and the feel of Baptist Christianity? Martin E. Marty coined the term “baptistification” to describe what he calls “the most dramatic shift in power style on the Christian scene in our time.” He does not mean that people of other Christian denominations are running to join Baptist churches. Rather, he means that a new religious mood is afoot in America that emphasizes freedom, choice, and voluntarism in matters of faith. For Marty, “baptistification” isn’t about a particular Baptist doctrine or practice. It describes the Baptist style of faith. Baptistification is a spirit that pervades all Baptist principles. It is the spirit of freedom. A part of the NextSunday Resources line of adult Bible studies, Baptist Freedom contains five lessons for use as individual study or group discussion. Each study contains lessons on the biblical material, combined with an additional commentary from an alternate, but complementary, viewpoint.

Baptist Freedom: Celebrating Our Baptist Heritage

Shurden, Walter B.

NextSunday Resources

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