<p>In the great academic tradition of collegial congratulations, this work seeks to honor the life and ministry of a humble and faithful servant of the Lord--Dr. Larry Dean Pettegrew. A Festschrift is a celebratory volume that welcomes scholarly contributions from an honoree's colleagues at various institutions where they have taught, former pupils, and friends in the guild. Throughout his illustrious career of over 50 years in theological higher education, our esteemed brother has taught at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College (Owatonna, MN), Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary (Allen Park, MI), Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Minneapolis, MN), The Master's Seminary (Los Angeles, CA), and most recently at Shepherds Theological Seminary (Cary, NC). Larry's contributions in the classroom and through his academic writings have often focused on issues related to historical theology, systematic theology, and dispensational hermeneutics. The essays in this volume seek to contribute to these areas of great concern to him and to us.</p>

To Seek...to Do...and to Teach: Essays in Honor of Larry D. Pettegrew

Religion & Spirituality

VLACH, MICHAEL J.

Mayhue, Richard

Holland, Rick

Glenny, W. Edward

Grisanti, Michael A.

Bookman, Douglas D.

Baber, Thomas James

Beacham, Roy E.

Compton, R. Bruce

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Shepherds Press

<p>The state of discipleship in American churches is dismal.\nToday, discipleship is used as a catchall term for anything from mentorship to small-group discussion, to meetings at a coffee house, to the title of a conference at a sports arena. But at its core, discipleship is a deliberate, intentional process to help believers know what they believe, why they believe it, and how to defend it.\nThe post-apostolic church placed a high priority on training and educating new believers before they joined the church community. In a world of persecution, vice, and doctrinal heresies, it was critical to train new converts in the teachings of Scripture, doctrinal orthodoxy, and moral purity. The early church developed the catechumenate to accomplish this important corporate education of new believers.\nBut contemporary research has painted a dismal picture of the current state of discipleship taking place (or not taking place) within American churches today. As a step toward addressing this major concern, Dr. Burggraff examines the catechumenate, the post-apostolic discipleship program of the church that witnessed the rapid growth of Christianity through a deep commitment by believers to Jesus Christ.\nThough today's church may never return to the catechumenate, several lessons should be learned from the process and implemented in current discipleship programs. It is the church's responsibility to teach a believer the Scriptures, doctrinal truth, and moral purity. Corporate Christian education is more than just a suggestion; it is a mandate.</p>

Discipleship in the Early Church: A Study of the Catechumenate and Its Implications for Discipleship Today

Burggraff, Andrew T

Discipleship Today: Applying Biblical Discipleship in Today's Context

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