Hope for renewal: a study of pastors serving American Baptist Evangelical churches

Kevin L Siscoe

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Hope for renewal: a study of pastors serving American Baptist Evangelical churches

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Kevin L Siscoe. Hope for Renewal: a Study of Pastors Serving American Baptist Evangelical Churches. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5aacfdd4-78ca-4cd4-ad67-b3e3c68c1d1a.

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K. L. Siscoe. Hope for renewal: a study of pastors serving American Baptist Evangelical churches. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5aacfdd4-78ca-4cd4-ad67-b3e3c68c1d1a

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Kevin L Siscoe. Hope for Renewal: a Study of Pastors Serving American Baptist Evangelical Churches. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/5aacfdd4-78ca-4cd4-ad67-b3e3c68c1d1a.

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Kevin L Siscoe

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Abstract

This thesis is focused on pastors serving American Baptist Churches that are affiliated with American Baptist Evangelicals (ABE). ABE seeks to influence all levels of the ABCUSA through the renewal of churches in the denomination. The thesis asks how pastors that serve churches affiliated with ABE reflect the values of the renewal movement. This thesis tells of the beginnings of ABE and its role as an evangelical renewal group in the ABCUSA. It continues with the theological and biblical grounds for renewal and the need for renewal among American Baptists today. The thesis looks at the need for renewal in mainline denominations of America and other evangelical renewal groups that seek to influence their denominations. This thesis includes field research that asked pastors how they reflected the values of the renewal movement. Interviews were also conducted to inquire about renewal themes in the local church and in the ABC. Recommendations are made to support ABE's efforts to work with the pastors of affiliate churches. The future of the ABC will be determined by its ability to effectively respond to the workings of God's Spirit. Since ABE relies on grass roots renewal to effectively influence the ABC, the question of how pastors reflect its values is an important one.

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