The Methodist class meeting: origin, nature, purpose and relevance

Hallock N Mohler

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The Methodist class meeting: origin, nature, purpose and relevance

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Hallock N Mohler. The Methodist Class Meeting: Origin, Nature, Purpose and Relevance. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/803e49d6-f402-477d-8f18-3541d75df5ea.

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H. N. Mohler. The Methodist class meeting: origin, nature, purpose and relevance. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/803e49d6-f402-477d-8f18-3541d75df5ea

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Hallock N Mohler. The Methodist Class Meeting: Origin, Nature, Purpose and Relevance. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/803e49d6-f402-477d-8f18-3541d75df5ea.

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Abstract

This study investigates the historical background to the 18th century Methodist class meeting and explains its role in early Methodism. Immediate antecedents were the Anglican religious societies formed during the evangelical revival in England, the Holy Club experience of John Wesley and others in Oxford, and the bands into which Moravians divided their communities. Each is analyzed. The class meeting emerged from the evangelistic organizational activity of Methodists. There is particular reference to the influence of Wesley's main doctrines of repentance, faith and sanctification. Class meetings are compared to the religious societies, the Holy Club, and the Moravian bands, indicating both uniqueness and indebtedness to what was occurring elsewhere. Small group work in the church is effective when it is informed by theology; small groups involve laity in ministry; evangelism is a life-long process in which small groups are important are the conclusions of the study.

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