Elective course

Baptist Worship, Ordinances, and Preaching

Interim elective written from within the Baptist and Congregational tradition.

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About the course

• Author: Dr. Wayne Cook
• Languages: English, Spanish, and French.
• Units: 10
• Counts toward: Certificate of Ministry; Associate of Divinity; Master of Theology (Th.M.); Master of Divinity (M.Div.). These are internal ministry recognitions, not official degrees.
• Textbook: On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons (selections) — John A. Broadus
• Required readings: Baptist Worship, Ordinances, and Preaching: Required Readings

Units

1. 1. Unit 1 - The Regulative and Normative Principles in Baptist Worship
2. 2. Unit 2 - The Shape of the Baptist Service
3. 3. Unit 3 - Hymnody: Keach, the Hymn-Singing Controversy, and Baptist Song Today
4. 4. Unit 4 - Baptism in Practice: Preparing Candidates and Administering the Ordinance
5. 5. Unit 5 - The Lord's Supper in Practice: Open, Close and Closed Communion
6. 6. Unit 6 - Expository Preaching in the Baptist Tradition
7. 7. Unit 7 - Great Baptist Preachers: Bunyan, Spurgeon, Broadus, and Preachers of the Majority World
8. 8. Unit 8 - Preparing and Delivering the Sermon
9. 9. Unit 9 - The Invitation, Evangelism from the Pulpit, and Revival Meetings
10. 10. Unit 10 - Weddings, Funerals, Dedications, and Ordination Services