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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Project Documents Graduate Research 2010 Training Elders in the Alexandria District of the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to Preach Expository Sermons Cedric N. Belcher Sr Andrews University This research is a product of the graduate program inDoctor of Ministry DMinat Andrews University.Find out moreabout the program. Follow this and additional works at:https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin Recommended Citation Belcher, Cedric N. Sr, "Training Elders in the Alexandria District of the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to Preach Expository Sermons" (2010).Project Documents. 16. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/16 This Project Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Project Documents by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please [email protected]. Thank you for your interest in the Andrews University Digital Library Please honor the copyright of this document by not duplicating or distributing additional copies in any form without the author’s express written permission. Thanks for your cooperation. ABSTRACT TRAINING ELDERS IN THE ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TO PREACH EXPOSITORY SERMONS by Cedric N. Belcher, Sr. Adviser: R. Clifford Jones ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Title: TRAINING ELDERS IN THE ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TO PREACH EXPOSITORY SERMONS Name of researcher: Cedric N. Belcher, Sr. Name and degree of faculty adviser: R. Clifford Jones, Ph.D. Date completed: May 2010 Problem Elders are assigned to preach on Sabbath in the absence of the pastor in the Alexandria District of the Southwest Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Though some have been preaching for many years, many have not had additional training in preaching. Method The training program was designed to inform and offer practical skills on how to preach expository sermons. To demonstrate mastery of the training content, elders preached two in-seminar sermons. The better of the two sermons was preached in the elder’s respective church. Results The elders showed significant improvement in their in- seminar-preaching. Their respective churches acknowledged the improvement. Conclusions Elders can improve their preaching skills when properly trained. Properly trained elders can preach with confidence and guarantee that an empowered elder is preaching every Sabbath. Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary TRAINING ELDERS IN THE ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TO PREACH EXPOSITORY SERMONS A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Cedric N. Belcher, Sr. May 2010 © Copyright by Cedric N. Belcher, Sr. 2010 All Rights Reserved TRAINING ELDERS IN THE ALEXANDRIA DISTRICT OF THE SOUTHWEST REGION CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS TO PREACH EXPOSITORY SERMONS A dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Ministry by Cedric N. Belcher, Sr. APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: _________________________ _____________________________ Adviser, Director of D.Min. Program R. Clifford Jones Skip Bell _________________________ _____________________________ Kenley Hall Dean, SDA Theological Seminary Denis Fortin _________________________ _____________________________ Richard Sylvester Date approved DEDICATION The completion of this project would not have occurred without the support, encouragement, and editorial assistance of my wife Dr. Sonya Gray Belcher. I wish to dedicate this project to her for her enduring love and to our three children Gabriella, Angellina, and Ced. I would also like to dedicate this dissertation to my mother Annie Y. Flumo for instilling in me the drive to succeed. Finally, I would like to dedicate this project to the memories of Dr. Kenneth Mulzac and Pastor John D. Aaron. Dr. Mulzac served as my adviser prior to his death and Pastor John D. Aaron shepherded the Nazarene Baptist Church in Alexandria, Louisiana. He had requested a copy of the project after its completion. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Chapter I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Statement of Problem . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Statement of the Task . . . . . . . . . . 1 Justification for the Dissertation . . . 2 Description of the Dissertation Process . 5 Definition of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Delimitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Expectations from this Dissertation . . . 12 II. BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR LAY PREACHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Description of Concepts . . . . . . . . . 14 Laity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 The Priesthood of All Believers . . . 15 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Lay Preaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Old Testament Examples . . . . . . . . 21 Noah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Amos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Hosea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Examples from the New Testament . . . 28 Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 John the Baptist . . . . . . . . . . 31 The Disciples . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Examples from Ellen G. White . . . . . 37 Preaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Lay Preaching . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Examples from the Seventh-day Adventist Church . . . . . . . . . . 42 iv
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