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Watching Over One Another in Love: Reawakening a Wesleyan Model of Discipleship

Samuel Barber

William Broadhurst Library at Nazarene Theological Seminary

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Academic (Thesis, Dissertation, Etc.)

Resource Languages

English

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Description / Abstract

The Church of the Nazarene needs a new method for cultivating Christlike disciples. The church must re-tool to better equip people to engage a post-Christian America. Presently, American consumerism is swallowing up the formational influence of the church resulting in a kind of cultural religion that lacks transformational power. This dissertation proposes a way to counter-form the people of Kansas City Central Church of the Nazarene into believers who are being transformed into disciples through a renewed pursuit of holiness of heart and life. The research is grounded in John Wesley’s understanding of the means of grace with particular attention given to the prudential means of grace. By traditioning these 18th century touchstones of Methodism, the church can build a creative Wesleyan-theological, practical, and enduring model for discipleship. The dissertation will culminate with the researcher developing a curriculum to facilitate these emphases.