I’ve had some readers contact me privately, requesting a Bible correspondence course.
These have been great evangelistic tools over the years, but every one I can find on the Internet is too legalistic for me to recommend. They seem targeted at “denominational error” rather than the need for Jesus.
Surely someone, somewhere has put together some materials that aren’t rife with legalism and denominational pettifogging. Does anyone have a recommendation?
Do you know of one that teaches a theology you’d be willing to see taught at your own church?
Jay, Monroe Hawley had an excellent correspondence literature set years ago written from the moderate, non-denominational perspective that he always championed. If someone still has it, it would likely be worth reproducing. I’m not sure if he’s still living but he was in Milwaukee for many years.
Gary,
Very much appreciated!
We have used Bible Study Fellowship for years. Their lessons are completely nondenominational & only ask what the verses are saying to the student.
I think they cover both Old & New Testament.
http://www.frangipane.org/ “In Christ’s Image Training” focuses on becoming like Christ. Non-denominational
World Bible School out of Austin, TX has an excellent course I have used for many years.
I’ve used the WBS course as well, and generally like the course. However, the questions are multiple choice. The quality of this course greatly depends on the teacher interaction with the student. Also, it is written in Basic English and is designed for students with English as a second language.
Along these same lines, I am in need of a good tract to handout during casual encounters…waiters, grocery store, etc. Any recommendations?
Jay, somewhat in connection with this post, I wonder if you might be willing to devote a series of posts in the near future to what kind of approach you (would) take in studying the Bible with others (i.e. an old fashioned one-on-one Bible study with a friend/neighbor/coworker). I realize that the approach would vary significantly based on the specific situation, but I am thinking mainly in terms of those people with whom I would have regular contact, i.e. aged 20-50, middle class, who might have grown up going to church some, generally believe that the Bible is God’s word and that Jesus is His Son, but ultimately have no real faith to speak of. I wouldn’t expect you to produce the whole enchilada, but maybe just a bare-bones (forgive my mixed metaphors) consideration of how you would seek to lead such a person to faith, and upon conversion where you would go next in setting them on a faithful trajectory … perhaps a grand total of 6-8 studies? I, for one, would greatly benefit from knowing what approach you would take. Thank you for your ministry!
v2eric,
I have a couple of posts coming up shortly, based on Mark Love’s writing, about how all this impacts evangelism. I’m working on yet another, which I’ll post if I agree with myself when I get done.