REDEFINING THE BAPTIST TRAINING UNION IN …

REDEFINING THE BAPTIST TRAINING UNION IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCHES PROFESSOR MERRILL-JEAN BAILEY ABSTRACT This article will examine discipleship TRAINING in African American BAPTIST churches. While not an exhaustive survey of the discipleship TRAINING that is occurring in these churches, an attempt has been made to review the TRAINING in African American BAPTIST churches of various sizes to determine the various forms that this discipleship TRAINING is taking. Introduction The African American church has a rich heritage of worship, preaching, teaching, fellowship, and service. It is intellectually stimulating to read individual church histories and see how ordinary persons (with modest financial means) are able to unite together for the purpose of establishing places of worship throughout the United States, minister to countless numbers of persons, erect magnificent edifices, and make an everlasting impact on the communities in which these churches are housed.

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