1. THE PAULINE PARADIGM FOR ASSIMILATION OF NEW
CHRISTIANS AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR
CONTEMPORARY EVANGELISM
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................1
A. Statement of the Problem
B. Definitions of Key Terms
C. Method of Research
PART I. THE PAULINE PARADIGM FOR ASSIMILATION
OF NEW CHRISTIANS
CHAPTER
1. PAUL’S THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATION FOR ASSIMILATION OF
NEW CHRISTIANS 16
A. Paul’s Anthropology
B. Paul’s Soteriology
C. Paul’s Ecclesiology
D. Paul’s Pneumatology
E. Paul’s Eschatology
F. Conclusion
2.PAUL’S METHODOLOGICAL APPLICATION OF
ASSIMILATION OF NEW CHRISTIANS 73
A. Methods Directed Toward the Individual Believer
1. Ensure the Decision
2. Spiritual Parenting
3. Spiritual Modeling
4. Spiritual Confrontation
5. Intercession for Believers
6. Correspondence to Individuals
7. Follow-up Visits
B. Methods Directed Toward the Local Church
1. Church Planting
2. The Practice of Baptism
3. The Practice of the Lord’s Supper
4. Correspondence to Churches
5. Personal Follow-up Visits
6. Follow-up Visits of Associates
C. Methods Directed Toward Ecclesiastical
Leadership
1. Train Leaders for Pastoral Care
2. Appoint Leaders for Church
Administration
3. Correspondence to Church Leaders
3. PAUL’S PEDAGOGICAL MODEL FOR ASSIMILATION OF
NEW CHRISTIANS 107
A. One God, the Father
B. One Lord, the Crucified Messiah
C. One Spirit, the Indwelling Source of Strength
D. One Faith, One Baptism, One Hope
E. One Body, One Bread and Cup
F. One Purpose, Christlike Maturity
G. One Scripture, A New Hermeneutic for an
Old Testament
PART II. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE PAULINE PARADIGM
FOR ASSIMILATION FOR CONTEMPORARY EVANGELISM
4. IMPLICATIONS IN EVALUATION OF TWENTIETH-CENTURY
MODELS OF ASSIMILATION ........................................................123
A. Itinerant Evangelist Model–Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association
B. Para-Church Model–Campus Crusade
C. Local Church Model–Purpose Driven Church
D. Southern Baptist Denominational Model–
LifeWay Christian Resources of the
Southern Baptist Convention
5. IMPLICATIONS FOR A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MODEL OF
ASSIMILATION 162
A. The Goal of the Gospel
B. The Centrality of the Church
C. The Potential of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
D. The Necessity of Equipped Leadership
E. The Imperative for “Spiritual Pediatrics”
F. The Effectiveness of Multiple Approaches
G. From “Follow-up” to “Follow-through”
H. The Possibilities of Effective Assimilation
CONCLUSION ...........................................................................................180
APPENDICES.............................................................................................186
BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................277