Grace Heritage Church – Church Leader Training Class

Grace Heritage Church
Church Leader Training Class

1. The Gospel and the Church: A Christ-centered vision of ministry @ GHC
2. Church History: Baptist history and identity; confessional commitment; Southern Baptist affiliation; GHC history
3. Holding the Mystery of the Faith 1: Orthodox & evangelical basics – inerrancy, Trinity, person of Christ, atonement, creation, providence, resurrection and final judgment
4. Holding the Mystery of the Faith 2: Reformed soteriology – justification by faith alone, God’s sovereignty, radical depravity of man, election, particular redemption, effectual calling, perseverance of the saints, free offer of the gospel
5. Holding the Mystery of the Faith 3: Reformed ecclesiology – covenant theology, law & gospel, Reformed worship & the regulative principle, Christian Sabbath
6. Holding the Mystery of the Faith 4: Baptist distinctives – regenerate church membership, church discipline, believer baptism
7. Church Government: Elders and deacons in congregational life
8. Qualifications of Church Officers: Biblical qualifications and personal assessment
9. Spiritual Leadership: Biblical dynamics and principles of leading God’s flock