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Gospel Renewal
Gospel renewal is defined as a life-changing recovery of the gospel that occurs personally and corporately. On a personal level, believers are awakened to the wonders of salvation again. In this process, believers are transformed to live for Christ through a renewed perspective on divine grace. On a corporate level, gospel renewal occurs when a body of believers experience this renewal together. Historically, this experience has been called revival. Personal and corporate gospel renewal is necessary since the natural mode of the human heart is self-righteousness, which does not reflect the essence of the gospel and salvation. Corporate gospel renewal occurs in a ministry setting i.e. among a body of believers. This discussion examines the role of corporate gospel renewal within Baptist Grove Church in consideration of the historical aspects of faith tradition and ministry context.
Corporate Gospel Renewal at Baptist Grove Church
Baptist Grove Church exists to reach, grow, and empower dedicated followers of Jesus Christ, who live to the fullest through growing in relationship with God, strengthening relationships with others, and bringing life to our world through service. This vision has guided ministry activities and programs adopted in this ministry setting. The vision is the foundation of the missions of different groups in the church including the youth and the elderly. The vision and mission of the church is rooted in the gospel as the pastor desires that everyone including the youth (grades 6th-12th) to have a passion for Christ. Additionally, the youth ministry coordinator desires that all youth will know and carry a passion for the principles taught and lived by Christ and emulate them in their lives, which enables them to be disciples in daily the stuff of life.[footnoteRef:1] Through this, the church finds ways to communicate the gospel in a clear and striking manner for all generations, which is essential for corporate gospel renewal.[footnoteRef:2] The congregational method adopted by Baptist Grove Church is the conventional and multi-generational church congregation located in North Carolina. However, the church has switched to the virtual church model after the advent of the pandemic. [1: Jeff Vanderstelt, Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life (Wheaton, IL: Crossway).] [2: Timothy Keller, Center Church: Doing Balanced, Gospel-Centered Ministry in Your City (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan). ]
The church tradition has experienced seasons of corporate renewal largely because of its use of different ways to communicate the gospel in a clear and striking manner. In this case, church members including the youth are constantly challenged to develop a strong and genuine heart for worship. The church tradition encourages members to let God transform them into a new person by avoiding to copy the behaviors and customs of this world...…mentorship based on spiritual maturity can occur within the different church groups regardless of age. During the mentorship, the disciplers should cultivate discipling relationships with their mentees that go beyond church programs. This would strengthen corporate discipleship and other ministry settings by ensuring that church is not just a commitment to programs but a community where people share their lives, reach out, and learn about God together.[footnoteRef:5] Secondly, the church should also implement new believer follow-up, which is the training of new believers. This ensures new believers are accommodated in the ministry setting and taught the principles of Christ and how to emulate them in their lives. [5: Tim Chester & Steve Timmis, Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community (Wheaton, IL: Crossway).]
In conclusion, gospel renewal is a term used to refer to the life-changing recovery of the gospel in which believers are reawakened to the wonders of salvation both personally and corporately. Baptist Grove Churchs tradition has experienced seasons of corporate gospel renewal through its congregational model by which the gospel is communicated in different ways in a clear and striking manner. The churchs model demonstrates the role of discipleship in a ministry setting and in the pursuit of the gospel by providing a premise for the older generation to teach younger ones. However, the church can strengthen corporate discipleship and other…
Bibliography
Chester, T. & Timmis, S. Total Church: A Radical Reshaping Around Gospel and Community. Wheaton, IL: Crossway.
Coleman, R. The Master Plan of Evangelism. Old Tappan, NJ: Spire Books.
Geiger, E. “5 Current Church Views of “Discipleship”.” Eric Geiger, August 14, 2014, https://ericgeiger.com/2014/08/5-current-church-views-discipleship/
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