Topic: Divorce, Remarriage, and the Church: Understanding the Issues; Ministering to the PeoplePapersThis journal article published by David L. Snuth in Trinity Journal 11.2 (1990): 131-141, was read by Dr. Allan Brown at the Forum.The article was originally titled, "Divorce and Remarriage From the Early Church to John Wesley." Appended to the end of this article are the relevant quotations from John Wesley on the subject of divorce and remarriage.
Wally Thornton's paper surveys the positions on divorce and remarriage from after John Wesley to the present, including many of the permutations of the conservative holiness movement.
Formal
Response to Paper 2 - Larry Smith (electronic copy not currently available)
Dr. Philip Brown's paper identifies twenty mistakes to avoid when discussing the issue of divorce and remarriage. It also seeks to address two key questions regarding those who are divorced and remarried: 1) are such persons living in adultery, and 2) is it God's will that such persons separate from their second partner and return to their first partner where possible. This paper, read by Dr. Philip Brown, was part of a panel discussion on the topic. It specifically addresses the issues of church membership and church leadership with regard to divorced and remarried persons.
Additional Materials
Topics: Church Membership and Church PlantingPapers and PresentationsA call to the Conservative Holiness Movement by the President of GBS and the Ministerial Faculty for the full and vigorous recovery of our heritage as
Christians of Wesleyan conviction. The call appeals to our entire movement to unite with us
joyfully in this commitment, pledging uncompromising faithfulness to God’s word
and to creative relevance in our ministry.
Dr. Philip Brown first argues that
understanding how levels of importance in truth, categories of interpretive
consensus, and soul liberty interrelate is indispensable for relating
properly to those outside our theological tradition. Second, the paper applies
these concepts to church membership, arguing that the criteria for
church membership and church leadership must be distinct and that the
focus of church membership is discipleship not governance.
Formal
Response 1 - Theological-Academic Perspective -- Rev. William Snider (electronic copy not currently available) Formal Response 2 - Pastoral-Ministry Perspective -- Rev. Chris Cravens Dr. Allan Brown defines the biblical terms "elder" and "deacon," and then identifies the biblical qualifications for these leadership positions within the church. The paper's thesis is He concludes with two appendices that address the requirements that elders' children be "believing" and that an elder be a "one woman man."
2005 Aldersgate ForumTopic: Rediscovering our Message: Holiness of Heart and Life
in the 21st CenturyPapers and PresentationsDr. John N. Oswalt, from Wesley Biblical Seminary, was the primary speaker for this Forum. His expertise in Old Testament studies and his passion for biblical holiness were admirably evident in his presentations. The above file contains all the slides from Dr. Oswalt's presentations.
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