XI. Personal Evangelism
The mos t impo rt a11 t a n<l effccti,·e method of bri11 gi 11 g men to Ch ri st, both in home an<l for eig11 lands, is PrnsoKAL v:oRK. A special emphas is is laid upo11 thi s wo rk in the Bibl e In st itute. The obj ect o f th e st udy is to give the s tudc11t a th oro ugh kn ow ledge o f the dif f erent classes of men and womc11 a11d childr c11 th a t 011 c is likel y to mee t, and to teach them how to use the Bibl e in dcali11g with th ese va ri ous classes. The fo ll ow i11g subject s a re co 11 sidercd: ( 1) Th e importance a11 d advantages of per sona l work. (2) The cond iti ons of success . (3) \\ "here to do pcr so11 a l work. (4) How to begin a, co 11,·c r sa ti on. ( 5) \\"h at in struction s to give a new conve rt. (6) H ow to deal with those who rea lize the ir ne ed of a Saviour , a nd rea ll y des ire to be sa ,· cd. (7) How to d eal with those who have littl e o r no co11ccrn about th eir so ul s. (8) H ow to dea l with those who have difficulties. (A ll th e clif-ficultics th at 011c mee ts in pcr so11al work are carefully studied und er this head . a nd the various passages o f Sc ripture that have been mos t used of God in delivering men from these diffi culties, a r c brought forward.) (9 ) How to deal with those who entcrtai11 fal se hopes . ( 10 ) H ow to d ea l ,,·ith those who lac k assu rance. (11 ) H ow to de a l with backslider s. ( 12) H o ,,· lo d ea l with prof essed skepti cs, infidel s, ath eis ts. and agnostics . ( 13) H ow to deal with those \\h o wis h to put off decision until some other time. ( I-+ ) I-l ow to deal with the delud ed. ( IS) H ow to dea l with Chri sti a ns who need counsel. reb uke or e11couragcmc11 t. The cour se in P ersona l \\f ork is a cour se in real and pract ical psycho logy.
XII. Practical Work
As th e whole aim of the I11 stitute is to turn out workers wh o a r c practical , the in struction given in the class roum is at 011cc tra11 s latcd int o pra cti ce, as a pa rt of the tr a i11i11 g. Stud ent s a rc requi red to attend and assist in mi ss io11s, s tr eet mee tings, tc11t 111 cet ings , to visit peop le in th eir homes . to cond uct adult Bibl e classes and S u11clay school classes, a nd to engage in various o th er forms o f aggress ive Chri s tian work, a11cl always wit h th eir eyes ope11 for oppor tu 11iti cs fo r perso 11 a l wo rk. These a ss ig11mcnts a rc mad e by the S upcri11tend cnts, and e,·ery s tudent is requir ed to hand in each week a written report of hi s o r her work. A weekly report meet ing is held at which the work of the preced ing week is sur veyed and diffi cu lti es arc cli scussccl. This is one of the most pr act ica l, helpfu l, and in spirati onal hours of the week. XIII . Homiletics The object of thi s clepartme11t is to qualify men and women to pr epar e and de li ve r ser111ons, Gos pel ad dr esses, Bible r eadings a nd expositions o f God' s \Vo rel wher eve r needed- in pulpi t . st reet, j a il. shop or co ttage. Practical demons trati on in se rmon o utli11 c a nd st ructur e is given, a11cl fr eq 11ent use is mad e of the blackboard to illu stra te same. From time to t ime, s tudents a rc r eq uir ed to prepare fo r cri ticis 111. outli11 es o f se rmo11 s a nd addr esses. The second yea r i11 Jl o111ilctics is la rgely cl enlt cd to pr eaching by stud ent s in th e class room. H er c pa r ti cular a ttention is paid to co rr ect ing def ect s in the construction and delivery of se rmons and Gospel add r esses . Both teacher and class take pa rt in thi s work of critici sm. Direct ion is also given in pub lic prayer aud th e public r eading of th e \\ .o rcl of Goel. · XIV. Pastoral Theology Out of an experi ence as a pasto r the teacher directs in the s tncl y o f , nch vital t op ics as : Th e P reacher as a S tudent: JJinl s 011 J,eading; The .\linister·s O ffice o r Study: Buying Boo ks-\\"h en . H ow and \\"hat : lJ ca r er s. and ] I ow lo T reat Them: ll elat ion of the :. 1 es senger to hi s :.Jcssage : The Preacher's Loya lty to hi s :. l aster. lo hi s .\L essagc and to :. [en; Da nge r s to 1\,·oid in the :. lini st ry: Church Gm·ernment- l fow to Treat Church Office r s; Th e :.Jid -wcek Praye r .\l cet in g, its \ "a lue, its Lead res. its Topics a nd its Dange r s : T he ,\ I in ister's R elat ion to the Child r cu o f ] li s Pari sh ;- Dea ling \\"i th Child Co nver s ion a nd Child Tr aini ng a nd \\ .ork fo r Childr en in Gene ral; .\I ec tings for Chilclr cn On ly; Se rmons fo r Children; Vis itati on o r Pas tora l Calling. 21
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