DSMN 870
P
AULINE
C
HURCH
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SSESSMENT
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SSIGNMENT
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NSTRUCTIONS
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VERVIEW
You will conduct an assessment of the spiritual condition of one of the Pauline churches (using any epistle or letter of your choice). Additionally, you will provide an understanding of Paul’s treatment of community or corporate formation in that letter/epistle. Finally, you will submit a recommendation for current ministry contexts based on your findings. Your assessment should include interaction with supplemental materials such as commentaries, lexicons, and other related literature. To this end, you will conduct the assessment in 2 phases:
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NSTRUCTIONS
Phase 1: Initial assessment exploration and formulating ideas. You will want to begin gathering information and outlining a rough draft. Phase 2: The final assessment will reflect the following:
Provide an understanding of Paul’s treatment of community or corporate formation in that letter/epistle
Outline the general condition of spiritual maturation of that audience
Submit a recommendation for current ministry contexts based on your findings
Include your interaction with supplemental materials such as commentaries, lexicons, and
other related literature
The completed project should be 3-5 pages (750-1,250 words), not including the title page and bibliography. Current Turabian format must be used and paper should be double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font.
