Separate Baptist Preacher-Boy Society

We would like input from preachers who are preparing their novice preachers for college or for local church institutes.
Who were the Separate Baptists? The Separate Baptists arose after 1611, near the end of the Great Awakening of 1735-1755. The Separate Baptists were led by the great Shubal Stearns, perhaps the greatest American preacher of any generation. Stearns, a Connecticut man, was converted under the Anglican George Whitefield, but embraced believer’s baptism and went to North Carolina under the leadership of the Holy Spirit. There, he led thousands of backcountry woodsmen and their families to Christ. Shubal Stearns began with a handful of people in the North Carolina wilderness near Sandy Creek. Soon, God gave him 17 preacher-boys. Those 17 saw 128 called to preach. Those 128 were trained and birthed over 1,000 churches in the south. I make bold to say that these Separate Baptists have proved to be the most remarkable body of Christians America has known.—George Washington Paschal	Why have a training club for Preacher-Boys? A veteran Baptist preacher informed me that he was resigning his pulpit in favor of a younger man. The old preacher had founded his church and for 30 years held forth the word of God. Now a young man had accepted the call to his church. The young man informed the old man that his first order of business was to drop the name "Baptist" off of the church. The young man showed his ignorance, and we who instruct such men are to be blamed. An instructor from a large notable Baptist college informed me that he challenged a large number of "preacher-boys" to submit sermon outlines for the instructor to judge. The five best outlines would entitle the authors to preach in a special chapel service. Out of hundreds of preacher-boys, only a handful even bothered to hand in the outlines. Those young men showed their lack of initiative and we who instruct such young men are to be blamed. These are the reasons we began the Separate-Baptist Preacher-boy Society: To instruct and set on fire a new band of fire-brands, who with character and the fire of God could chase sinners and see the hand of God upon their ministries; and to instruct a new generation of Baptist preachers to fully know their doctrine, heritage and practice. We want to make available to you the manuals we use to instruct our preacher-boys. If you purchase the manual Prairie Fire Press grants you permission to freely copy it for your preacher-boys. So if you have 3 young men or 30, the manual can be copied (for your church only) at no extra charge for your novice preachers.--James Beller
The patch can be ordered from us.	Notes to instructors in the Separate Baptist Preacher-Boy Society The manual is divided into four parts: Historical notes (9 to 11 lessons) Practical points on preaching. (7 to 9 lessons) Character lessons (7 to 9 lessons) Basic Theology (2 or 3 lessons) A total of 27 lessons are in each "SESSION." Our society at the Arnold Baptist Tabernacle meets each Saturday at 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm. We meet beginning the first Saturday in October until the last Saturday in April. A simple schedule: 8:00 pm (sharp) Opening 8:00-8:30 One lesson (in the first two weeks you may need to do a PRACTICAL POINT and HISTORICAL NOTE to get the boys started) 8:30 Preacher-boys preach 5 to 10 minute sermons. We feel it is essential to preach doctrinal messages in the novice years to insure the preachers learn their doctrine. So, on many occasions we will assign a topic or a passage to form an outline and preach. Chiefly these subjects: The deity of Christ The blood atonement The Trinity Salvation by Grace Redemption The Second Coming Regeneration Baptism Separation Propitiation Predestination and Election Heaven, Hell and Perdition In all of the practical points and character lessons, the instructor should expand on the verses, and of course, any lessons or additions to this material would benefit your students. Awards We award a "patch" for the SBPBS after 14 weeks of faithful attendance. The patches work and look great on black blazers. You can order them from us. They receive a bar for an entire "SESSION." They receive a pin for becoming a soul winner (after leading 10 souls to Christ). They receive a star for preaching on the street 4 times. These bars and stars are standard "letterman’s" awards you can get at most sporting goods stores.
	HISTORICAL NOTES AND STUDY GUIDE Sessions 1through 4 by James R. Beller
	SESSION 1—Brief overview of Baptist History, Basics in Sermon Preparation, Character Lessons, Very Brief Theological Primer SESSION 2—Brief overview of American Baptist History, Basics in Sermon Preparation, Character Lessons, Brief Theological Primer SESSION 3 —Key men in Ancient Baptist History, Sermon Preparation Plus, Leadership Lessons, Basic Baptist Theology SESSION 4 —Key men in American Baptist History, Homiletics, Leadership Lessons, Primer on Theological Systems
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