Leadership in Revival

Paper Summary:

This paper is a literature review using the Old and New Testaments of the Bible to examine several research questions relating to leadership in revival. The author points out that the literature reviewed in this study states that the necessary components for true spiritual revival are conviction, repentance and rejoicing among God's children, that revival must be an ongoing process in the lives of God's children and that this should be exampled by those in ministerial and leadership roles.

Outline:
Various Definitions of Revival
JI Packer
Stephen Olford
Charles Finney
Characteristics of Revival
Raises Esteem of Jesus
Satan Suffers Losses Due to Genuine Repentance
Greater Responses to the World of God
Clearer Vision of Spiritual Truths
Revivals in the Old Testament
Genesis 4:26
Genesis 6:
Genesis 35:1-15
The Exodus (Exodus 3:9)
The Wilderness (Exodus 19:20)
Joshua 3:6-10
I Kings 18
Josiah II Chronicles 34-35
Ezra
3:13-13
6:13-22
Nehemiah 8 and 9
Jonah
Hezekiah II Chronicles 29-31
Revivals in the New Testament
John the Baptist
Christ's Ministry Upon Earth
Pentecost (Acts 2)
Samaria (Acts 8)
Caesarea (Acts 10)
Antioch (Acts 11)
The Missionary Journeys (Acts 13)
Famous Revivals
The Camp Meeting Revival 1800-1835
The Revival 1857-58
Azusa Street Revival (1906)
Asbury College (1970)
Biblical Description of Revival
Human Need for God's Touch (Isaiah 6:1-8)
God as He Actually is (Isaiah vs. 1b-4)
(Isaiah 6:5)
The Grace of God (Isaiah 6:6-7)
The Mission (Isaiah 6:8a)
(Isaiah: 6:8b)
Revivals Occur at Time of Moral Darkness
Revivals in the Bible were Preceded by Prayers
Revivals in the Bible Rested upon God's Word
Human Vessels were Used by God
Conviction of Sin in Revival
Emphasis on the Blood of Christ
Great Joy
Effects of Revival upon the Church
The Presence of God is Sensed
A Sharp Conviction of Sin is Experienced
Declaration of Eternal Punishment becomes the Doctrine of the Church
The Death of Christ as Necessary for Atonement is Centric to the Message
Infilling of the Holy Spirit on a Conscious and Group Level
Compulsion to Witness Arising from Revival
Large Numbers of Conversions Resulting from Revival
The Nature of Worship in the Church becomes Transformed
People are Hungering for the Word of God
Prayer Meetings Grow
Believers having a Desire to Serve
Unity among Believers of God
Leadership Responsibilities
Biblical Responsibilities of Leadership in Revival
As the Leaders, so the Congregation will Follow

Table of Contents:
Statement of Thesis
Purpose of Research
Significance of Research
Methodology
Research Questions
Literature Review
Summary of Literature Reviewed
Recommendations for Research

From the Paper:

"It is important to understand states Morrison that "revivals were very much influenced by those leading them". Morrison states that it was acknowledged, as an important principle among godly ministers is that "the presence of these phenomena and the progress that they took and the degree to which they happened was very much dependent on the way that the leaders conducted services and meetings." Even the "extent to which they flourished was directed associated with the way they were handled.""

Sample of Sources Used:

• Spurgeon, C. (nd) What is Revival? Online at: http://www.spurgeon.org/s_and_t/wir1866.htm
• Rugh, Gil (nd) A Closer Look at Revival and Revival Meetings http://www.biblebb.com/files/REVIVALS.HTM
• What is True Revival (nd) http://www.watchword.org/
• Ziegler, Jeff (2007) The Path of Revival Online at: http://www.forerunner.com/forerunner/X0628_Ziegler_-_Path_of_Re.html
• William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival by Gary B. McGee The Enrichment Journal. http://www.ag.org/enrichmentjournal/199904/026_azusa.cfm

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