Theology

What is theology, and why does it matter for every follower of Jesus? What must we understand about God, His character, His purposes, and His story in order to live faithfully in the world He created? And how does sound doctrine differ from the distorted ideas about God that drift from the authority of Scripture? These resources help us grow in the knowledge of the Lord and deepen our love for the God revealed in the Bible. 

Zambia Bible School Curriculum

This curriculum was developed for use in a rural Bible school system. Courses include Old and New Testament, Christian ethics and doctrine, church leadership, church planting, marriage and family, preaching and teaching, and more.

Africa Theology Series

This series includes volumes in biblical, systematic, and applied theology. Each book is co-authored by experienced missionaries and African authors and is contextualized to meet the needs of the local African pastor.

Helpful Doctrinal Statements

Baptist churches and organizations have adopted confessions of faith as a witness to the world, and as instruments of doctrinal accountability. The documents included here can help you understand and clarify your own beliefs.

ABTEN Confession of Faith

The Africa Baptist Theological Education Network (ABTEN) is a coalition of Baptist seminaries who partner together. This document contains the doctrinal statements they agree upon.

Baptist Faith and Message 2000

This statement contains doctrines that members of the Southern Baptist Convention hold precious and as essential to the Baptist tradition of faith and practice.

Introduction to Hermeneutics

Hermeneutics deals with general principles for interpreting the Bible. The primary purpose is to discover the truths and values expressed in the Bible. This theological studies course was created to be taught in a church setting.

Abandoned Gospel

This book confronts Neo-Pentecostalism and the prosperity gospel – two groups representing a religion that has abandoned the gospel and is now preaching a gospel that is no gospel at all.

The Issue of Pentecostal Praying

This small book explains what the Scripture teaches about corporate prayer and why the practice of “Pentecostal praying” is not biblical. It discusses seven reasons to avoid this style of praying in public worship services.