Church Discipline: Fallen, Broken, Restored

Course Code: PT224

Instructor: Dennis Kizziar

Course Description

This course offers a practical, biblical guide on how to help Christians in our midst who are struggling with significant sin issues. It explains our penchant for doing wrong, our need to be broken, how to handle church discipline, and how to restore a fallen, broken believer.

Course Objectives

• to provide the answers to one of today’s most pressing problems - the sinning believer in our midst;

• to teach step-by-step process of church discipline and restoration;

• to give examples of both positive and negative, biblical and non-biblical attempts to restore fallen believers.

Course Outline

Introduction

Lecture 1.  Fallen

1.1. On The Ground.

1.2. Why Do  People Fall?

Lecture 2. Broken

2.1. What is Brokenness?

2.2. What Steps To Take?

Lecture 3. Biblical Church Discipline

3.1. Where to Start?

3.2. What is the Process?

3.3. What is the Response to the Unrepentant Person?

Lecture 4. Restored

4.1. What is Restoration?

4.2. The Biblical Response to the Repentant.

4.3. Jeff Leeland’s Restoration.

Course Requirements

Students should:

• watch all lectures and take quizzes bases on lectures and assigned reading;

• read Fallen, Broken, Restored/The Journey from Ruination to Restoration by Dennis Kizziar and write a personal response on the book;

• submit two short essays;

• be prepared to discuss some questions with other students;

• write a final paper “Purposes of Church Discipline”;

• pass the exam based on the lectures and required reading.

Course Assesment

Required reading and report      15 %

Final paper                                 25%

Written assignments                  10%

Forum discussion                       15%

The final exam                             15%

Quizzes                                        15%

Course Evaluation                         5%