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Copyright © 2014 Jeffrey Paul Reynolds All Rights Reserved. The Copyright © 2014 Jeffrey Paul Reynolds All rights reserved. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has permission to reproduce and disseminate this document in any form by any means for purposes chosen by the Seminary, including, without limitation, preservation or instruction. DAWSON TROTMAN’S PERSONAL SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS GREAT COMMISSION MINISTRY __________________ A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy __________________ by Jeffrey Paul Reynolds December 2014 APPROVAL SHEET DAWSON TROTMAN’S PERSONAL SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR HIS GREAT COMMISSION MINISTRY Jeffrey Paul Reynolds Read and Approved by: __________________________________________ Timothy K. Beougher (Chair) __________________________________________ Adam W. Greenway __________________________________________ Robert L. Plummer Date: ______________________________ To Erin Elizabeth, my beautiful wife, who has loved, encouraged, and motivated me, and Griffin Edward, our strong son, whom we love and with whom we are well pleased, and Reagan Ashley, our precious little girl, who has captured our hearts: May our family live and leave a legacy of love for the Lord Jesus Christ and faithful service to Him all the days of our lives. I love you. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page PREFACE ......................................................................................................................... ix Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1 Thesis .................................................................................................................6 Background ......................................................................................................13 Personal Interest .......................................................................................14 Literature Review ....................................................................................18 Methodology ....................................................................................................24 Research Methodology ............................................................................24 Definitions ...............................................................................................26 Limitations and Delimitations .................................................................29 Conclusion ......................................................................................................30 2. LIFE AND MINISTRY OF DAWSON TROTMAN .........................................31 Biographical Sketch .........................................................................................32 Conversion to Christianity .......................................................................34 Early Christian Life .................................................................................36 Courtship and Marriage ...........................................................................39 Historical Context and Cultural Milieu ...................................................39 iv Chapter Page Trotman’s Response to Modernism .........................................................43 Spiritual Foundations for Ministry ..........................................................46 Methods and Influence of Ministry .........................................................47 Death and Legacy ....................................................................................61 Trotman’s Understanding of Great Commission Ministry ..............................62 Trotman’s Understanding of the Gospel ..................................................68 Trotman’s Understanding of Discipleship ...............................................79 Conclusion .......................................................................................................90 3. TROTMAN’S PERSONAL SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES ..................................93 Key Biblical Passages Trotman Used in Formulating His Personal Spiritual Disciplines ......................................93 The Word of God .....................................................................................95 Scripture Memorization .........................................................................104 Prayer .....................................................................................................106 Other Sources of Influence on Trotman’s Personal Spiritual Disciplines ................................................................119 Early Christian Life ...............................................................................119 Missionary Biographies and Pastoral Works .........................................122 Core Theological Beliefs Regarding Personal Spiritual Disciplines .............130 The Wheel ..............................................................................................131 The Word Hand .....................................................................................137 Summary of Core Theology of Personal Spiritual Disciplines .............142 Summary of Trotman’s Practice of Personal Spiritual Disciplines ...............143 v Chapter Page Time Alone with God ............................................................................144 Time with Others and God ....................................................................149 Struggles in Discipline ...........................................................................155 Conclusion .....................................................................................................157 4. TROTMAN’S GREAT COMMISSION MINISTRY .......................................160 Historical Sketch ............................................................................................162 Patten Blinn Lumber Company .............................................................162 Presbyterian Sunday School Boys Class ...............................................166 Expanding Opportunities .......................................................................168 Minute Men ...........................................................................................174 “And Then He Met a Hitchhiker . .” ....................................................178 The Navigators .......................................................................................181 Billy Graham Evangelistic Association .................................................193 Reflecting on Trotman’s Great Commission Ministry ..........................197 Ministry Vision: The Big Dipper ..................................................................199 The First Star: The Wheel .....................................................................199 The Second Star: The Word Hand ........................................................200 The Third Star: Evangelism ..................................................................201 The Fourth Star: Follow-Up .................................................................202 The Fifth Star: Pacesetting ....................................................................203 The Sixth Star: Other Works ................................................................204 The Seventh Star: World Vision ...........................................................206 vi Chapter Page Summary of the Big Dipper ...................................................................207 Trotman’s Concept of Spiritual Reproduction ...............................................207 Conclusion .....................................................................................................213 5. INFLUENCE OF TROTMAN’S PERSONAL SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES ON HIS GREAT COMMISSION MINISTRY ........................216 The Man God Uses .........................................................................................216 God’s Man in Scripture .........................................................................218 God’s Men in Church History ...............................................................220 “Common Denominators for Spiritual Effectiveness” ..........................222 Foundation .....................................................................................................224 God’s Man is a Man of the Word ..........................................................224 God’s Man is a Man of Prayer ...............................................................234 Foundation for Great Commission Ministry ..........................................243 Motivation ......................................................................................................245 God’s Man is a Man of Obedience ........................................................246 God’s Man is a Man of Witness ............................................................253 Motivation for Great Commission Ministry ..........................................258 Urgency ..........................................................................................................259 God’s Man Understands the Heart of God ............................................260 God’s Man Understands His Commission ............................................266 God’s Man Yearns to Carry Out His Commission ................................268 Urgency for Great Commission Ministry ..............................................269 Effectiveness
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