ABC History and Polity: A required course for the Pastoral Development Academy of the ABC-GRR, for all ordinations, and for ministers with other backgrounds to have their ordination recognized by the ABC
April 6 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CDT
Rev. Dr. Adrian Lamkin, Instructor
This online Zoom class will be four (4) sessions on Mondays from 6:00—8:00pm: April 6, 13, 27 & May 4, 2026
Cost: $100, to be sent with a completed registration form to the American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region, PO Box 13457, Springfield, IL 62791-3457 or register & pay online below. PayPal is not required for online payment.
The required textbooks are Down by the Riverside: a Brief History of Baptist Faith, by Everett C.
Goodwin, and A BAPTIST MANUAL OF POLITY & PRACTICE, by Norman H. Maring and Winthrop S. Hudson. Both books are available from Judson Press. Also highly recommended is The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms, by Walter B. Shurden. You will be required to write an 8-page paper on some aspect of Baptist History or Polity, due 30 days after the class.
Questions may be addressed to Brian Romanowski, Dean of the Academy at brian@abcgrr.org or
217-726-7366 ext. 14. We must have a minimum of five students by March 25. If you have not
registered by March 25, you may not receive the student packet before the first class session.
Print registration form:
Or register at Tickets below.
