Historical Background
In 1962, acting on the suggestions of pastor Lane Adams and businessman Lowell Berry, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association began to investigate the possibility of holding seminars in conjunction with crusades. These seminars would be aimed at seminary students and would provide the future ministers with a theoretical and experiential understanding of the ways and means of mass evangelism. According to a handout on the seminary program written in late 1962 or early 1963, "The need for a systematic program to expose theological students to the various aspects of evangelism was soon apparent when students from Fuller Theological Seminary first began participating in the Crusades. The program was officially organized in the Chicago Crusade when twenty young men from seven seminaries participated. The program is under the cognizance of Crusade Director Walter Smyth. The Administration of the program is handled by Bob Root of the Billy Graham Association. Liaison between the administration and the seminary students is handled by Ed Gregory. Gregory coordinated the seminary program in the Chicago and El Paso Crusades and will serve in the same capacity in the forthcoming Los Angeles Crusade." Also involved in the BGEA's planning of the program were Bill Brown, Robert Ferm, and Leighton Ford. The trial programs were enthusiastically received and the program called the School of Evangelism became a regular part of major crusades.
Folder 6-69 contains an evaluation booklet for the seminary program of the El Paso Crusade of 1962. Other files in that collection relate to Ed Gregory and the Southern California Crusade Seminary Program.
Scope and Content
This collection contains two notebooks on the development and evaluation of the Southern California Crusade Seminary Program. The first booklet contains general correspondence, transcripts of exploratory interviews with various seminary officials, a proposed program outline, a suggested budget, and a directory of seminaries in the western third of the United States. The second booklet contains correspondence with students attending the program, their supervisors, and miscellaneous persons, as well as extensive evaluations of the program by students.
Also in this collection are two audio tapes made of some talks given at the 1963 Southern California Crusade Seminary Program. Tape T1 contains the address "Crisis in Urgency," delivered August 19, and "Crisis in Strategy," delivered August 20, both by Leighton Ford. Tape T2 contains two addresses delivered August 23: "Crisis in Communication" by Leighton Ford and "Historical Perspective, Contributors, and Problems of Mass Evangelism" by Robert Ferm.
Provenance
The booklets were sent to the Center by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in April 1976. The tapes were received by the Center from the BGEA Atlanta Office in May 1977.
Accession 76-13, 77-6
April 5, 1977
Robert Shuster
Revised, June 30, 1977
Robert Shuster
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SCHEDULE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CRUSADE SEMINARY PROGRAM; 1963 | ||
| Wednesday 8/14 | Arrival | |
| Thursday 8/15 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Welcome and Orientation (Ed Gregory) |
| 10:45 - 12:15 | Group A - Counselor Training (Charlie Riggs) | |
| Group B - (AFTERNOON) Crusade Preparation | ||
| Friday 8/16 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Reorientation and prayer (Ed Gregory) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Local crusade development (Richard Woike) | |
| 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Group A - Counselor Training (Charlie Riggs) | |
| Group B - Crusade Preparation | ||
| Saturday 8/17 | Study, Relaxation | |
| Sunday 8/18 | Free Time | |
| Monday 8/19 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Crusade planning and strategy (Walter Smyth) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Group I - Crisis in Urgency (Leighton Ford) | |
| Group II - Motive and Goal of Evangelism (Joe Blinco) | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Groups (Joe Blinco, Leighton Ford) | |
| Tuesday 8/20 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Evangelism and Writing (Dr. Wirt) |
| 11:50 - 12:50 | Group I - Crisis in Strategy (Leighton Ford) | |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Group II - Dilemma and Dynamic of Evangelism (Joe Blinco) | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Optional Discussion Group (Dr. Wirt) | |
| Wednesday 8/21 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Relationship of Evangelism to Evangelical Movement (Dr. John Wesley White) |
| 11:50 - 12:50 | Group I - Crisis in Communication (Leighton Ford) | |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Group II - The Ministry that Triumphs (Joe Blinco) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Groups (Joe Blinco, Leighton Ford) | |
| Thursday 8/22 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Evangelism and Writing (Dr. Wirt) |
| 11:50 - 12:50 | Group I - Crisis in Communication (Leighton Ford) | |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Group II - The Ministry that Triumphs (Joe Blinco) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Group (Dr. Wirt) | |
| Friday 8/23 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Crisis in Communication, (Conclusion) (Leighton Ford) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Historical Perspective, Contributions, and Problems of Mass Evangelism (Dr. Robert Ferm) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Groups (Dr. Ferm) | |
| Saturday 8/24 | Study, Relaxation | |
| Sunday 8/25 | Free Time | |
| Monday 8/26 | 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. | Billy Graham Team Breakfast |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Visitation Evangelism (Rev. Eugene Golay) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Groups (Rev. Golay, Dr. Haqq) | |
| Tuesday 8/27 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Prayer Preparation (Rev. Arvid Carlson) |
| 10:45 - 11:45 | Counseling and Follow-Up Procedures (Forrest Layman) | |
| 11:50 - 12:50 | Apologetics & Evangelism (Dr. Haqq) | |
| Wednesday 8/28 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Building Christian Maturity in the Church Membership (Rev. Louis Evans) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Group (Rev. Evans) | |
| Thursday 8/29 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Group Prayer |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | How a Local Church Prepares and Participates in a Crusade (Rev. Raymond Ortlund) (Meet at Lake Avenue Congregational Church, 393 N Lake Avenue, Pasadena, California) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Groups (Rev. Ortlund, Mr. Riggs) | |
| Friday 8/30 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Operation Africa (Howard Jones, Bob Harrison) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Psychology of Conversion (Dr. Ferm) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Groups (Rev. Jones, Rev. Harrison, Dr. Ferm) | |
| Saturday 8/31 | Study, Relaxation | |
| Sunday 9/1 | Free Time | |
| Monday 9/2 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Group Prayer |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Follow-Up and Training Men (Charie Riggs) | |
| Tuesday 9/3 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Evangelism and Music as Related to the Local Church (Don Hustad) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Racial problems and the local church (Dr. Horace Mays) | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Optional Discussion Group (Dr. Mays) | |
| Wednesday 9/4 | 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Administration (Bob Root) |
| 10:40 - 11:20 | Personal Shaking (Dr. Charles Foller) | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Minister's Prayer Fellowships (Rev. Armin Gesswein) | |
| Thursday 9/5 | 9:30 - 10:30 | The Ministry that Triumphs (Joe Blinco) |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Evangelism and Films (Dick Ross) | |
| Friday 9/6 | 8:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Ministers' Breakfast |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Practical problems of a Minister (Rev. Erling Wold) | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Crusade Evaluation and Prayer (Ed Gregory) | |
| Saturday 9/7 | Study, Relaxation | |
| Sunday 9/8 | Leave for home | |
Addresses given at the 1963 Southern California Crusade Seminary Program:
T1 - SIDE 1: "Crisis in Urgency," Leighton Ford, August 19, 1963. 3-3/4 ips. SIDE 2: "Crisis in Strategy," Leighton Ford, August 20, 1963. 3-3/4 ips.| CONTAINER LIST | ||
| Box | Folder | Item |
| 1 | 1 | Program notebook, Vol. 1; 1963 |
| 1 | 2 | Program notebook, Vol. 2; 1963 |