Publications
Believer’s Baptism: Explained In Seven Biblical Metaphors by J. Elton Kolb
The Bible uses multiple images, or metaphors, to describe baptism. This book uses seven of them to look at baptism from multiple perspectives simultaneously. A multi-metaphor approach to baptism is like studying an object in three dimensions. One must look at it from every angle. Through these insights, author J. Elton Kolb presents a new way to have conversations about baptism.
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Believer’s Baptism (2017) by J. Elton Kolb
Many people in the body of Christ have discussed the importance of baptism, the various ways people are baptized, and why it is a valuable part of the Christian life. This book helps summarize those thoughts and conversations, and is intended to serve as a helpful guide for anyone in the body of Christ who is looking to be baptized or teach on baptism.
Believer’s Baptism: A Resource Book Utilizing A Multi-Metaphor Approach to Baptismal Instruction (Dissertation) by J. Elton Kolb
The purpose of this project was to create a resource that will provide a guide for church leaders toward a multi-metaphor approach to baptismal instruction. The design for this project was to conduct an online survey assessment by a panel of experts who reviewed the resource. The panel found that the resource utilizes and explains a multi-metaphor approach to the many and various meanings of baptism found in scripture which have been part of a multivalent understanding and practice of baptism throughout church history. The resource is useful where the goal of baptism is spiritual formation.