This document overviews the preaching course Chapman taught and led at Moore College until 2005. It prescribes certain readings for students on preaching which Chapman considered important. It also articulates the course practicum, including the process of student sermon review.
Moore College Mission handbook
A resource provided to students of Moore College in preparation for the annual Moore College Missions. The resource contains (among other things) the full text of Chapman's 'Dialogue Evangelism' course, developed over the period of his time as Director of the Department of Evangelism. Its inclusion and its contents demonstrate the influence Chapman's evangelistic leadership and methodology had on the student body.
Peter F. Jensen correspondence
Correspondence from Peter F. Jensen, then principal of Moore Theological College, which canvases the renaming of the singles quarters at Moore College under the name 'John Chapman House'.
Correspondence with David Claydon, CMS Federal Secretary
Correspondence between Chapman and David Claydon, Federal Secretary CMS, 1997 “Is Development a Missionary Task?” Checkpoint Magazine (Spring 1997), 6–8.
The correspondence and article reveal Chapman’s desire to safeguard the theology of mission as an activity of proclamation, which is supported by Christian service and social care, and not to conflate the two activities.
Why every church should be running the Alpha Course, Prepare for Service, No. 24, Feb 1997, p. 1-7
The article provides a general review of the Alpha course. While Chapman believed that the sociology of the course was positive and appealing, he notes various reservations regarding the courses’ theological assumptions.
A lay leader at communion, Church Scene, Dec 14 1978, p. 9
The article relates a discussion between Chapman and Gerald Davis in 1978. It reveals Chapman’s developing views on ordination and the sacraments. It also gives Chapman’s rationale for some of the wider views on evangelism that had become popular in the 1970s.
Chappo: for the sake of the gospel - Michael Orpwood
Biography of John Chapman, published by Eagleswift Press. Includes manuscript letter from Marcus Loane to Michael Orpwood inside front cover.
Diary of trip to Italy - includes notes, tickets and postcards.
This compendium of files demonstrates Chapman’s wide prayer concerns and commitments until the 4th Quarter of 2012. Chapman noted prayer requests as complete and marked these with a tick against the request. The compendium also demonstrates the international breadth of Chapman’s ministry and ministry partnerships. He regularly prayed for Reformed evangelical leaders in England (Palmer, Lucas, Taylor, Tice), South Africa (Retief), North America (Hughes), Asia (Clarke), Australia (Jensen, Cook, Peterson, Moore College Faculty), Armidale diocesan leaders (Lewers, Chiswell), AFES leaders (Chin, Chiswell), and CMS Mission Partners. The age of the compendium and its photos is indicative of long-held practice.
The text of a letter in which Dr. Carson expresses his desire that Chapman’s evangelistic audio material “will be used in small-group evangelistic settings around the world.”