Missionary Methods

St Paul's or Ours
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-7188-9168-8
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 230 g

Reihe: Roland Allen Library

First published in 1912, this authoritative work comparing contemporary missionary methods with those of St Paul remains highly relevant to present-day mission.

Within a decade, St. Paul established the Church in the four provinces of Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia and Asia. This informative study focuses on the social background to the Apostle's missionary journeys with comparisons between his methods and those of the modern day. The book divides into five parts; the first examines the social and religious world which the Apostle inhabited in AD 50; the second addresses how St. Paul presented the Christian Gospel and his financial policy of self-support for the new churches. Here, contrasts are made between St. Paul's financial and missionary principles, which differ alarmingly from those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The rapidity of the Apostle's appointment of responsible church leaders is sharply contrasted with the slowness of the present in the third part. Part four deals with St. Paul's procedures for authority in churches, where those of the present day fail to address the conscience of the local church. Conclusions are provided in part five and the clarity and vigour of Allen's style ensures the reader's interest is maintained to the end.

'Many missionaries in later days have received a larger number of converts than St. Paul; [.] but none have so established churches. We have long forgotten that such things could be.'
Extract from Chapter One.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Roland

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Missionierung und Konvertierung
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Missionswissenschaft, Missionsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

New Foreword by Michael Nazir-Ali
Foreword by Kenneth E. Grubb
Author's Preface

Part I: Antecedent Conditions
1. Introduction
2. Strategic Points
3. Class
4. Moral and Social Condition

Part II: The Presentation of the Gospels
5. Miracles
6. Finance
7. The Substance of St Paul's Preaching

Part III: The Training of Converts
8. The Teaching
9. The Training of Candidates for Baptism and Ordination

Part VI: St Paul's Method of Dealing with Organised Churches
10. Authority and Discipline
11. Unity

Part V: Conclusions
1. Principles
1. Application
1. Epilogue

Index to Bible References