Missions - Exam 2

Richard Wrumbrand

A Romanian pastor and Christian missionary known for his imprisonment and torture under the Communist regime for his faith. He founded The Voice of the Martyrs, an organization dedicated to supporting persecuted Christians worldwide.

Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

1700-1760 Founder of the Moravian Church and missions, which were the first protestant missions they had organization. In 1732 Morivan missionaries went to the Virgin Islands and Greenland. They had 226 missionaries in 10 countries.

Richard Wrumbrand

A Romanian pastor and Christian missionary known for his imprisonment and torture under the Communist regime for his faith. He founded The Voice of the Martyrs, an organization dedicated to supporting persecuted Christians worldwide.

Count Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf

1700-1760 Founder of the Moravian Church and missions, which were the first protestant missions they had organization. In 1732 Morivan missionaries went to the Virgin Islands and Greenland. They had 226 missionaries in 10 countries.

William Carey

1761-1834, Known as the Father of the missionary movement. Formed the Baptist Missionary Society (Particular Baptist Society for Propagating the Gospel among the heathen). Advocated for missions. From London, went to India

Samuel Mills

Haystack Prayer Meeting. Worked with Adoriam Judson to form the American Board of Commissioners in 1810, a missionary society

Robert Speer

Vocie of the Student Volunteer movement

Peter Torjesen 1892- 1931

A Norwegian missionary known for his work in China through the China Inland Mission. Died in a Japanese bombing raid, his wife continued his work. Philippians 1:20 was his motto

Isobel Kuhn 1901-1957

A Canadian missionary known for her work in China among the Lisu people in the Yunnan province. Her and her husband started the Rainy Season Bible School. Also, her work was done through the China Inland Mission.

John and Betty Stam

Went to China through the China Inland Mission. They were executed by communist chinese soliders in 1934. They became inspirations for their faith.

Hudson Taylor

founded the China Inland Mission in 1865

Joe and Tanna Collins

From Greenville. Went to nepal to work with Tibetan refugees. They were killed in a plane crash in 1992. Joe’s Bible was found intact with sermons on joy and death. Tanna’s parents picked up their work. Philippians 1:21

Justin Perkins 1805-1864

A presbyterian missionary and linguist who was the first US citizen to live in Iran. He put the Syrian language into writing and translated the Bible into Syriac. Known as the “apostle to Persia.”

Peter Cameron Scott 1867-1896

Scottish American who founded the Africa inland mission. He died of blackwater fever on the mission field, in fact, his entire team died and missionaries replaced them, carrying their supplies in coffins.

Carl F.H. Henry 1913-2003

Evangelical theologian to helped found Fuller Theological Seminary, Evangelical theological seminary, and Christianity Today. “Gospel is only good news if it gets there in time”

Steward and Gladis Stains

Worked in Odisha india among the poor and lepers. Steward and their two sons were murdered by radical hindus. Gladys remained in India with their daughter and continued the work.

Jim Elliot

Speared to death in Ecuador by the Huoarani Indians

Larry and Jean Elliott

Served in Honduras for 25 years, helping to provide clean water. They then went to Iraq and were killed in a terrorist ambust in Mosul Iraq.

Martin and Gracia Burnham

They were missionaries to the philippines with New Tribes Mission. they were kidnapped by Filipino muslim extremists in may 2001. They were rescued but Martin died in the attempt. Gracia lived and became a speaker and a writer.

Eric Liddell 1902-1945

Scottish olympian who went to serve as a missionary in China. He refused to race on a Sunday and had to change events. He died as a POW in a japanese concentration camp.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945

A german pastor and theologian who wrote on Christianity’s role in the secular world. He stood against Hitler and was killed for it on April 9th. His writings inspired many missionaries.

William Carry’s 5 Missiological Principles

• widespread preaching of the Gospel

• distribution of the Bible in the Peoples language

• establish local churches

• study of the culture and language

• train local to be ministers

London Missionary Society

Formed in 1795 by William Carey. The Primary protestant missionary society. Sent John Patton, Robert Morrison, and David Livingstone

Princeton Pledge

I purpose, God willing, to be come a foreign missionary.

Henry Venn and Rufus Anderson

developed a church planting system

Church planting System

• churches need to be self propagating

• churches need to be self supporting

• churches need to be self governing

David Bosch

added a fourth point to the church planting system. “Churches should be self theologizing”

China Inland Mission

At one point was the largest foreign mission organization in the world. It was open to anyone and stressed identification with Chinese. It was faith based, so they prayed that the Lord would provide.

Charlotte Diggs Moon

Missionary to China. Advocated for missionaries to have breaks and advocated for women’s rights in missions.

William Cameron Townsend

Founded the Sumer Insistute of Linguistics, also known as Wycliffe Bible Translators

Donald McGavvan

Father of the church growth movement. Founding dean of the missions school at Fuller.

Principles for missions strategy

• Church is intended to grow

• encourage people movements

• concentrate on the receptive

• multiply congregations

• give priority to urban populations

• do research

Ralph Winter

He devopled the first Theological Education by Extension program (TEE)

Theological Education by Extension (TEE)

They took education to the pastors, making it more accessible.

Luis Bush

missions mobilizer with COMIBAM. President of AD 2000 and Beyond. Coined the 10/40 window and advocated for the 4/14 window

COMIBAM

Columbia Christian missions. They mobiled latin american missionaries.

AD 2000 and Beyond

A church for every people and the gospel for everyone by year 2000

10/40 Window

a geographical region where the most unreached people are

4/14 window

The ages where most people become Christians

World C

Professing Christians - access to the most funds and make up the most of missions

Who makes up the most of the population

Asia

Largest language

China

Second largest language

English

Barna’s criteria for Christians

• personal life changing experience with Christ

• faith is important to their lives

• responsibility to share their faith

• believe that satan exists

• salvation through faith

• believe that Jesus lived a sinless life

• believe that the Bible is true

• describe God as omniscient, omnipotent, and creator

World B

have access to a Christian wittness but do not believe.

Largest world religion

Christianity

Second largest world religion

Muslims

Largest country

India

Third largest country

USA

World A

have no access to the Gospel and are not Christians

Unreached peoples

people with no access to the Gospel

THUMB

Acronym for the 5 major blocs of unreached people

5 blocs of unreached people

Tribal, Hindu, Unreligious/Chinese, Muslim, Buddist

Culture

the integrated system of learned patterns of behavior, values, beliefs, products, and institutions characterized by society. The road map of society.

cultural insiders

learn culture through enculturization

Encultuization

growing up in society

Cultural outsiders

learn worldview through acculturation

Acculturation

process through which adults learn

Cultural Intelligence

your capability to function in cross-cultural contexts, including different national, international, organizational, and generational settings.

4 areas of QC

• Drive

• Knowledge

• Strategy

• Action

5 ways to develop QC Drive

• being honest with yourself

• examine confidence level

• eat and socialize

• count the perks

• work for something bigger

Developing QC Knowledge

• culture’s role in our own lives

• learn and understand the language

• understand the different cultural values and cultures

Factors that shape all human behavior

• Personality

• Context

• Culture

What is the greatest force changing behavior

Culture

The cultural dimensions

• power distance

• uncertainty avoidance

• individualism or collectivism

• masculinity vs feminine

• long term vs short term

• indulgent vs restraint