Category Archives: Revival
African beats
Reblogged from Watumishi wa Neno: We’ve said before that musicians and singers should be just as much servants of the Word as preachers. And on the last ministry training week we talked about how we’ve got to be careful about lyrics … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, East Africa, Theology
Persons of Peace Preserving the Progress of the Gospel: A Historical Example
The years 1899-1900 were terrible years in North China. The Boxers, a group so-called because of their fighting methods, arose in opposition to everything foreign and in support of the Qing dynasty. They had formed a belief that their protecting … Continue reading
Filed under China, History of Missions
East African Revival – New Academic Resources
Any time I step into the library at Southeastern, I take a few minutes to peruse the newly acquired section. They have four shelves full of books that have been recently purchased or donated to the library. For a theological … Continue reading
Filed under Books, East Africa, Revival
Nevius Methods and Church Planting Movements – An Article
If you have read much of my blog in the past, I have posted on various revivals that have occurred in nonWestern lands, such as in Korea, China, and East Africa. I’ve also mentioned a guy named John Nevius quite … Continue reading
Filed under History of Missions, Korea
Speaking in Tongues and the Shandong Revival
One of the recurring questions surrounding the Shandong Revival is whether or not the missionaries spoke in tongues. Historically, Southern Baptists have held that ”speaking in unknown languages” was not the biblical understanding of glossolalia, and certainly that speaking in tongues … Continue reading
Filed under China, History of Missions, Revival
Historical Quote of the Day
from Daniel H. Bays, A New History of Christianity in China, pg. 3. Ahem…please pardon his French… plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose In other words, “The more things change, the more things stay the same”
Filed under China, History of Missions
1927: Big Year for Shandong
I’m currently putting together an outline of important historical events leading up to and going through the Shandong Revival. It is not near complete at the moment, but here is a rough outline of some of the events in the … Continue reading
Introducing John Sung
I’m currently writing my dissertation on the Shandong Revival, 1927-37. One of the more important figures in this revival was John Sung. Sung was a revivalist/evangelist, credited with leading over 100,000 Chinese men and women (and some missionaries too!) to … Continue reading
Filed under China
An Example of Revival Unity
Though sometimes what is often termed revival is nothing less than religious enthusiasm, genuine revival is much more. The “revived” experience all facets of Christianity more deeply than they had before. Below is an example from Charles L. Culpepper, Sr.,’s … Continue reading
The Legacy Lives On
On November 11, an African brother came across my posts on the East African Revival and made a few comments. Click here to read his comments. I am grateful that the legacy of the East African Revival lives on and … Continue reading
Filed under East Africa, Revival
Bertha Smith & Keswick Theology in the Shantung Revival
The two revivalists who frequented Cowpens, SC, made a lasting impact upon the life of Bertha Smith.[1] Rev. Troy and Luther Manness had attended God’s Bible School, founded by Martin Wells Knapp in 1897 in Cincinnati. Knapp was a Methodist … Continue reading
Filed under China, History of Missions, Revival
Glory on the Mountaintop–A Revival Report
In a newsletter dated Sept. 27, 1933, Abernathy recounts an experience from the revival.[1] That summer, they had planned a Bible Conference on Tai Shan, the sacred mountain of the province. Note: the Shantung province was the provincial home of … Continue reading
Filed under China, History of Missions, Revival
Missionary-Thought of the Week
“A born-again, Spirit filled, Scripture grounded Chinese evangelist is worth two or three ordinary missionaries.” Martha Linda Franks Letter to Friends, April 5, 1933 Tsining, Shantung, China
Filed under China, Missionary Methods
Introducing the Abernathys, Missionaries to China
John Arch and Zenobia Jewell Leonard Abernathy John Arch Abernathy was one of two sons born to John and Sarah Abernathy in Statesville, NC. John A., (b. 1/3/1896; d. 3/19/1973), experienced conversion after a revival meeting and was baptized at … Continue reading
Filed under China, History of Missions, Revival
