Tag Archives: Revival
Some Book Reviews
I write book reviews from time to time that by God’s grace are published. I’ve written reviews for Faith & Mission (the former journal of SEBTS), EMQ, Missiology, and Themelios. I’ve reviewed the following books (hyperlinks are to the individual … Continue reading
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Evangelical Awakenings–Works of God, or of man?
In each of his volumes in the Evangelical Awakenings series, J. Edwin Orr opened with his oft-quoted definition of an Evangelical Awakening: An Evangelical Awakening is a movement of the Holy Spirit bringing about a revival of New Testament Christianity … Continue reading
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Understanding Revival–Church Growth Style
Donald McGavran’s Understanding of Revival In Understanding Church Growth, Donald McGavran dedicated an entire chapter to the theme of revival as it relates to church growth.[1] Since McGavran was most concerned with conversion growth among the hidden peoples of the … Continue reading
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A Rubric for Revival
Recently, I received in the mail an anticipated new book on revival, Global Awakening: How 20th-Century Revivals Triggered a Christian Revolution, written by Mark Shaw, who is the director of the world Christianity program at Africa International University in Nairobi, … Continue reading
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Primary Source — Shandong Revival
The following is copied and pasted directly from The Reynold’s Family Archives. I am posting this here since I have involved myself heavily in the research of The Shantung Revival. I have written much on this event already and am … Continue reading
Festo Kivengere: Keswick Theology Matures in East Africa
Theologically, the influence of Keswick theology upon the East Africa Revival cannot be overstated. For Joe Church, the team approach to evangelism was performed in little ‘Keswicks’ across East Africa.[1] More has been said about this in my previous post. … Continue reading
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East Africa Revival: Timeline and Key Individuals
In the 2005 movie “Hotel Rwanda”, Don Cheadle, as Paul Rusesabagina, personified heroism in light of great tragedy in a dramatic retelling of Hutu/Tutsi genocidal war in the land of Rwanda. Little do many know that eighties year prior to … Continue reading
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East Africa Revival: Sources
A long, long time ago I first came across reports of the East Africa Revival. At the time, I was clueless, been trapped in my ethnocentric slumbers. But some great folks have interacted with me and I’ve done a bit … Continue reading
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Pearl Pauline Caldwell — Missionary to China
Miss Pearl Pauline Caldwell was born on Aug 19, 1877 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the third of five children to Isaac and Alice Caldwell. Baptized at the age of nine at Cherry Creek Baptist Church, it was as a member of … Continue reading
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Pearl Allene Todd — Missionary to China
Miss Pearl Allene Todd,[1] was born in Hahira, GA, on November 2, 1890, to Rev. Edward and Emma Todd, one of five children. She came to Christ at the age of thirteen and was baptized in Plant City, Florida. Later, … Continue reading
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A Gentle Wind of God: The Influence of the East Africa Revival
Richard K. MacMaster and Donald R. Jacobs masterfully recount the genesis and on-going life of the East Africa Revival in “A Gentle Wind of God: The Influence of the East Africa Revival” (Find on Amazon). The significance of this revival … Continue reading
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God is Bigger than Race!!!
Jena, LA, is going from this…. to this… What the national media is not covering demonstrates our nations lust for disunity and discord. Ironically, the one thing that people marched for “unity” and “justice” is being fulfilled in Jena, … Continue reading
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Jena Revival Continues
Baptist Press just released this article today–”This Time Around, Jena is Making Spiritual Headlines.” Who knows if the national media will return to Jena, LA. But God has been working there even through the toughest times. The article reports that … Continue reading
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Race and Revival–Revisiting Jena
I was looking at the RSS feed from Baptist Press and came across the article “Jena Revival Heads into Week 4“. Immediately I was intrigued. You probably remember, I hope, the racial tension budding from Jena across the nation back … Continue reading
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East African Revival–Looking for Sources
The years 1901-1910 marked intense years of spiritual awakening that has been labeled a “Global Revival.” This revival sparked across the globe in Wales, Korea, India, America and East Africa. On Sept 1, in a post introducing you, the … Continue reading
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