Tag Archives: Self-Supporting
Self-Respect: The Indispensible Prerequisite for Self-Support
Frank Lide and Theological Training in China In January 1928, Frank P. Lide completed his dissertation for the Th.D. degree under Dr. William Owen Carver on the principle of self-government among indigenous churches in China. His dissertation is helpful for … Continue reading
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Theological Training–The Route Towards Ending Paternalism
Frank Lide On Ending Paternalism in China In January 1928, Frank P. Lide completed his dissertation for the Th.D. degree under Dr. William Owen Carver on the principle of self-government among indigenous churches in China. His dissertation is helpful for … Continue reading
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Frank Lide and New Testament Church Leadership
Frank Lide’s Six Principles of NT Church Leadership Frank was appointed by the Foreign Mission Board and assigned to the North China Mission on June 20, 1920, as an educational missionary. By October, he began preaching to a regiment of … Continue reading
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Missions in Asia: 1500 and After — a summary
Moffett, Samuel Hugh. A History of Christianity in Asia: Volume II 1500–1900. American Society of Missiology Series 36. Maryknoll: Orbis, 2005. Samuel Hugh Moffett was born in Pyongyang, Korea (current capital of North Korea) to one of the pioneer protestant … Continue reading
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God’s Providence and the Non-spiritual Influences on Korean Revivals
[Read the introductory post here.] Any revival movement faces the danger of being spiritualized. Though a revival is a movement of the Spirit of God, the work of God in a revival is not limited to the spiritual realm. Other … Continue reading
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Is it too late for Nevius? Taking a look at the Korean Revival–Part 1
You can see my previous posts on the Great Revival in Korea here and here. As I have researched, I have grown in my understanding and characterization of the revivals, so you will see development from my original posts. Beginning … Continue reading
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Revival in Korea: The Nevius Method and Self-Support
Korea, for the most part of the 19th century, thwarted Western imperialistic encroachment. Charles Gutzlaff, a Pietist missionary, attempted to enter Korea in 1932 to distribute Bibles. Though he passed out some scriptures, he was not allowed permanent entry by the King … Continue reading
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Self-supporting churches: Are we there yet?
The concept of creating dependency in missions is a hot issue among missiologists. I want to bring to your attention a series of posts about the three-selves formula. Check out these posts: Missions Issues: The Three-Selves Formula (1) The Three-Selves … Continue reading
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Revival and Missions–Loss of a Sense of Superiority
In the first 4 decades of the 20th century, revival fires blazed across the face of the globe. And the difference between the global revivals and the revivals in America and Europe during the same time period was that, in … Continue reading
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