Tag Archives: Three-Self
Become a Missional Theologian
Desiring God Int’l tweeted to a blog post rather eye-catchingly entitled “How Lack of Theological Training in the Developing World Weakens Missions”. This subject line immediately caught my attention. In the post, Matt Perman lists three quotes from JP Moreland’s … Continue reading
Spiritual Factors Influencing the Korean Revival–Expanded Version
Protestant missionaries had an eye on Korea since the early nineteenth century. Charles Gutzlaff, a Pietist missionary, attempted to enter Korea in 1832 to distribute Bibles. Though he passed out some scriptures, the king refused him entry. A similar foray into Korea … Continue reading
Filed under History of Missions, Korea, Missionary Methods, Revival
Understanding Korean Revival(s)
So, if the revivals were more than just meetings, what did it mean to say that there was revival in Korea? Was this revival of the same order of revival as being experienced in the west? Regarding the first … 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
Filed under Missionary Methods
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
Filed under China, History of Missions, Korea, Missionary Methods, Revival
