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In One Sacred Effort – Elements of an American Baptist Missiology
In One Sacred Effort Elements of an American Baptist Missiology by Reid S. Trulson © Reid S. Trulson Revised February, 2017 1 American Baptist International Ministries was formed over two centuries ago by Baptists in the United States who believed that God was calling them to work together “in one sacred effort” to make disciples of all nations. Organized in 1814, it is the oldest Baptist international mission agency in North America and the second oldest in the world, following the Baptist Missionary Society formed in England in 1792 to send William and Dorothy Carey to India. International Ministries currently serves more than 1,800 short- term and long-term missionaries annually, bringing U.S. and Puerto Rico churches together with partners in 74 countries in ministries that tell the good news of Jesus Christ while meeting human needs. This is a review of the missiology exemplified by American Baptist International Ministries that has both emerged from and helped to shape American Baptist life. 2 American Baptists are better understood as a movement than an institution. Whether religious or secular, movements tend to be diverse, multi-directional and innovative. To retain their character and remain true to their core purpose beyond their first generation, movements must be able to do two seemingly opposite things. They must adopt dependable procedures while adapting to changing contexts. If they lose the balance between organization and innovation, most movements tend to become rigidly institutionalized or to break apart. Baptists have experienced both. For four centuries the American Baptist movement has borne its witness within the mosaic of Christianity. -
William Carey: Did You Know? Little-Known Or Remarkable Facts About William Carey
Issue 36: William Carey: 19th c. Missionary to India William Carey: Did You Know? Little-known or remarkable facts about William Carey Dr. R.E. Hedland is missionary lecturer for the Conservative Baptist Fellowship Mission Society in Mylapore, India. He is the author of The Mission of the Church in the World (Baker, 1991). William Carey translated the complete Bible into 6 languages, and portions into 29 others, yet he never attended the equivalent of high school or college. His work was so impressive, that in 1807, Brown University conferred a Doctor of Divinity degree on him. William Carey is often called the Father of Modern Protestant Missions. But the first European Protestant missionaries to Asia arrived almost a century before he did. By the time Carey established his mission community, there were thousands of Christians in a Pietist-led settlement in southern India. William Carey’s ministry sparked a new era in missions. One historian notes that his work is “a turning-point; it marks the entry of the English-speaking world on a large scale into the missionary enterprise—and it has been the English-speaking world which has provided four-fifths of the [Protestant] missionaries from the days of Carey until the present time.” Due to an illness, Carey lost most of his hair in his early twenties. He wore a wig for about ten more years in England, but on his way to India, he reportedly threw his wig in the ocean and never wore one again. This famous phrase is the best-known saying of William Carey, yet Carey never said it this way. -
40 Luther Rice: Dreamer and Doer
Luther Rice: Dreamer and Doer John Mark Terry John Mark Terry is the A. P. and Introduction had a violent temper and a fondness for Faye Stone Professor of Christian Mis- Luther Rice and Adoniram Judson. Writ- alcohol. Though a member of the Congre- sions and Evangelism at The Southern ers always link their names. They write of gational Church in the town of North- Baptist Theological Seminary. He joined their call to mission and their appointment borough, Massachusetts, he was not active. Southern Seminary in 1993 after as the first American foreign missionaries. Sarah Rice was a lively, intelligent extensive experience on the mission field Baptist authors wax eloquent about their woman who took great interest in her and in theological education. Dr. Terry conversion to Baptist beliefs. They tell how church as well as her family. She was care- is the author of four books, including Luther Rice came home to America to raise ful to teach her children the Scriptures, and Evangelism: A Concise History and support, and then give the rest of their required young Luther to memorize por- Church Evangelism. attention to Judson’s sacrificial service in tions of the Westminster Catechism. Burma. They ignore Luther Rice for the As a child Luther was a quick learner more sensational career of Judson. and diligent student. He was an obedient Perhaps their emphasis is natural, but child with an amiable temperament. It it seems hardly correct. It could well be that seems that he was a confident youth. When Rice made the greater contribution to Bap- he was sixteen, without consulting his par- tist missions. -
Highlighting the History of Christianity in India • the Changing of Diversified India
Highlighting the History of Christianity in India • The Changing of Diversified India B R I N G I N G T H E T R U T H H O M E FrontLineJanuary/February 2007 • $3.95 Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International 87th Annual Fellowship Hosted by Burge Terrace Baptist Church Indianapolis, Indiana June 12-14, 2007 Featured Speakers: Clarence Sexton Gary Hirth Sam Harbin Kevin Bauder Rick Arrowwood Morris Gleiser Workshop Sessions Include: Strengthen Your Pulpit Preparation (Dave Burggraff) Creative Ideas for Local Church Evangelism (Todd Curtis) Assimilating New Members (Sam Horn) Burge Terrace Baptist Church Administrative Leadership (Kevin Schaal) 9345 Brookville Rd. Effective Preaching (Sam Harbin) Indianapolis, IN 46239 Current Theological Issues (Kevin Bauder) (317) 862-6109 Special Ladies’ Workshop Sessions www.burgeterrace.org (Holly Stratton and Faith Taylor) Additional conference information at www.fbfiannualfellowship.org JANUARY/FEBRUARYContents 2007 FRONTLINE MAGAZINE VOLUME 17 • NUMBER 1 6 Highlighting the History of Christianity 9 The Changing of in India Diversified India Departments Mike Redick Dave Sproul Although India received Only a small fraction 4 Mail Bag the first foreign missionar- of 1% of India’s huge ies from Europe, England, population is born- 5 On the Front Line and the United States, it is again believers. What a What We Can Learn still one of the least-reached great harvest field! from India countries in the world. John C. Vaughn 20 On the Home Front 12 Maintaining Fundamentalism in the 25 Wit & Wisdom Second Generation David Atkinson Edwin Chelli and Johanon Chelli 26 Ladies’ Circle With a population of 1.2 bil- The Love We Seek lion and growing, there is a Kim Melton great need for the gospel to be preached in India. -
Copyright © 2015 Evan Daniel Burns All Rights Reserved. the Southern
Copyright © 2015 Evan Daniel Burns All rights reserved. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary has permission to reproduce and disseminate this document in any form by any means for purposes chosen by the Seminary, including, without limitation, preservation or instruction. “A SUPREME DESIRE TO PLEASE HIM”: THE SPIRITUALITY OF ADONIRAM JUDSON A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy by Evan Daniel Burns May 2015 APPROVAL SHEET “A SUPREME DESIRE TO PLEASE HIM”: THE SPIRITUALITY OF ADONIRAM JUDSON Evan Daniel Burns Read and Approved by: __________________________________________ Michael A. G. Haykin (Chair) __________________________________________ M. David Sills __________________________________________ Gregory A. Wills Date______________________________ To Kristie, a devoted missionary wife cut from the same rock as the three Mrs. Judsons; and to my father and mother, whose holy ambitions and warm affection trained up a missionary. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ............................................................................................ ix PREFACE ........................................................................................................................... x Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1 Status Quaestionis ...............................................................................................5 -
Lecture 28 – “The Last Command”: Missions in “The Great Century”
Reformation & Modern Church History Lecture 28, page 1 Lecture 28 – “The Last Command”: Missions in “the Great Century” “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” Matthew 28: 19, 20 Background Reading Gonzalez, ch. 30 Prayer From Betty Stam “I give up all my own plans and purposes, all my own desires and hopes, and accept Thy will for my life. I give myself, my life, my all utterly to Thee to be thine forever. Fill me with Thy Holy Spirit, use me as Thou will, send me where Thou will, work out Thy whole will in my life at any cost. Now and forever. Amen.” “The Last Command”: Missions in “the Great Century” I. Catholic Missions II. Early Protestant Efforts A. Home missions B. The Huguenot mission to Brazil C. The Dutch Calvinists 1. “Church planting” 2. Missiological writings of Gisbertus Voetius D. The English and New England Puritans Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Company pictured an Indian and the words, “Come over and help us”; Charter charged the company officials to win the natives to “the only true God and Savior of mankind.” 1. John Eliot (1604-90) “Prayer and pains, through faith in Jesus Christ, will do anything.” 2. Thomas Mayhew (1620-57) 3. David Brainerd (1718-47) Diary, Thursday, May 22, 1746: “If ever my soul presented itself to God for His service, without any reserve, it did so now. -
Dr. Daniel Holcomb CONTENTS Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry FALL 2011 • Vol
FALL 2011 • VOLUME 8, NUMBER 2 ‘ Tell the Generations Following’: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Daniel Holcomb CONTENTS Journal for Baptist Theology and Ministry FALL 2011 • Vol. 8, No. 2 © The Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry Editor-in-Chief Co-editors of this Festschrift Associate Editor Charles S. Kelley, Th.D. Rex D. Butler, Ph.D. Christopher J. Black, Ph.D. Lloyd Harsch, Ph.D. Executive Editor & Managing Editor BCTM Director Book Review Editors Suzanne Davis Steve W. Lemke, Ph.D. Page Brooks, Ph.D. Archie England, Ph.D. Design and Layout Editor Dennis Phelps, Ph.D. Gary D. Myers ‘ Tell the Generations Following’: A Festschrift in Honor of Dr. Daniel Holcomb EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION In Honor of Dan Holcomb 6 Steve W. Lemke PART I: ABOUT DAN HOLCOMB Vita 11 The Classics of Christian Devotion: Wellsprings of Spiritual Renewal 14 Daniel H. Holcomb Dr. Dad 24 John Holcomb Dr. Daniel Holcomb 29 Charles S. Kelley, Jr. A Man with a Good Name 31 Jerry N. Barlow CONTENTS My Reflections on Dan Holcomb 33 Michael H. Edens Thank You to the Man Who Changed History 35 Peter Kendrick A Dan Holcomb Cartoon 37 By Joe McKeever Daniel H. Holcomb: A Poem 38 Clay Corvin PART II: HISTORY Tertullianism: Tertullian’s Vison of the New Prophecy in North Africa 40 Rex D. Butler The Life of Pelagius 59 James Roberts Brethren of the Common Life 70 Lloyd Harsch ‘Plan not for the Year, but for the Years’: Fannie Exile Scudder Heck and Southern Baptist Progressivism 86 Carol Crawford Holcomb Invitation to the New Church History 97 Denis R. -
The Antimission Movement in the Antebellum South and West
THE ANTIMISSION MOVEMENT IN THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH AND WEST A Thesis by BRIAN RUSSELL FRANKLIN Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS August 2007 Major Subject: History THE ANTIMISSION MOVEMENT IN THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH AND WEST A Thesis by BRIAN RUSSELL FRANKLIN Submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies of Texas A&M University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS Approved by: Chair of Committee, Charles E. Brooks Committee Members, Katherine Carté-Engel C. Jan Swearingen Head of Department, Walter L. Buenger August 2007 Major Subject: History iii ABSTRACT The Antimission Movement in the Antebellum South and West. (August 2007) Brian Russell Franklin, B.A., Dallas Baptist University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Charles E. Brooks From 1814 to 1845, over 68,000 people organized in opposition to the missions societies which had arisen out of the revivals and reform movements of the Second Great Awakening. Traditionally, the study of these revivals and reform movements has focused on the Northeast. This perspective has largely passed over millions of citizens of the West and South, particularly those groups who opposed northeastern religious practices. Those who chose to join the Antimission Movement, most of whom were Baptists, represent one such group. A few historians have examined the Antimissionist Movement, but no one has given full attention to the movement as it materialized in the South and West. By examining this movement, its leaders, and their writings, I give the people involved in it their deserved voice, a voice which primarily proclaimed religious beliefs. -
A HISTORY of the BAPTISTS by Thomas Armitage the AMERICAN
A HISTORY OF THE BAPTISTS By Thomas Armitage THE AMERICAN BAPTISTS XIII. FOREIGN MISSIONS--ASIA AND EUROPE Scarcely had the Baptists adjusted themselves to their new circumstances in the American republic, when a fresh element was thrown into their life by enlarging their conceptions of duty to Christ both in sending the Gospel to foreign lands and in doubling their efforts to evangelize their own country. American Baptists were called to foreign mission work in 1814 on this wise. In 1812 Rev. Adoniram Judson and his wife, Ann Hasseltine Judson, with Rev. Luther Rice, were appointed by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions to establish missions in Asia. Messrs. Judson and Rice sailed in different vessels to India, and on their voyage, without consultation with each other, they re-examined the New Testament teaching on baptism. The result was that they both adopted the views of the Baptists, and, in loyalty to God's word, when they reached Calcutta, they were immersed on a personal profession of their faith in Christ. At once they made this change known to the world, and were cut off from their former denominational support. Mr. Rice returned to the United States to awaken in the Baptist Churches a zeal for the establishment of missions in India, he was heartily welcomed, and measures were adopted for the temporary support of Mr. and Mrs, Judson. Mr. Rice traveled from Boston through the Middle and Southern States, and his addresses kindled a wide-spread enthusiasm, which resulted in the gathering of a convention, composed of thirty-six delegates from eleven States and the District of Columbia, who met in Philadelphia, May 18th, 1814, when a society was formed, called The Baptist General Convention for Foreign Missions. -
A Distinctively Baptist Church Renewing Your Church in Practice
A DISTINCTIVELY BAPTIST CHURCH RENEWING YOUR CHURCH IN PRACTICE TEACHING GUIDE RONNIE PREVOST A DISTINCTIVELY BAPTIST CHURCH RENEWING YOUR CHURCH IN PRACTICE TEACHING GUIDE Ronnie Prevost Teaching Guide Preface This Teaching Guide includes answers to the short answer or fill-in-the- blank study questions from the end of each chapter of Building a Distinctively Baptist Church. Answers to the open-ended discussion questions are not included as they will vary based on the discussions of each group. The Teaching Guide also suggests teaching activities, some additional strate- gies for discussing particular study questions, and resources for each chapter. Additional material, information, and sources related to Baptist history and distinctives are provided at the end. My prayer for you and your church is that, through this study, you will capture the richness of our Baptist heritage and, even more importantly, you will find new ways of glorifying God as distinctive Baptists. Teaching Suggestions If possible, consider teaching the book over a six-week period or in six hours of study during a weekend retreat. However you approach the book, leave ample time for reading, reflection, and discussion. Here is a simple teaching process recommended for each lesson: (1) Begin the session with prayer for God’s leadership. (2) Review the study questions, using the answers provided in this Teaching Guide as a “key.” (3) Invite the class to share their responses to the study questions at the end of the chapter being studied. (4) Lead the class in considering the other questions and teaching activities offered with each chapter below. -
Anti-Mission Baptists, Religious Liberty, and Local Church Autonomy
University of Mississippi eGrove Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 2013 There Is A Gnawing Worm Under The Bark Of Our Tree Of Liberty: Anti-Mission Baptists, Religious Liberty, And Local Church Autonomy John Lindbeck University of Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd Part of the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Lindbeck, John, "There Is A Gnawing Worm Under The Bark Of Our Tree Of Liberty: Anti-Mission Baptists, Religious Liberty, And Local Church Autonomy" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 636. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/636 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. “THERE IS A GNAWING WORM UNDER THE BARK OF OUR TREE OF LIBERTY”: ANTI-MISSION BAPTISTS, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND LOCAL CHURCH AUTONOMY A Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History University of Mississippi by JOHN LINDBECK May 2013 Copyright John Lindbeck 2013 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ABSTRACT The schism between American missionary and anti-mission Baptists of the 1820s and 1830s stemmed from an ideological disagreement about how Baptists should interact with the rest of society. While anti-mission Baptists maintained their distance from “worldly” non- Baptist society, missionary Baptists attempted to convert and transform “the world.” Anti- mission Baptists feared that large-scale missionary and benevolent societies would slowly accumulate money and influence, and that they would use that influence to infringe on the autonomy of local congregations and the religious liberty of the nation. -
Untitled Sermon, “June 1, 1800,” Abiel Holmes Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society
ABSTRACT Gospel of Liberty: Antislavery and American Salvation by Ben Wright Americans understood and sought to solve the problem of slavery in terms strongly colored by understandings of religious conversion. In the early-eighteenth century, Great Awakening revivals fueled a new belief in the transformative nature of religious conversion. By the antebellum era, theological changes – coupled with democratization and sectionalism – prompted greater direct confrontation with social reform. Historians have chronicled the role of religion in motivating antislavery thought, but by privileging political action over religious sentiment, earlier work misses non-political manifestations of early antislavery. If we take religious belief seriously and seek to understand antislavery motivations, the question is not whether reformers were gradualist or immediatist in political action, but whether or not they ascribed to the expectations of conversionist or purificationist causation. While conversionists sought to destroy slavery through the millennial expansion of salvation, other Christians looked within, laboring to purify their own communities through coercive action. Imperatives of conversion drove ministers to consolidate religious authority in new national denominational bodies. Forming these bodies had the unintended side effect of pushing denominationalists toward social reform. This process added organized social reform as an additional religious solution, alongside that of conversionist millennialism, to the era’s social problems. In the early 1830s, the conversionist consensus cracked, and a new coercive, sectionalist antislavery took its iii" place. Conversionist appeals continued, but the antislavery of men and, increasingly, women challenged the causation of conversion and began to look to political agitation as a means of reform. Each stage of this progression shaped the worlds of American antislavery.