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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertation Projects DMin Graduate Research 1978 A Strategy For Seventh-day Adventist Public Evangelism Within A Roman Catholic Society Context In Hispanic America Salim Japas Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin Part of the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation Japas, Salim, "A Strategy For Seventh-day Adventist Public Evangelism Within A Roman Catholic Society Context In Hispanic America" (1978). Dissertation Projects DMin. 423. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dmin/423 This Project Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertation Projects DMin by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ABSTRACT A STRATEGY FOR SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLIC EVANGELISM WITHIN A ROMAN CATHOLIC SOCIETY CONTEXT IN HISPANIC AMERICA by Salim Japas Chairperson: Werner Vyhmeister ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Project Report Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological. Seminary Title: A STRATEGY FOR SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLIC EVANGELISM WITHIN A ROMAN CATHOLIC SOCIETY CONTEXT IN HISPANIC AMERICA Name of researcher: Salim Japas Name and title of faculty adviser: Werner Vhymeister, Ph.D. Date completed: August 1978 Problem The so-called "New School of Integral Evangelism" which has been operating in many countries of Hispanic America for the last few years has been demonstrated as quite successful in its evangel­ istic approach to Roman Catholic Hispanic Americans. To discover the nature of this approach has been the problem under investigation in this project. Method This research is a description of the nature, strategies, and techniques that this particular method uses. This was done 2 3 mainly by analyzing the San Pedro Sula, Honduras, campaign, which was the first Andrews University School of Evangelism conducted by the author in the summer of 1974. The project was organized in two main parts. The first searched for sociological, historical, and theological foundations for evangelism today in the Hispanic American context. The second part deals with the strategies, methods, and techniques used by the author in his evangelistic approach. Results The computerized results obtained from a questionnaire applied to church members, new converts and evangelistic workers exposed to the author's method, indicated positive approval for this evangelistic approach. At the same time, they suggest some changes that could be made in order to improve its efficacy. While this study does not provide the answer to all the evangelistic problems which might be encountered in Hispanic America, it does open additional area of methodological concerns for further research. Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary A STRATEGY FOR SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLIC EVANGELISM WITHIN A ROMAN CATHOLIC SOCIETY CONTEXT IN HISPANIC AMERICA A Project Report Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Ministry by Salim Japas August 1978 A STRATEGY FOR SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUBLIC EVANGELISM WITHIN A ROMAN CATHOLIC SOCIETY CONTEXT IN HISPANIC AMERICA A project presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Ministry by Salim Japas DEDICATION The author dedicates this project to B. L. Archbold, and Enoch de Oliveira, presidents of the Inter-American and South American Divisions of the Seventh-day Adventists, as an acknowledgment for the outstanding work fulfilled by these divisions in favor of the task of evangelism. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES................................... .......... vii LIST OF T A B L E S .............................................. .viii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS'. ............ ............... ix Chapter I. INTRODUCTION ..................... 1 Importance of This Study .......... ........ 2 Description of the Project .......................... 6 Definition of Terms ............... 7 II. SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF HISPANIC AMERICAN ROMAN CATHOLICISM . ......................... 9 Authoritarianism Versus Individualism .............. 12 Idealism Versus Realism .............................. 15 Masculinity Versus Femininity ....................... 17 III. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST EVANGELISM IN HISPANIC A M E R I C A ..................................... 22 Brief Survey of Protestantism in Hispanic America .............. .................... 24 Brief Summary of Seventh-day Adventist Evangelism in Hispanic America Before 1890 .... 26 From 1890 to 1938 . ................................ .. 29 Walter Schubert and His Strategy from 1938 to 1954 ..... ........................ 31 From 1954 to the P r e s e n t ........................... 34 IV. BIBLICAL AND THEOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR E V A N G E L I S M ........................................ 37 The Missionary Nature of the C h u r c h ................. 39 Images of the C h u r c h ................................ 41 Quadruple Dimension of the Church ................... 46 The Church as the Body of C h r i s t ................... 47 Evangelism Today: The Biblical Data ................ 50 IV V. THE NEW SCHOOL OF INTEGRAL EVANGELISM ............. 54 Characteristic Innovations of the New School of Evangelism .............................. 55 The New School of Evangelism and Roman Catholic Popular Theology in Hispanic America ............... ............... ...... 62 The New School of Evangelism and the Problem of Prejudice .............................. 65 Objectives of the New School of Integral Evangelism in Hispanic America ................... 69 The Author's Approach to SDA Evangelism as Illustrated by the San Pedro Sul a, Honduras, Campaign ................................ 71 Planning and Organizing the Campaign ............. 75 Campaign Motivation and Philosophy ............... 75 Preparing the City, the Church, and the Team . 78 City Businessmen's Committee ..................... 80 Advertising and Public Relations ................. 81 The Order of Topics--A New Emphasis............... 84 Bible Investigation in the Context of the San Pedro Sul a Campaign........ .. 86 Ethical and Psychological Principles ............. 87 Pedagogical Principles ......... ........ 88 Order of Subjects..................... 89 Procedures and Objectives................... .. 90 Preparation for Baptism ........................... 94 Closing Night . ....................... ..... 94 VI. A PARTIAL EVALUATION OF THE AUTHOR'S EVANGELISTIC METHODOLOGY ......................... 100 Why Did They Become Members of the SDA Church? . 109 Elements that Attract a Predominantly Roman Catholic Au dience....................... Ill Evaluation of the Method Used by the Author ........ 115 The Bible Investigation as it was Evaluated by San Pedro Sula Respondents . .................... 117 Ideas on the Future of SDA Evangelistic Methodology in Hispanic America ................... 120 VII. CONCLUSION ........................... 124 A New Strategy for a Changing P e o p l e ............... 125 A More Simple, More Natural, and More Sensible Approach .................................. 126 A New Commitment to God in C h r i s t ................... V28 The New Urgency of the Evangelistic T a s k ........... 129 v APPENDICES ..................................................... 130 A. List of Subjects Delivered by Carlyle B. Haynes in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1928 131 B. Biographical Sketch and Methodology of Evangelist Carlos E. Aeschlimann .................... 140 C. Biographical Sketch and Methodology of Evangelist Sergio Eduardo Ortiz . ................. 150 D. Biographical Sketch and Methodology of Evangelist Daniel Belvedere ......................... 155 E. Biographical Sketch and Methodology of Evangelist Ruben Pereyra ........................... 159 F. Biographical Sketch and Methodology of Evangelist Arturo E- Schmidt . ........ .. 165 G. Biographical Sketch and Methodology of Evangelist Jose Osorio Brana ....................... 171 H. Brief Outline of the Author's Twenty-one Bible Investigation Subjects ....................... 173 I. Questionnaires and Figures ........................... 211 1. Total Sample (470) 222 2. San Pedro Sul a Older Members ( 8 3 ) ................. 233 3. San Pedro Sul a New Converts ( 7 2 ) ................. 244 4. San Pedro Sul a Team (30) 255 5. Cayey Older Members ( 8 4 ) ......................... 266 6. Cayey New Converts ( 2 9 ) ........................... 277 7. Cayey Team ( 2 0 ) .................................... 288 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................. 299 VITA ............... ....................................... 312 vi LIST OF FIGURES 1. Comparison of Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Seventh-day Adventist Population in Hispanic America in 1976. Seventh-day Adventist Figures Have Been Multiplied by Three in Order to Include Children ........................................ 3 2. Seventh-day Adventist Membership in South American and Interamerican Divisions Compared with the Rest of the Seventh-day Adventist Membership as of June 30, 1976 ................. .............. .. 5 3. Administrative Exhibit--Line of Authority in the Evangelistic Campaign of San Pedro S u l a ................. 76 4. First Bible Investigation Step ........................... 95 5. Second Bible Investigation Step ........................... 96 6. 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