{"id":16251,"date":"2018-02-01T16:07:23","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T00:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dminlgp\/?p=16251"},"modified":"2018-02-02T10:40:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T18:40:03","slug":"global-evangelicalism-this-is-how-you-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/global-evangelicalism-this-is-how-you-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Evangelicalism – This is How You Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the late 70\u2019s earlier 80\u2019s, my church planted and sustained an orphanage in Haiti until the government coup took the orphanage from us.\u00a0 Around 2007, our church began to plant mission trips and partnership with other nonprofits located in South Africa but halted the impact of the mission visits because of the need to build a larger church to reduce the strain of multiple services.\u00a0 All proposals to invest in five areas of Africa have been halted. I found this to be a sad example of global evangelism.<\/p>\n

Evangelism’s effect through Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Australia is unfolded through essays written by several individuals. The book begins with the definition and history of Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism, and Pentecostalism. It points out that \u201cevangelicalism was a popular movement difficult to track and categorize, in North America, it is associated with a specific political agenda, and a lack of visibility as the global religious entity.” (12)The author states that \u201cEvangelical designates a set of beliefs, behaviors and characteristic emphases within the broad Christian tradition, according to the author.\u201d (18) As well as defining \u201cGlobalization as \u2018what is happening\u2019.\u00a0 It affects the social, political, cultural and religious aspects of the world.\u201d (62)\u00a0 In 2017, I posted a review of James Davidson Hunter, To Change the World. Hunter addressed Christians\u2019 views, beliefs, and methods to change the world. In a few of the essays, in his book, he addressed the concerns of the Protestant and Catholic; Evangelical and Fundamentalist, Anabaptist and Christian Lefts. He says \u201cto change the world you need to understand the culture values.\u201d [1]<\/a> \u201cIf culture were simply a matter of hears and mind then the influence of various minorities would for relatively insignificant.\u201d [2]<\/a> \u00a0Both Lewis and Hunter agree that to be effective in evangelism; one must understand the culture of the people. Jesus was effective in evangelism because he understood the culture of the people.<\/p>\n

The author\/editors Lewis and Pierard discussed in the section labeled \u2018Theological impulse of Evangelical Expansion\u2019 the ministry of \u201cWilliam Carey, an English Baptist pastor who wrote a book, An Enquiry into the Obligation of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathen<\/em>.\u201d (45) Carey argued that \u201cChristians should use all appropriate means in the cause of world evangelization. \u00a0He believes that the model developed by the first Moravian missionaries should be a guide. The missionary team should be comprised of a preacher, the teacher, and the printer.\u201d (46) They included Dwight Moody\u2019s effect on the evangelical movement. \u201cHe was a salesperson and businessman converting to preaching the word of the gospel. He had no seminary training but was effective in his message at revivals.\u201d (46) In today\u2019s Christian world of leadership, a preacher without the proper education who not even be considered for ordination.\u00a0 Moody has made an impact on the Christian community through is publications and school.<\/p>\n

Among the few essays in the book, Nigerian Ogbu Kalu, a professor at a Theological Seminary in Chicago addressed evangelism in Africa. Kalu covered the effect of evangelism presence during the times of colonization and de-colonization. He discusses the imprints of the Western world and Europe on Africa Christianity. He covered the origin and progress of evangelism in Africa. There were several African American ministers planting churches in Africa. There were numerous African Americans coming to their motherland to make a difference, particularly Lott Carey who bought his freedom in America to come to Africa. Another person, Henry Venn, was instrumental in the birth of \u201c\u2018native agency\u2019 through his strategy that churches should be self-supporting, self-governing, and self-propagating.\u201d (131) This formula has been used in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The history of evangelism in these three countries is included in this book.<\/p>\n

From the views of evangelism around the world, an essay by Sarah Williams addressed the gender challenges, men, and women under “five assumptions: Who is in charge, It\u2019s all about Women, The separation of Male and Female Spheres, Hegemonic Evangelicalism, and The correlation between social and political conservatism.\u201d (272) She addresses the history of female leadership and participation in missions. She discusses the impact of historians Hugh Mc Leod and Callum Brown writings on \u201cfeminization of religion.\u201d (273)<\/p>\n

Evangelism in the 21st<\/sup> Century is promoted through the church on the grounds, television, and social media. The planting of churches has advanced to meeting in local schools to develop an interest in the community before investing in a building structure. In America, there are many cultures in a community which can be a challenge for a church plant. Is the church researching the community to determine who their audience is or are they using the usual cookie cutter method on everyone? Some churches move from one location to another based on their congregation or personal preference which causes loss of membership? How can the church improve their planting of a church in a community unknown or unfamiliar to them?\u00a0 There are so many small churches planted but not growing, may seminaries need to include in their curriculum on planting and sustaining a church?<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 [1]<\/a> James Davidson Hunter, To Change the World, London: Oxford University Press, 2010, p6.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0[2]<\/a> Ibid., p21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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