Encouraging mission involvement
This article celebrates one historic form of mission, the short-term mission. One of its pioneers was a member of the "haystack group", the instigators of what later became the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Beginning from his example, the article examines the benefi...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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NACCC
[2016]
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International congregational journal
Year: 2016, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 71-78 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KDG Free church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Congregational Churches
B United States B Short-term missions B American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions |
| Summary: | This article celebrates one historic form of mission, the short-term mission. One of its pioneers was a member of the "haystack group", the instigators of what later became the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. Beginning from his example, the article examines the benefits and pitfalls of short-term missions, concluding that this model works well in congregational churches today, and is worth rediscovering and developing. |
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| ISSN: | 1472-2089 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International congregational journal
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