...LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY JOSCELYN R. JONES LYNCHBURG, VA March 7, 2014 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………3 Regional Map………………………………………………………………………………………..............4 Background: A Closer Look at The Swahili People’s History, Language and Culture…………………..………………………………………………………………………………...4 Background: A Closer Look at The Swahili People’s Economy, Religion, and Family……………..………………………………………………………………………………7 Survey of Missions Work……………..………………………………………………………………………………12 Proposed Mission Strategy………………………………………………………………………………………......14 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………….18 References………………………………………………………………………………………19 Introduction In Genesis 17:4 God promised Abraham that he would be the father of “many nations.” We see the evidence of this promise that is revealed through the many different people groups on Earth. God went on to also extend a blessing to all those nations (Genesis 22:17), however everyone in every nation has not realized or fail to believe the message of salvation through Jesus Christ. Fortunately, God has also given a provision for hope to those who are considered to be “unreached” by the Gospel. It is through the command issued to his disciples in Matthew 28:19, “go ye therefore and teach all nations,” that Christians today can literally change the world by taking the gospel to all four corners of the earth. ...
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...Berbers of Morocco Keith Travis Global Studies Survey GLST 500 Dr. Stephen Parks April 9, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction1 Abstract1 Background3 History3 Language6 Culture6 Survey of Missions Work9 Challenges9 Status of the church10 Current Strategies11 Proposed Strategy13 Gaining Access13 Prayer14 Tent Making Skills15 Bonding & Partnerships16 Support17 Conclusion17 UnReached People Group Project Introduction It has been said that worship is the core or center of mission. The ultimate goal of any missionary is to bring people (entire people groups) into a passionate, relationship with God. John Piper states, “Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man…It is a temporary necessity.” Taking it a step further, it is out of God’s love for Him that makes missions possible. The reality is that mankind has tasted God’s grace and love toward our fellow man by sharing what we have tasted, namely, God’s love. Steven Hawthorne notes that, “Worship fulfills God’s love. He loves people so vastly that He wills them to something better than greatness; He wants to bring them into an honored nearness to Him.” This is what I see in Isaiah. We see Isaiah worshipping God in all His glory and splendor and then God asks one of the most important mission centered questions ever in Isaiah...
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...explaining how we need the “third blessing” (baptism in the Holy Spirit) following justification and sanctification. The Biblical proof of being baptized in the Holy Spirit was the speaking of tongues. This idea was not new to the Holiness movement, however; the Biblical evidence of speaking in tongues is what made Parham’s concept unique. Shortly after having attended Parham’s school in Houston, Texas, Seymour was invited to pastor at an African American church in L.A., California because the head pastor was heading out to do missions work. Seymour hadn’t experienced the “third blessing” yet, but he was completely devoted to the principles of it being necessary to Christian Ministry work. Most people who were part of the Holiness Movement believed that speaking of tongues and having a “third blessing” to be heretical. So the members of the congregation that was welcome to Seymour coming out to pastor in absence of the head pastor Julia W. Hutchins, ejected Seymour out of their church. To clear up Seymour’s view on the three works grace; he believed that the first two acts of grace (justification, and sanctification) were necessary, but separate from the third work grace: to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. After being ejected out of the church, Edward and Mattie Lee invited him to stay with them, because he is now out of a job and home. Seymour then...
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...Kazakhs of Mongolia” A Paper Submitted to Dr. Neal H. Creecy in partial fulfillment of the requirements for completion of GLST 500 Global Studies Survey By Ryann S. Ruckman Dec. 9, 2013 Table of Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………………..3 Kazakhs of Mongolia Background Information………………………………..4 History………………………………………………………………………4 Language…………………………………………………………………..5 Social Structure……………………………………………………………6 Culture………………………………………………………………………7 Economy……………………………………………………………………7 Religion……………………………………………………………………..8 Survey of Missions Work……………………………………………………….11 Church Status………………………………………………………….....11 Known Believers………………………………………………………….12 Challenges……………………………………………………………......13 Present Strategies…………………………………………………....….14 Proposed Strategy………………………………………………………..…….15 Accessing the Country…………………………………………………..15 Discipleship and Church Planting Strategy…………………………...16 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………....18 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………......20 Figures – Physical Map of Bayan-Ulgii, Mongolia…………………………..3 Introduction The Kazakhs of Mongolia are a people untouched by the gospel fire and the redeeming love of Jesus Christ. The Kazakh’s of Mongolia are the largest ethnic minority group in Mongolia, numbering over 100,000 and mainly live in the western province of Bayan Ulgii. These nomadic people migrated from their homeland of Kazakhstan and are a people rooted in tradition and ancient customs, which make the gospel fire...
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...“The movement of Christianity from one culture to another can be explained by the concept ‘mission’” (1) is one of the main points in Christian Mission: How Christianity Became A World Religion written by Dana L. Robert. In Part 1, Robert divides the mission history into three parts: “From Christ to Christendom”, “Vernaculars and Volunteers, 1450-”, and “Global Networking for the Nations, 1910-”. In the beginning of “From Christ to Christendom”, Robert starts out with an example of British rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar and explains that though people may view Jesus in different ways, they are still believers in Christ. Since Jesus was so “culturally fluid”, His word was able to spread globally by the third century AD. Although in the seventh century, Christianity had declined-possibly even disappeared- in the Middle East and Northern Africa while the rise of Islam in Arabia had taken over. “Notable...
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...Contents Introduction 1 ABSTRACT ……………………………………………..…………………………………….2 HISTORY 3 LANGUAGE 4 CULTURE AND FAMILY 5 ECONOMY 6 RELIGION 7 SURVEY OF CURRENT MISSION WORK 8 STATUS OF THE CHURCH 9 HOW MANY BELIVERS 10 CHALLENGES…………………...………………………………..……………………………11 PROPOSED STRATEGY 12 THE 10/40 WINDOW 13 STRATEGY ONE 14 STRATEGY TWO 15 CONCLUSION 16 BIBLIOGRAPHY 17 ABSTRACT The Saharawi fall into the 10/40 window or the Resistant Belt this area will challenge the Mission with language barriers and ethnic barriers and Biblical translation. The proposed strategy to work with the language barrier will be orality and storytelling will be implemented. The use of chronological Bible story telling will be used along with the use of electronic media this is called secondary orality, and finally a recorded oral Bible. The use of orality and storytelling will be of good use, due the fact they speak Spanish and Arabic. Getting local authorities to allow access to local radio will help the need to evangelize. And audio ministry tapes in their native language will be a highly valuable tool to be used. The strategy for church planting for this region we will be using Church implanting. Church planting will be difficult due their political and Muslim belief. The strategy for evangelism will be cluster groups and one on ones. The Saharawi in this region live in poverty so our objective will be to collaborate with...
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... ii Old Testament Texts Relating to Missions 1 New Testament Texts Relating to Missions 2 The Nature of God and Missions 3 Two Aspects of Missions Theology: Ecclesiology and the Trinity 4 Two Key Motifs of Mission Theology 5 Mission Theology and a Missionary, Church Leaders, and Lay People 6 Bibliography 7 i Introduction What is theology? According to a theological dictionary, it is simply the study of God and His creation. After the fall of Lucifer and his angels and then the fall of mankind, God had a plan in motion for Satan demise and the salvation of man. Theology, etymologically comes two Greek words theos (God) and logos (reason or speech), meaning a rational Study of God.1 The theology of missions is a disciplined study of the nature of God, creation of the world, the church, and the interactions of these three.2 Having an interest in missions came from being in a missions minded church. We have had many “go out” from our parish over the years. This paper is an attempt to show how mission theology relates to Scripture and the nature of God, using other areas of theology and the church itself. There are hundreds of verses in the Bible that relate to missions, but we will be looking at only a few of them. In reading the Psalms you cannot go too far until one of them speaks of the earth praising God or bowing down to Him. The earth is the Lord’s 3 and it is His mission field...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Unreached People Group Project Submitted to Dr. David H. Campbell, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course GLST 500-B10 LUO Global Studies Survey by José C. Caballero March 6, 2015 Abstract God has a plan to reconcile His relationship with man after sin entered the world. This plan revolves around making His name known throughout all tribes and nations. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, the Bible presents God’s missionary purpose for humanity. For this reason, Christians involved in missions will travel to dangerous places to proclaim God’s name and saving power. According to the People Groups website, since the year 2014, there are a total of 11,168 people groups in the world and 6,544 are unreached people groups. All unreached people groups are in dire need of the Gospel and it is God’s intention to have His people reach them. One unreached people group who are in desperate need for God is the Koreans in North Korea. With a population of 25,360,100 and a communist government that regulates all aspects of freedom, including religion, for its people, explains why North Koreans are approximately one percent evangelized. North Korea is ranked as the number one country where Christians are most persecuted for their belief. God remains faithful to His intent on reaching all peoples and Koreans are not the exception. In order to bring...
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...people of good will.” Clearly, Dr. King shares the same vision that the majority of the United States holds at this point in history (or at least, holds openly in public). Where the difference lies is in the time frame. Dr. King blames the passive Blacks and moderate Whites for believing that change will come with time, without reason. “Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability; it comes through the tireless efforts of men willing to be coworkers with God, and without this hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the forces of social stagnation(p.24).” It is clear to King that to fulfill his vision of the future, he and others must be willing to work for it. This is what fuels the writing of his letter. Clergy in the church who believe time and only time will bring equality called his actions “unwise and untimely” (p.1). We can see that even those that should...
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...Indigenous Theater The Rituals The native Filipino beliefs are central to gods and deities, who controls forces of nature, the passages of all living things and the vital activities of the tribe. And to communicate to gods special mediums are to be used. The babaylans, tambalan, albularyo are these medium. There are many rituals but the ritual which is drama is where the shaman goes into a trance and kills the sacrificial animal common to these rituals which represent as the supplicant or humble petitioner to the gods to provide for the people. Throughout centuries rituals are known as – pag-aanito, anituan, anito-baylan, bunong, pagdidiwata and a host of other indigenous lexis. Rituals are used for variety of reasons. To cure sickness, for a bountiful harvest, rites of passage, marriage and a host of other reasons, all involve carrying out sacrifices, chants, prayers, offerings that aims to appease, please the higher being. If these rituals do not get the sick cured, they do not deserve to get well. The Aeta of Florida Blanca has a ritual where a shaman dances to “scare” away sickness. The sick sit on the grounds in rows covered in red cloth as the gitada (guitar) plays and the manganito (priest) dance frighten the sickness causing spirits away with bolos or offers them food in banana leaf to leave the infirm. Towards the end of the dance, the long red cloth is pulled symbolizing the “departure” of the spirit. Rituals connected to harvest usually involve killing...
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...in the book of John, Chapter 3, verses 16–18: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” This belief in Jesus’ divinity helps followers to embrace the doctrine of original sin and directs its followers on how to repent for committed sins. Initially, the Christianity cause was an underground one. The religion was somewhat secretive and acts as basically a small sect. Its members would meet in secret at hidden locations. It suffered pressure from the Jewish faith and the Pagan religion amongst other difficulties. However, the Christian faith would continue to grow as Jesus’ followers helped spread his teachings. Officially, the Christian church is started by Paul who is one of Jesus’ apostles. Paul is,...
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...employer for a certain number of years A slave was someone legally owned by another and having no freedom of action or right to property. A Dutch ship brought 20 Africans ashore at the british colony of Jamestown in 1619. Colonists used them because many could not handle the necessary work and some were too busy searching for gold or planting crops. Massachusetts Bay Colony was formed in 1628 Puritans believed they were chosen by God to form a moral society and were intolerant wit people who disagreed. Pilgrims were separatists who wanted to break away from the church of England. Mercantilism is is where a nation can increase wealth and power by obtaining gold/silver and buy a favorable trade balance (country sold more goods than bought) Navigation act was where no countries could trade with the colonies unless they were shipped in English ships. All vessels had to be operated by colonial or English. Self determination is a desire of a country to form its own government. Triangular trade is trade between 3 different ports or regions. This specific one was between North America, Europe and Africa The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement in the 18th...
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...progress through the provision of education by their churches (e.g. the Lutheran Church in Gbono-ta), where women are trained to make soap, bake bread, etc, while Night School is provided for those wanting to sit in class. Yet for them in Yelequelleh they still see a community facing extreme poverty, high rate of women illiteracy and the dependence of women on their male counterparts for survivor. I posted this question; what does education mean for you? In answering...
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...Ashlee Oliver Theology IV Mr. Boyle Pentecostalism 1 November 2012 Pentecostalism Pentecostalism originated in 1901 in Topeka, Kansas. A woman named Agnes Ozman claimed to become baptized with the Holy Spirit of God, and she started to speak in an unknown “tongue”. After this event occurred, multiple events like these occurred in other places. This practice of Pentecostalism was an addition to the Holiness Movement. In 1906, in Los Angeles, California, there was more documentation of “tongues” being spoken. Having the experience of speaking in other languages is called glossolalia. At the Azusa Street Mission, blacks and whites gathered together for worship, which spread the early Pentecostal Movement. During this time the Pentecostal disregarded racial barriers. There were many Pentecostal churches that were interracial, regardless of any laws throughout the 1920s. Eventually Pentecostalism was influenced to segregate and divided into white branches and black branches. After the Civil Rights Movement the Pentecostals re-emerged and joined again for worship. The three year Azusa revival participants returned to their homes and spread the information and word about Pentecostalism. This was the main reason why Pentecostalism spread across the United States. After the beliefs were spread in participant’s home towns, some whole churches began to convert to the Pentecostal faith. Pentecostalism is a semi-popular denomination of Christianity. In the early 20th century, most people...
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...After researching methods including internet and passage, we were able to discover the humanities and the belongings and expansions that the humanities of the Early, High, and Late middle ages had on civilization. The studies of humanities allow us to see the sights in which the changing concepts of temperament and the entity fluctuate in each chronological period and help us differentiate the significant developments of each era. In the humanistic Tradition book, there was a distinctive chapter provided on the middle Ages. Evaluation of the precise mechanisms of the Middle Ages permits us to portray our observations of the modifications that occur and assists to give details how and why the perceptions developed the way they did. After examining several research methods we were able to discover some attention-grabbing results and come up with some stimulating conclusions. The Early Middle Ages In order to speak on Humanities, there must be a clear view on what the meaning of it is. Humanities are a clear investigation of human beings and how they act. This includes their self expression and their culture. The purpose of this paper is to explain how humanities replicate changing concepts of life and individuals in diverse historical periods. In today's civilization human beings are ignorant to the past history of our people. Our ancestors have contributed too many areas that we participate in frequently. The result of researching humanities provides us with a better understanding...
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