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092			_a266 _bALL
100			_aAllen, Roland
245			_aMissionary Methods _bSt. Paul's or Ours?
260			_aGrand Rapids _bEerdmans _c1966
300			_aix, 179 _c25 cm
440			_aRoland Allen Library.
520			_aWithin a decade, St. Paul established the Church in the four provinces of Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia and Asia. This informative study focuses on the social background to the Apostle's missionary journeys with comparisons between his methods and those of the modern day. The book divides into five parts; the first examines the social and religious world which the Apostle inhabited in AD 50; the second addresses how St. Paul presented the Christian Gospel and his financial policy of self-support for the new churches. Here, contrasts are made between St. Paul's financial and missionary principles, which differ alarmingly from those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The rapidity of the Apostle's appointment of responsible church leaders is sharply contrasted with the slowness of the present in the third part. Part four deals with St. Paul's procedures for authority in churches, where those of the present day fail to address the conscience of the local church. Conclusions are provided in part five and the clarity and vigour of Allen's style ensures the reader's interest is maintained to the end. "Many missionaries in later days have received a larger number of converts than St. Paul; ... but none have so established churches. We have long forgotten that such things could be."--Extract from Chapter One.
650			_aMissions - Theology
650			_aPaul, -- the Apostle, Saint. Missions -- History. RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions. Missions.
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998			_a _cbat _e20150506 _mcat _u20200720
999			_c1275 _d1275