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Flashcards by Julie Gholston, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Julie Gholston
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| Question | Answer |
| 1. What characteristics made Noel Perkin successful as missions secretary? | His financial skills, his experience as missionary and pastor, and his personality qualified him well for the position. |
| 2. Why were the overseas visits by the missions secretary important to the missions program? | The visits gave the missions secretary a better understanding of the problems on the mission fields. He was also an encouragement to the missionaries. |
| 3. Why was the 1927 General Council important to Missions? | Noel Perkin was appointed permanent missionary secretary. The General Council adopted a constitution and bylaws that included an article on missions. Article 6 called for a five-member Foreign Missions Committee. |
| 4. How did the Council attempt to solve the problem of paying Missions Department office expenses? | A resolution at Council asked for churches to add additional money for office expenses to their missionary offerings. Perkin figured that administrative costs ran about 5% of the total missionary giving. |
| 5. Why was the publication of the Missionary Manual an important step for the missions program? Describe the contents. | It was important because all the policies and objectives were in one manual. It was a step toward departmental coordination of worldwide missions programs. The contents included historical background, qualifications for missionaries, information about the distribution of funds, policies concerning vacations, furloughs, and itineration, the importance of training, and a missionary pledge. |
| 6. What agreement did a missionary sign before going overseas? | The missionary signed a pledge to follow the policies of the Council, endure hardship for the sake of the gospel, trust God for his or her needs, go overseas to glorify Christ, to win souls for Him, and to hasten His coming. |
| 7. How did charitable institutions benefit the development of the indigenous church? | Those trained in the institutions often grew up to be strong Christian workers. |
| 8. Describe the effects of WW II on missions. | It increased the importance of missions (eschatological expectations). The war caught missionaries behind enemy lines. This made communications and distribution of funds difficult. Travel was restricted. When the doors closed on some countries, the AG looked toward others. The AG concentrated on Latin and South America. |
| 9. What hindered missionaries from going to South America before the war? | The opposition from the Roman Catholic Church hindered missionary work in South America. |
| 10. What goals were established by the 1943 Missionary Conference? | Field secretaries would be appointed for each major area; recruitment of five hundred new missionaries (trained and experienced); advisory committees in specific regions; additional missionary training; regional missions conventions; and 5 million dollars to support the missions program. |
| 11. Compare two interpretations of Matthew 24:14. What was the effect of each view on missions? | Matthew 24:14 was interpreted initially as a mandate to preach the gospel to every nation so that the end could come. This motivated evangelism efforts around the world. However, the tremendous human need witnessed by missionaries in many countries prompted the recognition that the gospel of the kingdom included meeting these needs. This broader interpretation moved missionaries to create ministries to relieve human suffering and meet humanitarian needs. |
| 12. How did the Foreign Missions Department promote the missions program? | The FMD created a Promotions Division in 1949. It worked closely with district missionary representatives to encourage giving. It produced several publications: Key, The Missionary Forum, The Missionary Challenge, The World Challenge, the Global Conquest. Several projects came from the office: 1949 Missionary Advance, National Missionary Day at General Council, and World missionaries Conferences. |
| 13. How did missionary education improve? | New missions courses were added at CBI. Missionary conferences were held. Melvin Hodges' book, The Indigenous Church, played a part. The School of Missionary Orientation continued yearly. |
| 14. Compare the differences in a missionary who went to the field in 1914 with a missionary who went in 1959. | The 1914 missionary was qualified by a call of God. There were no educational or medical requirements. They were financed by faith. They had little or no language preparation. Most built mission stations centered around the missionary and his or her lifestyle. They gave little attention to following indigenous principles. They built institutions and schools as the need arose. The 1959 missionary was called, but better educated and he or she understood the indigenous principles. They were supported better financially and benefited from a better distribution of funds. Language study was encouraged. They went through a long procedure of testing, interviews, medical exams, and approval. They built some charitable institutions. They followed the AG Foreign Missions cooperative vision, rather than their own individual vision. There was a heavy emphasis on training both for the missionary and for the national. |
| 15. How did some overseas faith healing evangelists harm the development of the indigenous church? | Division and rivalries were created when the evangelist directly supported some of the national pastors. The false claims of some evangelists damaged the integrity of the church. |
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