I am being asked to teach a course in Missions History. I haven't done that in a few years. I will be using the 2004 Edition of "From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya" by Ruth Tucker. I like the book because it is a light but informative read. Because it is primarily biographical, people can often …
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<Note: I take a more Baptist understanding of Christian baptism (although I am certainly more open-minded than some). Thus I understand baptism as primarily symbolic rather than sacramental or salvific. However, I think most all Christians would agree that there is a strong symbolic aspect to baptism. As such, hopefully there are thoughts here worthy …
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Is the resurrection of Christ important to missions or tangential. beyond what was covered in part I, I would suggest it is important because it was central to the early church. And that centrality also adds credence to the historicity of the resurrection. How do we know the early church focused on the resurrection? A. …
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