Justinian Von Welz, a Protestant missiologist before all but a few Protestants even thought much about Christian Missions, wrote a treatise in 1664. The English translation of the title is "Christian and Sincere Admonition to All Orthodox Christians of the Augsburg Confession Concerning a Special Society through which with the Help of God Our Evangelical …
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I preached a sermon a few years ago at a church anniversary of a church founded and led by a friend of my wife and I. It was on a missionary (whose name is in the title above). I decided to add it to our own mission family blog. But upon thinking about it, it …
This is a sermon I preached at a church in the Philippines on its anniversary. This was a few years ago. I am calling it "An Inspiring Failure" because a key illustration in is is on the early Protestant missionary---- Justinian von Welz. It is wonderful to finally be here to visit your church. We …