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635AD 1st Millennium Missions History. Moving East

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Christian Missions in the 4th and 5th centuries seemed to grind to a halt. If I remember right, Patrick Johnstone described this period as the "First Stagnation." PERHAPS that is the "triple whammy" one gets from Christianity becoming a state religion. #1. There is the temptation to see the faith as an "Ethnic Religion"--- seeing …

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Historical Christian Mission Movements

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I rather liked the chart in Patrick Johnstone's book "The Church is Bigger than you Think: The Unfinished Work of World Evangelization." The chart shows the major mission movements from the beginning of the church age until the 21st century. Curiously, I couldn't find ANYTHING on the Internet that was remotely useful in this area. …

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