Reestablishing the local church as the selecting, sending and supporting body for new missionaries /by Wendall L. Winn, Jr.

Winn, Wendall L,

Reestablishing the local church as the selecting, sending and supporting body for new missionaries /by Wendall L. Winn, Jr. - 1976. - v, 48 leaves ; 28 cm.

Typescript. "A research project submitted to the faculty of the Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions in candidacy for the degree of Master of Arts in Bible." I. The Biblical Basis for a Strong Church-Missionary Relationship II. Practical Reasons Why the Church Must Assume Primary Responsibility for Selecting, Sending, and Supporting New Missionaries III. Proposals for Implementing These Principles and a Response to Those Who Question the Church's Responsibility in this Area IV. Conclusion



Introduction -- The Call and Commissioning of Paul and Barnabas by the Church at Antioch Provide a Biblical Basis for the Church's Responsibility in Selecting, Sending and Supporting New Missionaries -- The Relationship between the Antioch Church and Its Missionaries Is Evidence for a Strong Church-Missionary Relationship -- Evidence Elsewhere in Acts Verifies the Primary Responsibility of the Church in Missions -- Evidence Elsewhere in Scripture Verifies the Primary Responsibility of the Church in Missions -- Conclusion. Selecting and Sending -- Supporting -- Providing a Home Base for Missionaries on Furlough -- Conclusion. Introduction -- The Role of the Mission Organization -- Proposals for Establishing a Strong Church-Missionary Relationship -- Church-to-Field Missionary Teams -- A Response to Critics -- Conclusion.




Columbia Bible College. Graduate School of Bible and Missions --Dissertations.


Missionaries--Call, election, and appointment.

BV4070 / .R447 1976 BV4070