The work of the Liebenzell Mission on Taiwan : a study of the relationship between the missionaries and the local church : English summary /

Ulmer, Siegfried,

The work of the Liebenzell Mission on Taiwan : a study of the relationship between the missionaries and the local church : English summary / by Siegfried Ulmer. - 1991. - v, 169 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Typescript. Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1991. Includes bibliographies. The project is in German, a summary is in English. I. The Beginning of the Work of the Liebenzell Mission on Taiwan II. Planting Liebenzell Churches III. Interdenominational Work IV. Giving Up the Strategy of Having Own Churches V. Cooperation with the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan in Planting New Churches Virgin Islands The Missionary Working Together with Local Pastors in Already Established Presbyterian Churches Virgin IslandsI. Work Among the Mountain Churches Virgin IslandsII. Young Missionaries as Coworkers of Local Pastors in the Planting of New Suburban Churches IX. Evaluation of the Interviews and Questionnaires X. Future Perspectives Appendix

The Liebenzell Mission -- History of Taiwan until 1955 -- The Decision of the Mission Board Directors to Start Mission Work in Taiwan -- Evaluation of the Strategy of Starting Mission Work in Taiwan. The Strategies of Gustav Juttka -- Difficulties Encountered with the Hired Church Helpers -- Social, Political, and Economic Situation between 1955 and 1965 -- Problems with the Self-Gvernment of the New Churches -- The Last Years of the Work of Gustav Juttka in Taiwan -- Evaluation of Juttka's Later Work -- Comparison with the Strategies of the Early Church (as Seen in Acts). The Overseas Crusade Mission (OC) -- The Work of Gerhard Maurer and Kurt Schwanke with the OC -- Evaluation of Interdenominational Work. Gerhard Maurer in Charge of the Churches in Puli -- Seeking Solutions to the Problems -- Churches in Puli on their Own -- Evaluation of Work in Puli. The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) -- Planting the Kuo-Kuang Church -- Strategies of Kurt Schwanke -- Growth of the Kuo-Kuang Church -- Social, Political, and Economic Situation between 1970 and 1975 -- Planting the Chia-Thou Church -- Difficulties in Planting a Church in the Countryside -- Horst Gebhardt's Continuing Work with the Chiao-Thou Church -- Evaluation of the Work in Chia-Thou. The Social, Political, and Economic Situation betwen 1975 and 1980 -- Gerhard Maurer in the Chung-Ming Church -- Evaluation of the Work in the Chung-Ming Church -- Horst Gebhardt in the Fu-Hsing Church -- Evaluation of the Work in the Fu-Hsing Church. History of the Mountain Churches -- Luise Meier in Ai-Lan -- Luise Meier and Elfriede Seitter Teaching at the Yu-Shan College -- Evaluation of the Teaching Work in the Mountain Churches -- Wolfgang Marx in Jen-Lwun -- Evaluation of Marx's Work. The Social, Political, and Economic Situation after 1980 -- Strategy of Working Together with Local Pastors -- Rainer Grossmann in the Hsing-Ping Church -- Siegfried Ulmer in the Pan-Ting Church -- Juergen Grodde in the Nan-Tun Church -- Description of the Liebenzell Mission Situation at the End of 1986. Evaluation of the Interviews with the Local Pastors and Elders -- Evaluation of the Questionnaires -- Evaluation of the Church Growth Charts -- Evaluation of the Interviews with the Missionaries -- Comparison with other Mission Boards Working on Taiwan. Change of the Position of a Missionary -- Appropriate Mission-Church Relationship Pattern in Taiwan Today -- Evaluation from a Biblical Viewpoint -- A Strategy for the Future. Results of the Questionnaire Distributed to the Church Members -- English Bibliography -- Guide to the German Appendix.




Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
Liebenzell Mission.


Missions--Taiwan.

BV4070 / .W675 1991 BV4070