TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harrigan,Stephen M
TI  - A history of church growth among the Yalunka tribe of Sierra Leone (1951-1983) /by Stephen M. Harrigan
AV  - BV3625 .H578 1985
PY  - 1985///
KW  - Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Yalunka (African people)
KW  - Missions
KW  - Sierra Leone
KW  - Church growth
N1  - Typescript; Introduction; Chapter I. Historical Backdrop; Chapter II. The Yalunka People; Chapter III. Laying the Foundation (1951-1958); Chapter IV. The Birth of A Church (1959-1963); Chapter V. Maturation and Indigenization (1964-1983); Conclusion and Recommendations; List of Illustrations; Bibliography: leaves 100-105; Statement and Definition of Topic --; Procedure --; Resources and Limitations; Missionary Outreach to the Protectorate --; Results of Early Mission Activities --; Outreach to Northeast Sierra Leone --; Entrance of the Missionary Church Association; Geography --; Economics --; Religion; Preliminary Preparation --; Establishing a Yalunka Base --; Personal Contact with the People --; Evangelistic Efforts by the Missionaries --; Analysis of 1951-1958; Evangelism Through Literacy --; Medical Work --; Primary Schools --; Reaching the Women --; Maturing in Christ --; Analysis of 1959-1963; Training African Leadership --; Continuing Education --; Theological Education by Extension --; Results of Trained Leadership --; Maturing Church Life --; Visible Signs of a Growing Church --; Growth Among Women --; Worship Services --; Problems in the Church --; Printing of the Yalunka New Testament --; Toward an Indigenous Church --; Analysis of 1964-1983; Conclusion --; Recommendations; Tribal Map of Sierra Leone --; Map of M.C.A. Mission Stations in 1952 --; Map of Towns in the Yalunka Tribe, Northeast Sierra Leone --; Yalunka Church Membership Growth Graph --; Statistics of the Yalunka Church in Sierra Leone; 2
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