Synopsis
How foreign missions adapt to a changing world and why they matter today. This nonfiction examination explains how missionary work responds to social change, builds local churches, and stretches across education, literature, and health. It highlights practical paths for spreading the Christian message while respecting diverse cultures, and it discusses the challenges and opportunities faced by mission boards, churches, and workers.
The book surveys the history and current practice of missions, emphasizing native leadership, self-sustaining churches, and the global impact of education, publishing, and medical care. It also explains how Bible translation, literacy, and Christian literature open doors in non-Christian lands, and how mission presses reach millions.
What you’ll experience:
- The rise of native churches and the shift toward self-government and self-support
- How education, schools, and colleges shape communities and future leaders
- The role of Bible translation, publishing, and literature in spreading faith
- The integration of medical work with evangelism and social care
Ideal for readers of church history, missionaries, students of religious studies, and anyone curious about how faith moves in a global context.
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This edition of The Why and How of Foreign Missions is made possible through the courtesy and kind permission of the author, and of the Young People s Missionary Movement. Slight changes in phraseology have been made here and there throughout the book. The chapters on Foreign Missionary Administration and The Native Church have been largely rewritten in order to present the details of our missionary administration. Everett P. Smith, Educational Secretary, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Church Missions House, New York City. Epiphany,
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