Until Jesus returns, this will remain the most important form of communicating the gospel. Two conditions: (1) the person doing the communicating is a new believer, and (2) a friend or relative.
Monthly Archives: December 2009
The decline begins
14 December, 2009 – 8:18 AM
During the 1920s the Student Volunteer Movement suffered its first reverses. The first quadrennial convention following World War I was held at Des Moines, Iowa, in 1920. This was the year that the SVM reached its zenith. Attendance climbed to 6,890 at the Des Moines Convention. Within twelve months 2,783 students enrolled as missionary volunteers. [...]
Movements on sale
12 December, 2009 – 5:25 PM
\ If you’re in Australia, Koorong have a 20% discount on Movements that Change the World.
Global expansion
11 December, 2009 – 8:09 AM
Under Luther Wishart of the YMCA the Student Volunteer Movement became a world wide movement for missions mobilization. Wishart was an unlikely founder: overweight, nearly blind, lacking the natural charisma of a leader. Regardless, he set off on a four year world tour determined to make college campuses the “strategic points in the world’s conquest.’” [...]
Accounting for the rise of the SVM
10 December, 2009 – 7:01 PM
The Student Volunteer Movement was the greatest student missionary movement in the history of the church. What accounts for the success of its early years? 1. A passionate and practical faith The SVM was served by a lean and effective low cost organization with a minimum of paid staff. The real driving force was the [...]
New Zealand tour
10 December, 2009 – 2:40 PM
I’ll be in New Zealand early in 2010 to talk about Movements. Here are the dates. February 25 Auckland 26 Hamilton March 2 Rotorua/Mount Maunganui 3 Palmerston North 4 Christchurch The full details will be out in the next few weeks. In the pipeline: a tour of the US in April 2010 either side of [...]
Comments back in business
9 December, 2009 – 10:44 AM
If you’ve had a problem posting comments, it should be fixed now. Thanks Alister!
The rise of a missionary movement
9 December, 2009 – 1:59 AM
Next year is the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference of Edinburgh 1910. It marked a highpoint of Protestant missions and the beginning of the Ecumenical movement that birthed the World Council of Churches. Next year there will be a spate of articles on the centenary, so I’m getting in early with a serious [...]
Liz’s question
7 December, 2009 – 9:02 AM
This question just came in from Liz. Hi Steve, I’m reading your book at the moment and I get the impression that you are against theological education. What do you think? I will say that when I studied Church History at Bible College I found it boring. Thanks for making Church History interesting. Liz Here’s [...]
Karamazov for Christmas
4 December, 2009 – 3:15 AM
I’m a fan of Christian Audio. No they don’t pay me to advertise. I just think they provide some great deals. Here’s one — The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky — for free. UPDATE For a few more days they have the whole Bible on audio (ESV) for just $7.49.
