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Transcript of Mission History Dr. Lalith Mendis National Missions Congress 1999 March 16-18 20.02.1999.
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Mission History
Dr. Lalith Mendis
National Missions Congress
1999 March 16-18
20.02.1999
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1795 - LONDON MISS. SOC.; FIVE MISSIONARIES
1812 - BMS/ENG - JAMES CHATER – HANWELLA
1814 - METHODISTS 5 (DR. COKE) - WELIGAMA, GALLE
1816 - AMERICAN MISSION – JAFFNA
1818 - CMS- BADDEGAMA
1840 - S.P.G. M.S.
1883 - SALVATION ARMY - CAPT. GLADWIN
MISSION HISTORYMISSION HISTORYMISSION HISTORY
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Mission History contd.Mission History contd.1899 - SINANA MISS(ANG. CH.)
1904 - SDA
1918 - SADHU SUNDHAR SINGH
1923 - ANNA LEWINI - FIRST PENTECOSTAL MISS.
1923 - CEYLON PENTECOSTAL MISSION-
1928 - AOG MISSIONARIES - WALTER CLIFFORD
1940 - CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CENTRE
1948 - AMERICAN MISS. CSI
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RC RC
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16421642ANG ANG
17961796Met Met
18141814BAPBAP
18121812SASA
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COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY-POSITIVESCOLONIAL CHRISTIANITY-POSITIVES
• First invasion-Scripture translation- KEY KEY NATIONALSNATIONALS
• Nations responded best to the first invasion - RC in Sri Lanka, Baptists in Burma, Presbyterians in Korea & Indonesia. Gospel introduced- resistance broke
• Biblical Social Values - family, marriage, democracy
• Sri Lanka was a feuding feudal jungle where king was law
• Modern civic structures and technologies- Law, medicine, police, postal, CCS
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COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY-COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY-NEGATIVESNEGATIVES
• Concept of Christianizing of evangelizing
• Clergy dependence - building related worship of community based Christianity – denominationalism
• Liberal theology - unbiblical western social customs
• Rice Christianity - Confrontational debates
• Intellectual dependence of power proclamation
• Imported liturgy, hymns - exclusivism of Christians
• Over-shepherding cf soul winning
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COLONIAL CHRISTIANITYCOLONIAL CHRISTIANITY METHODS OF EVANGELISM METHODS OF EVANGELISM
*Personal * Schools * Sunday meeting
• Medical missions- Evelyn Carney – Talawa
• Evangelistic tracts – Debates
• Methodist Catechists
• Rice Christianity & Govt. favour for converts
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Rate of SpreadRate of Spread
Baptist Methodist Salvation Army
Pentecost
Origin 1680 1739 1860 1906
Sri Lanka
1812 1814 1883 1907
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EBENEZER DANIEL(1784-1844)- EBENEZER DANIEL(1784-1844)- BAPTISTBAPTIST
•1830- replaced Chater(Eng-Sinh Dictionary)in Colombo
•Strategy of planting viable congregationsplanting viable congregations under locallocal eldershipeldership on every trunk road every trunk road - Kadawatha, Makewita
Walking evangelist - “Protestant Witness” Matale
•1838- 2 FM; 5 Cey.MinistersCey.Ministers; 135- members Gonawala
6 churches; 17 - Schools; 450 - students Hanwella,
•Build churches with logs- name of elders engraved Colombo-s/t, Kotikawatte, Kandy, Ratnapura
•Died in Sri Lanka- buried Cinnamon Garden Bp. Church
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ARNOLIS WEERASOORIYA 1857-ARNOLIS WEERASOORIYA 1857-18881888
•Lord had men in nations to respond to His sovereign moves- World mission=God’s seasons + men of peace
•Teacher at Trinity-influential family,radical conversion
•Joined SA 1883-cadet to Colonel 1888; apostleship recognised by SA. Leader in Sri Lanka & India
•Radical Evangelistic methods & mission strategy
•Sacrifice & lifestyle training of others- indigenization
•Strong congregations in unreached areas
CROSS IS MY ATTRACTIONCROSS IS MY ATTRACTION
““YOURS FOR THE SALATION OF INDIA(+SRI YOURS FOR THE SALATION OF INDIA(+SRI LANKA)”LANKA)”
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ORIGINS OF PENTECOSTALISMORIGINS OF PENTECOSTALISM
• 1907- AG Garr DE Dias Wanigasekere church plant
• 1909- Minnie Houck, M Abrams- school,orphanageschool,orphanage In Nuwaraeliya
• 1912 - WD Grier itinerant Evangelismitinerant Evangelism. + SA DeAlwis
• 1917- GH Doyal
Source- Prof GPV Somarathne- Walter Clifford( Publ. Margaya)
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Origins of PentecostalismOrigins of Pentecostalism
• 1922- Anna Lewini- simple lifestyle; JJB de Silva JS Wickramaratne 12 Pentecostals already present; revival meetingsrevival meetings with healingswith healings;
• 1923- Glad Tidings Hall(Borella- Wellawatte) revival revival meetings- meetings- attracted Christians deadened by liberal theology- Chilaw, Jaffna
• Paul Ram & Alwin De Alwis touched by Lewini CPM (national apostles)(national apostles)
• 1924- W Clifford works with Lewini AOG
• 1930 Lewini + Wickramaratnes Makewita AOG
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CEYLON PENTECOSTAL CEYLON PENTECOSTAL MISSIONMISSION
• 1923- indigenous; God’s season; global impact
• Founders- anglican, methodist, baptist
• Foreign input- Anna Lewini, SmithWigglesworth
• Strong mission base - community sharing(Galle)
• Holy Spirit emphasis - prayer(faith) homes
• Apostles, prophets, consecrated ministry,
• Central govt., celibacy, national dress-white
• Evangelism through healing miracles - winning converts from other churches - exclusivism
Strong
sisters’
ministry
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CPM ctd.CPM ctd.
• first third world church to send missionaries out
• faith funding - Acts kind of sharing
• Much emphasis on quality of worker & believer
• obedience & military precision - sacrifice
• quick extension church plants with any door- rented houses - work in 22 out of 25 districts
• multiple workers (celibate) in a faith home - large congregations
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CPM ctdCPM ctd
• Spiritual warfare - all night vigils, long worship sessions, trilingual, many new songs, anointing
• Triennial conventions- edification and evangelism
• 1930-1950- Sri Lanka most prosperous nation in 1930-1950- Sri Lanka most prosperous nation in Asia; ? Spiritual revival Asia; ? Spiritual revival open heaven open heaven
• 1957 - CPM debacle + Tamil/Sinhala conflict
• 1959 - Ethnic riots; Sorrows of SL begin
• up to 1984 - spiritual barrenness ruined nation
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Assemblies of God 1928Assemblies of God 1928
• Common roots with CPM - married ministry separated- work with W.Clifford- early baptist conv
• Slow growth until 1975- foreign missionaries- central Bible School trainees
• 1975 national apostle1975 national apostle- Timothean concept in Regional centres +central Bible School ordinands
• 1975-1985 nascent period; 1985rapid growth
• Large regional churches-strong leaders- launch church plants decentralized- ?next apostle
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In field
training
Case Study-Off the track Case Study-Off the track model...model...
• Any apostle begins with one small church plant
• Foundation laying- prayer, moulding anointing 7yrs
• Making of stones (sons born) for foundation- 7yrs
• Strong mature couples (men of peace) raised by God nucleus of church plant in 17 districts- 7yrs
• Pastor in secular work until church grows
• Apostle/prophet govt. + slow, steady growth
• Provincial mission base Regional church planting 40 congregations
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APOSTLES- dead or alive ?APOSTLES- dead or alive ?•Paul began under Barnabus-tested in first church planttested in first church plant
•Long nascent period - beget sons in the faith future
Apostles, prophets..*Lifelong relationships
•Apostles lay foundations for many stable churches
•Pastor one cong. With many splits- Absalom churches Pastor one cong. With many splits- Absalom churches
Birth sons as co-labourer Hire workers
Sons birth churches Ev produces people
Ministry gifting in others Increasing numbers are Birth stable churches grouped as unstable churches
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ARE WE LEARNING ?ARE WE LEARNING ?• Sound mission strategies fruitful evangelism
E.g. Eb. Daniel, Arnolis W.- incarnational evangelismincarnational evangelism
• Messenger accepted message accepted
• Missionaries mature men - apostles succeeded
• Apostles or pastors *Recruit or release *Plant or grow
• Employees or sons *Extension or parachute drop
• Pastor- full time or lay- pros & cons
• Contextualized theology & Ev. Tracts
• Contrast urban/rural church gap
• Split or birth new churches
• What kind of spiritual warfare - spiritual mapping
Answering
Marxism
Cross & Bo Tree
DR. Tissa W