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Mission History

Mission History. Dr. Lalith Mendis National Missions Congress 1999 March 16-18. 20.02.1999. MISSION HISTORY. MISSION HISTORY. 1795 - LONDON MISS. SOC.; FIVE MISSIONARIES 1812 - BMS/ENG - JAMES CHATER – HANWELLA 1814 - METHODISTS 5 (DR. COKE) - WELIGAMA, GALLE

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Mission History

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  1. Mission History Dr. Lalith Mendis National Missions Congress 1999 March 16-18 20.02.1999

  2. MISSION HISTORY MISSION HISTORY 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

  3. 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

  4. COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY-POSITIVES • First invasion-Scripture translation- KEY NATIONALS • 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

  5. COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY-NEGATIVES • 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

  6. COLONIAL CHRISTIANITY METHODS OF EVANGELISM • *Personal * Schools * Sunday meeting • Medical missions- Evelyn Carney – Talawa • Evangelistic tracts – Debates • Methodist Catechists • Rice Christianity & Govt. favour for converts

  7. Rate of Spread

  8. EBENEZER DANIEL(1784-1844)- BAPTIST • 1830- replaced Chater(Eng-Sinh Dictionary)in Colombo • Strategy of planting viable congregations under localeldership on every trunk road - Kadawatha, Makewita • Walking evangelist - “Protestant Witness” Matale • 1838- 2 FM; 5 Cey.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

  9. ARNOLIS WEERASOORIYA 1857-1888 • 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 ATTRACTION • “YOURS FOR THE SALATION OF INDIA(+SRI LANKA)”

  10. ORIGINS OF PENTECOSTALISM • 1907- AG Garr DE Dias Wanigasekere church plant • 1909- Minnie Houck, M Abrams- school,orphanage In Nuwaraeliya • 1912 - WD Grier itinerant Evangelism. + SA DeAlwis • 1917- GH Doyal • Source- Prof GPV Somarathne- Walter Clifford( Publ. Margaya)

  11. Origins of Pentecostalism • 1922- Anna Lewini- simple lifestyle; JJB de Silva JS Wickramaratne 12 Pentecostals already present; revival meetingswith healings; • 1923- Glad Tidings Hall(Borella- Wellawatte) revival meetings- attracted Christians deadened by liberal theology- Chilaw, Jaffna • Paul Ram & Alwin De Alwis touched by Lewini  CPM (national apostles) • 1924- W Clifford works with Lewini  AOG • 1930 Lewini + Wickramaratnes  Makewita AOG

  12. CEYLON PENTECOSTAL MISSION • 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

  13. 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

  14. CPM 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 Asia; ? Spiritual revival  open heaven • 1957 - CPM debacle + Tamil/Sinhala conflict • 1959 - Ethnic riots; Sorrows of SL begin • up to 1984 - spiritual barrenness  ruined nation

  15. Assemblies 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 apostle- Timothean concept in Regional centres +central Bible School ordinands • 1975-1985 nascent period; 1985rapid growth • Large regional churches-strong leaders- launch church plants decentralized- ?next apostle

  16. Case Study-Off the track 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 In field training

  17. APOSTLES- dead or alive ? • Paul began under Barnabus-tested 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

  18. ARE WE LEARNING ? • Sound mission strategies  fruitful evangelism • E.g. Eb. Daniel, Arnolis W.- incarnational 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

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