Introducing World Missions, 2nd Edition

A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey

series: Encountering Mission

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Chapter

7. Expansion in the Era of Discovery and Colonialism, AD 1500鈥1900

Discussion Questions

  1. What were the mission methods that brought notable success to the Jesuit missionaries in Asia?
  2. Why did the Protestant Reformers believe that the world had been previously evangelized?
  3. What were the unique mission methods of the Moravians?
  4. What contributions did William Carey make to modern missions?
  5. Why did Kenneth Scott Latourette label the nineteenth century as the 鈥淕reat Century鈥 in Christian missions?
  6. What opportunities did missions provide for women interested in ministry?
  7. What was the 鈥淲oman鈥檚 Work for Woman鈥 missiology?
  8. Why did missionaries frequently delay the implementation of the indigenous church principles known as the 鈥渢hree selfs鈥?
  9. Choose one of the missionaries described in the chapter. What beliefs and actions characterized this person that missionaries today should emulate?
  10. Choose one of the missionaries described in the chapter. What beliefs and actions characterized this person that missionaries today should avoid?

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