First published in 1913, Missionary Principles is a classic textbook by genre, but in its controversial evaluation of the Church's missionary theories, it is by no means wholly traditional. At the centre of this discursive study, Allen asserts the distinction which needs to be made in missionary aims between the extension of the Church and the preaching of Jesus Christ. The book is divided into four major chapters, entitled: The Impulse, The Hope, The Means and The Reaction. The impulse, hope and means of missionary work can all be embodied by Jesus Christ, who is viewed as the source, the...

If it were once believed that the freedom of churches should be restricted to bring greater control to missions, Roland Allen sets out to overturn this conception. Warning against the danger of imposing greater limits on churches, the Author advocates that all members of the church, 'natives' and foreigners alike, must take an active role in its establishment and daily life. The study divides itself into nine chapters; the first, introducing Allen's standpoint, the second as an opening into the nature and character of Spontaneous Expression. The third chapter deals with modern attempts by...

Roland Allen is internationally renowned for his controversial solutions to dilemmas within churches and missions. His works were first written in the first decade of the twentieth century, yet their ideas are so radical that they are still relevant today. Indeed, Allen predicted that his principles would not be broadly accepted until around fifty years after their creation. This selection of works by this mission pioneer and creative thinker takes extracts from Allen's other writings, which although having potential to be just as influential as those better known, have long been out of...

Within a decade, St. Paul established the Church in the four provinces of Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia and Asia. This informative study focuses on the social background to the Apostle's missionary journeys with comparisons between his methods and those of the modern day. The book divides into five parts; the first examines the social and religious world which the Apostle inhabited in AD 50; the second addresses how St. Paul presented the Christian Gospel and his financial policy of self-support for the new churches. Here, contrasts are made between St. Paul's financial and missionary...

A Deliciously Humor Filled Guide To Growing Roses Like The Pros If you did not know that gardening could be fun, humorous, quirky and informative with the added culinary delight to tickle your palate - then, you have not read Growing Roses with Sherry 'n Margarita." - M. Rutter, keen rose gardener. With a delicious touch of humor and their 'cottage chaos antics', the writers convey how, as once amateur gardeners, they managed to kill their friend Joyce's entire prize winning rose garden. Of course you are compelled to read on to find out what they did to revive the garden. The easy writing...

Roland Allen was an Anglican missionary who served for many years in China and Africa. He is best known for his radical and insightful writings on helping indigenous churches flourish and grow. "MISSIONARY METHODS" was Allen's groundbreaking work which looked at some of the inadequacies of missions in the early 1900's, with an aim to remedy them. In order to do so he contrasted modern methods with those used by St. Paul, especially in regards to: - Finances - Evangelism and Church Planting - Church Discipline - Church Government, and much more. Though written over 100 years ago, Allen's keen...

At this critical point in the history of World Missions, it is imperative for us to take a step back from "business as usual" in our work around the globe and reevaluate the strategies and methods we are implementing. What is working? What isn't? If we're honest, there may be more not working than we would care to admit. In this book, written in the early 1900s, Roland Allen invites us to look at the missionary work of the Apostle Paul with fresh eyes and an igniting perspective that is strikingly relevant to the greatest challenges we are facing today in modern missions. He offers a well of...