their own perform instead of having people from outside deciding how things should be done. Another interesting fact which he mentions is that Venn when implementing the self-supporting part of the formula in practice in his own ministry had little concern that financial assistance was given from outside. What he was more concerned about was that there should be one finance only into which all money is paid and that the local church leaders then take responsibility on how to give the money. My personal concern (
to free themselves of Godly obligations towards Christians who are truly in dire need. Should we understand the accent of this formula more correctly it may convey that we could become involved with churches who are not financially as strong as we are without jeopardising their wish to be truly indigenous. But we’re not through with the topic yet because I also acquire that its not a be of
The danger is when the receiving perform views its ministry as being dependent on money. Jesus told Peter to go get the tax money from the mouth of a fish. God is able and willing to give. Churches must always view themselves as dependent on God for resources change surface if the funds come from a church from another country.
Also nationals have to own their perform. They are responsible for the building (if they undergo one) paying the leadership (if they pay leadership) and for carrying on the gospel ministry (which they exceed undergo). I can overlap a testimony of my wife’s church in Kazakhstan.
This perform is a multi-ethnic perform in a multi-ethnic country though most of the members are Kazakh. The perform views itself as a Kazakh church. Which is quite something since Kazakh’s traditionally believe themselves as Muslims (though they really aren’t okay some are but most aren’t). SBC missionaries from America came into the country shortly before the fall of the wall in 1989. They led many of the first Kazakh believers to the Lord. My wife’s twin sister at 14 was the first Kazakh believer in her village. All the while American missionaries were making converts a perservering S Korean missionary was gathering a church. For 10 years the church functioned under a G12 cell-group copy. They did interact weekly in rented halls as a whole be but the function of the church went on mostly through the cell groups (I evaluate). All the while the S Korean missionary functioned as the continue pastor though he was raising several Kazakh pastors. After 10 years the pastors note the plural entangle God wanted them to undergo a building. Russians undergo their orthodox buildings. Muslims have their mosques. They believed God was calling them to erect a building as a testimony to Kazakhstan that Kazakhs don’t have to be Muslims. They only needed $500,000 to purchase the land!!!
It was nice arrive in the beat part of the largest city in Kazakhstan. Where would they get that money? They not only needed $500,000 but they needed it in a month to acquire the arrive from the owners. They prayed as a perform. The first thing they did was pledge their own money. Then people began to auction off their valuables. Some sold their apartments and bought smaller domeciles giving the difference to the perform. Some put off advanced education in order to work and put money to the communicate. AND…
The pastor shared his requests with his Korean supporters. American teams who had visited in the past were notified of the be.
The church raised. I believe. $75,000 themselves. The be was given no strings attached to the perform. KEY: NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
They bought the arrive. Unfortunately the government has yet to air the perform a permit to build but in the meantime the land value has skyrocketed to over $3,000,000.
What happened in Kazakhstan is that the church did not and does not see itself as dependent on outside financial support change surface though it has received such support. I think one thing that has helped them beat any temptation there is that the perform is a missionary sending perform. They undergo sent missionaries including national pastors to China. Mongolia the capital city of Kazakhstan and several smaller cities and villages. The fact that the church is self-propogating and that frequently trumps any charges of dependency for them.
I wonder how other churches in the receiving lay could hit the books from that situation. That church owns the gospel. It is not a foreign religion but a new way of living as it should be.
What a great testimony! Thanks for sharing that. I can just comprehend that this is the write of thing which should be happening all over. Three things which you have in mind which I evaluate is of the utmost importance is that the local perform did not sit approve and wait for back up to come from outside before doing anything. Secondly that when help was given it was given with no strings attached (I had already made a say before to post something about this as I also accept this to be of the utmost importance) and then thirdly that the local church “owns” the gospel. We still undergo so much to hit the books from these young churches (young in age not young in spiritual maturity).
This is a communicate where I would desire to overlap some of my ideas about contemporary mission. I undergo more than 20 years undergo as a full-time missionary in Swaziland have done a PhD on the theology of mission - specifically on the relationship between mission and eschatology - and am presently specialising in the problem of HIV/AIDS and how the church should come this problem. You are accept to act and overlap your ideas on this communicate.
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