Church HistoryChurch History

The Great Century

© John Stevenson, 2008

Describe the Mission Program Describe the Mission Program in your Churchin your Church

What are its strengths?

What are its weaknesses?

Hudson Taylor

1800 1825 1850 1875 1900

Second Second Great Great

AwakeningAwakening

American American Civil Civil WarWar

Carey

Livingston

1761-18341761-1834

• Shoemaker

• Particular Baptist (Calvinist)

1761-18341761-1834

“Young man, sit down; when God pleases to convert the heathen, he will do it without your aid and mine.”

1761-18341761-1834

• Shoemaker

• Particular Baptist (Calvinist)

• Pastor

“Expect great things from God; attempt

great things for God.”

1761-18341761-1834

• Shoemaker

• Particular Baptist (Calvinist)

• Pastor

• Missionary to India– Self supporting– Communal living– Translations of the Bible– Accredited College

18061806

Five students at Williams College in

Massachusetts

Student Missionary Societies

1832-19051832-1905

• Missionary to China

• Founded China Inland Mission– 800 Missionaries from

various denominations– 125 schools

• Adopted Chinese clothing

1832-19051832-1905

“If I had a thousand pounds China should have

it - if I had a thousand lives, China should have them. No! Not China, but

Christ. Can we do too much for Him? Can we do

enough for such a precious Savior?”

1832-19051832-1905

“God’s work, done in God’s way, will never lack God’s supply.”

1800 1825 1850 1875 1900

Second Second Great Great

AwakeningAwakening

American American Civil Civil WarWar

John John Nelson Nelson DarbyDarby

Dispensationalism• God has two separate plans & peoples

• Christ has two future comings

• Two kinds of Christians: Spiritual/Fleshly

1800 1825 1850 1875 1900

Second Second Great Great

AwakeningAwakening

American American Civil Civil WarWar

John John Nelson Nelson DarbyDarby

MormonsMormons

Joseph Smith

1800 1825 1850 1875 1900

Second Second Great Great

AwakeningAwakening

American American Civil Civil WarWar

John John Nelson Nelson DarbyDarby

MormonsMormons MilleritesMilleritesWilliam Miller

Seventh Day Adventists

1800 1825 1850 1875 1900

Second Second Great Great

AwakeningAwakening

American American Civil Civil WarWar

John John Nelson Nelson DarbyDarby

MormonsMormons MilleritesMillerites

Darwin’sDarwin’sOrigin of the SpeciesOrigin of the Species

How did the Roman Catholic How did the Roman Catholic doctrine of Mary’s immaculate doctrine of Mary’s immaculate

conception (1854) help pave the conception (1854) help pave the way for the doctrine of papal way for the doctrine of papal

infallibility a few years later (1870)?infallibility a few years later (1870)?

Read and Discuss the Roman Read and Discuss the Roman Catholic doctrine of Papal Catholic doctrine of Papal

Infallibility (pg 288-9)Infallibility (pg 288-9)

• How was this received by the church?

• What are the limitations of this teaching?

• What kind of authority to Protestant leaders claim?