Faith mission
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Faith mission is a term used most frequently among evangelical Christians to refer to a missionary organization with an approach to evangelism that encourages its missionaries to "trust in God to provide the necessary resources" [1] These missionaries are said to "live by faith." Most faith missionaries are not financially supported by denominations.
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[edit] Faith missionaries
Early advocates of faith missions included many Plymouth Brethren missionaries such as:
- Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission, who advocated "Moving men, by God, through prayer alone"[citation needed] and not soliciting funds at all.
- Anthony Norris Groves, referred to as the 'father of faith missions'.[2]
- George Müller, who ran orphanages in the Bristol area of England.
Other early leaders included:
Modern examples include:
- Jim Elliot, martyred missionary to the Huaorani people of Ecuador[3]
- The missionaries of The Faith Mission and of the Two by Twos sect
- Robert Pierce, founder of World Vision
[edit] Faith mission organizations
OMF International (formerly China Inland Mission)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ Tucker (1983), 335
- ^ Dann, R.B.Father of Faith Missions: The Life and Times of Anthony Norris Groves (1795–1853), Authentic Media 2004, ISBN 1884543901
- ^ Tucker (1983), 194
