Toward a theology of submission and obedience in missions

Herbert F Lamp

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Toward a theology of submission and obedience in missions

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Herbert F Lamp. Toward a Theology of Submission and Obedience In Missions. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/0f947282-a072-4f3b-9951-c6965de59895.

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H. F. Lamp. Toward a theology of submission and obedience in missions. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/0f947282-a072-4f3b-9951-c6965de59895

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Herbert F Lamp. Toward a Theology of Submission and Obedience In Missions. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/0f947282-a072-4f3b-9951-c6965de59895.

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Herbert F Lamp

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Abstract

Followership has been a neglected area of modern church and missionary studies. Much damage is done to the cause of Christ by internal conflict over authority and submission issues, especially in the North American Protestant sending faith mission boards. This thesis seeks to lay out a beginning working biblical theology of followership. Its conclusion is that Christian believers are called more to followership than leadership and a proper understanding of submission and obedience can aid greatly in the worldwide spread of the gospel. The thesis argues that the development and implementation of a biblical theology of submission and obedience will result in healthier, more sustaining, and effective missionaries and ministries. To illustrate such a statement, it will look at the early Society of Jesus under St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Moravian Brethren at Herrnhut under Count Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf. Each will be explored as to their history, missionary movement and effectiveness, early documents, and spiritual practices. At the end of the study, ten recommendations will be presented to modern Protestant faith mission boards in order to help address the submission and authority issues they face.

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