21-30 Flashcards
What missions program began in 1944 as a means to channel the efforts of youth into raising funds for missionary transportation and equipment?
Speed the Light
Who was appointed missionary secretary in 1927 and developed the Fellowship’s first missions policy manual?
Noel Perkin
Ralph Williams’ contribution to foreign missions centered on what?
his applying indigenous church principles and pioneering quality training for pastors and leaders
Who wrote Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible, described as “the theological jewel of classic Pentecostalism’s middle period”?
Myer Pearlman
What started the “New Order of the Latter Rain” movement?
a revival at the Sharon Orphanage and Schools
List four erroneous views of Latter Rain proponents considered by Assemblies of God leaders to be contrary to scriptural teaching
- the impartation of the spiritual gifts through the laying on of hands
- restoration of the apostles and prophets as part of local church leadership
- personal prophecies of guidance given to individuals
- expectancy of the Spirit’s dispensing languages for missionary evangelism
What was the response of the General Council in 1949 to the Latter Rain movement?
They thought the ‘new order’ Latter Rain was giving them nothing that was new. It pointed backward to problems that had once vexed the stability, unity and spiritual integrity of the Pentecostal movement. They thought the proper interpretation of Scripture could not justify the teachings of the new movement
According to Ernest S. Williams, what is the true test of any movement?
whether or not it will stand up under the light of the Word of God
What two ministries initiated in the 1960s have made significant contributions to home and foreign missions?
- Mobilization and Placement Service (MAPS)
- Ambassadors in Mission (AIM)
What 1968 event successfully clarified the mission of the Assemblies of God?
The Council on Evangelism
