Unit 2 Test

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2. The goals of the indigenous principle were not achieved because of

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failure to see missions work as the founding of a national church.

Question 2

3. The Christian and Missionary Alliance (CM was a strong missionary movement led by

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A. B. Simpson.

Question 3

4. How did missionaries receive support in the early days?

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Publications served as collecting agencies through which missionary funds were forwarded overseas.

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5. Which statement describes Assemblies of God missionaries in the early years?

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Having no formal education, early missionaries learned the language and culture of the areas where they ministered.

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6. Many early missionaries were motivated to endure the hardships of missionary work because of their belief that

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preaching the gospel to all the world would bring Jesus back.

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7. Regarding the administration of Assemblies of God missions, the 1915 General Council decided that

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standards for testing candidate missionaries would be examined by Council leaders.

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8. Identify a missionary policy that was instituted under J. Roswell Flower’s administration.

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New missionaries were required to appear in person before the Foreign Missions Committee.

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9. Identify the principle delineated by the 1921 General Council that would be used to guide Assemblies of God Foreign Missions.

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The indigenous principle

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10. The 1931 Missions Manual included

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all General Council missions policies instituted before 1931.

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11. Which statement best describes the response of Assemblies of God missions to World War II?

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Assemblies of God missions concentrated on noncombatant areas such as Central and South America.

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12. A major goal of the 1943 Missionary Conference involved

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the Foreign Missions Department’s sending five hundred newly trained and experienced missionaries.

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13. Missions leaders (in 1953) showed a shift in thinking. Which best states this shift?

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They added humanitarian goals to the list of evangelism goals.

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14. Ministry in local churches by missionaries on furlough results in

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lasting relationships between the churches and the missionaries they support.

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15. A missionary faith promise is a

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promise to give a specific amount to missions, trusting God for the resources.

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16. According to the text, a benefit of literature in evangelism is that

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literature can be distributed to nearly everyone, not just to those who attend a meeting.

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17. Which phrase best describes the shift in the role of the missionary in response to nationalism?

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from overseer to adviser

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18. Which area was identified by Philip Hogan as the “greatest missionary challenge of the time”?

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The major population centers

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19. In what way did armed forces personnel play a part in church planting?

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Finding locations for churches when the base facilities were full

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20. What did Morris Williams advocate regarding the missionary’s role in relationship to the national church?

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Partnership

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21. The Task Force campaigns proved to be very effective. They were begun out of a need to

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speed up church planting in Paraguay.

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22. Which would be a ministry of the AGUSM?

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Ministry to those with life-controlling problems

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23. What is the requirement for an applicant who desires to begin the process to become a U.S. missionary?

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Ministerial credentials

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24. Identify one of the programs of the AGWM.

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Life Publishers International

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25. It is necessary to have Intercultural Ministries in AGUSM because

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America is the most ethnically diverse nation in the world.

Question 25

1. The establishment of Western colonial empires affected American foreign missions by

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giving missionaries access to areas that had been closed to Christianity.