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Missionary

Roland Allen, born on December 29, 1868, was a prominent missionary from the United Kingdom. He spent 40 years in China, dedicated to the spread and development of Christianity. Allen was known for his unique approach to missionary work, advocating for localization and simplification in the propagation of Christianity, which had a profound impact on the development of Chinese Christian churches.

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“The church was first established and organized with a world-wide mission for a world-wide work.”

World Firsts Church Missions Wide Organized

Book:The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes Which Hinder it

Source: The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes Which Hinder it

“The spontaneous expansion of the Church reduced to its elements is a very simple thing...What is necessary is faith. What is needed is the kind of faith which uniting a man to Christ, sets him on fire.”

Men Kind Christ Church Simple Fire Needed Elements Expansion Spontaneous Simple Things Uniting

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“Men who hold a theory of the Church which excludes from communion those whom they admit to have the Spirit of Christ simply proclaim that their theory is in flat contradiction to the spiritual fact.”

Men Facts Spiritual Spirit Christ Church Theory Contradiction Flats Communion

Book:The Reform of the Ministry: A Study in the Work of Roland Allen

Source: The Reform of the Ministry: A Study in the Work of Roland Allen

About the Author

Born: December 29, 1868
Died: June 9, 1947
Known for: Missionary
Quotes: 17

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The Ministry of the Spirit: Selected Writings of Roland AllenRelated source material

Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours?Related source material

Missionary Principles and PracticeRelated source material

The Reform of the Ministry: A Study in the Work of Roland AllenRelated source material

The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes Which Hinder itRelated source material

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