The Legacy of Anna E. Hall, African American Missionary to Liberia

This article, which tells the life story of Anna E. Hall, highlights the significant role that this African American missionary played in Liberia for the US Methodist Episcopal Church in the early twentieth century. The latter half of the nineteenth century saw increased migration of free African Americans as ministers . . . and missionaries overseas, especially to Africa. Standing as a paragon in missionary ventures, Anna E. Hall represents one of many who were responsible for the resurgence of Christianity in Africa and provides an exemplar for missionary service.

Strategi Pelayanan Misi Dimasa Pandemi Coronavirus Desease 2019

At the end of 2019, the whole world and Indonesia were shocked by the emergence of the new coronavirus disease 2019. It has been more than a year since this disaster struck. The number of victims around the world has reached more than one hundred million with the death toll of more than two million people. Various efforts have been made to prevent the spread of this virus, one of which is social restrictions so that it has an impact in various areas of human life. One of the impacts is the missionary service which usually carries out social and face-to-face interactions. By using qualitative research methods with a literature review approach, observation, and interviews and then describing, this study will provide answers and solutions for mission service strategies during the Covid19 pandemic. The results of this study found answers to mission services online or online. By utilizing internet networks and social media, the gospel can still be preached despite social restrictions. Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Tiktok are some social media applications that can be used for mission services during the Covid-19 pandemic, through these applications this news can be presented in the form of writing, audio, and video which are shared via social media. This strategy, with its strengths and weaknesses, provides a great opportunity to continue working on the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Anna Irbe un misijas darbs Karunagarapuri

This year, we celebrate the 130th anniversary of the birth of Latvian missionary Anna Irbe (1890–1973). She was an extraordinary woman and one of the first missionaries that went from Latvia into the mission field in Southern India. This paper examines her approach to missionary work, which was very innovative at the time and quite successful. It also discusses Irbe’s motives and philosophy of missionary service. Irbe very strongly stood against the theology of mission of the time, which held that Western missionaries were the ones bringing the culture to the poor heathens. She very acutely recognized that many of the Westerners, including some missionaries, held a supremacy attitude. She was willing to learn – she acquired the Tamil language, sought to understand the culture, differences in the caste system, and the attitudes of fellow missionaries. From her observations, she made a decision to do everything with an Indian style so that her work would not be considered foreign by local beneficiaries of the mission, which allowed her to be very successful in her ministry. Soon after the start of her ministry, Irbe developed a “Latvian village in India” called Karunagarapuri, which is located in the Coimbatore area, Tamil Nadu state. The name of the ­village means “The village of the most merciful God.” Irbe also recognized that the Gospel was always connected with culture, and therefore she was very open to discover and learn new things about Indian culture by visiting various temples and museums and meeting people of different castes. She was very open to ecumenism and was ready to use any opportunity to see where signs of God’s mercy could be noticed. During her ministry, she tried to fully identify with the local people, which was not the most common attitude among missionaries of that time. Overall, Irbe’s mission service and sacrifice brought plentiful fruit and it could be said that in her attitude and love towards the people of India, she was an extraordinary woman ahead of her time

God’s Stopgap: Cardinal Adam Kozłowiecki, S.J.

Adam Kozłowiecki (1911–2007) was a Polish Jesuit, who spent sixty-one years in missionary service in Zambia. He arrived there in 1946, just a few months after having been liberated from the concentration camp of Dachau, where he spent the biggest part of his time during wwii (earlier he was one of the first prisoners of the camp in Auschwitz). The vicissitudes made of him a witness of tragedy of the years 1939–45 and a protagonist of the missionary endeavor in Africa—the continent that was then looking for and finding its independence from colonialism. At the same time, Kozłowiecki was both witness and protagonist of the changes in the Catholic Church brought by the Second Vatican Council—the event in which he took an active part as the first archbishop metropolitan of Lusaka. The article, based on the existing literature and archival material from Rome, recalls the life of this extraordinary figure, pointing out the surprises and unexpected changes he had to face several times.

Prinsip Perintah Yesus untuk Menjadikan Murid Berdasarkan Matius 28:16-20

Gospel preaching is the duty of every believer to be carried out not a mandate for certain people, such as pastors, pastors or evangelists. But this preaching of the gospel is a direct mandate from God for believers. But some of the believers do not have a correct understanding of this noble task and thus ignore it. Based on the above problem, Matthew 28: 16-20 is discussed so that every believer is able to understand and apply the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ. The biblical text is one part that teaches about missionary service for this world, which is to make all nations disciples of Jesus Christ. This study uses a qualitative study of biblical literature with a literal-grammatical-historical-contextual interpretation approach and considers highly correlated Bible texts, and describes them so as to be able to provide an understanding of Jesus' commands to make disciples. Every believer needs to grow in faith and his knowledge of God. Thus believers will be enabled to do His commandments. The Great Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ is not a choice but a necessity to do. The message that must be conveyed is that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and on the third day He rose and ascended into heaven.Pemberitaan Injil adalah tugas setiap orang percaya yang harus dilaksanakan bukan mandat bagi orang-orang tertentu saja, seperti para gembala, para pendeta atau penginjil. Tetapi pemberitaan Injil ini merupakan mandat langsung dari Allah bagi setiap orang percaya. Namun sebagian dari orang-orang percaya tidak memiliki pemahaman yang benar mengenai tugas mulia ini sehingga mengabaikannya. Berdasarkan masalah di atas, maka Matius 28:16-20 dibahas supaya setiap orang percaya mampu memahami dan mengaplikasikan Amanat Agung Tuhan Yesus Kristus. Teks Alkiktab tersebut adalah salah satu bagian yang mengajarkan tentang pelayanan misi bagi dunia ini, yaitu menjadikan segala bangsa murid Yesus Kristus. Penelitian ini menggunakan studi kualitatif literatur biblika dengan pendekatan teori tafsir literal-gramatikal-historikal-kontektual dan mempertimbangkan teks-teks Alkitab yang sangat berhubungan, dan mendeskripsikannya sehingga mampu memberi pemahaman tentang prinsip-perintah Yesus untuk menjadikan murid. Setiap orang percaya perlu bertumbuh dalam iman serta pengenalannya akan Allah. Dengan demikian orang-orang percaya akan dimampukan untuk mengerjakan perintah-perintah-Nya. Amanat Agung Tuhan Yesus Kristus bukan suatu pilihan tetapi keharusan untuk dilaksanakan. Berita yang harus disampaikan adalah bahwa Yesus Kristus telah mati, dikuburkan, dan pada hari ketiga Ia bangkit dan naik ke sorga.

Episodes from the confessional history of Alaska: Nikolay Ziorov’s missionary service

The paper deals with one of the outstanding hierarchs of the late 19th - early 20th century - Nikolay (Ziorov) and his missionary activity in Alaska. It is noteworthy that the peculiarity of his Ministry was that a diverse national staff distinguished all three departments that he led (Aleutian, Taurida, Warsaw and Privislenskaya), so he had to defend the rights of the Orthodox population and to try to harmonize interethnic relations at the level of his ideas. The path of Nikolay (Ziorov)’s Episcopal Ministry began with the appointment in 1891 to the Aleutian diocese, which was responsible for all Orthodox parishes in North America, including Alaska. When Nikolay (Ziorov) arrived in the United States, the local Church Department was located in San Francisco, which made it impossible for the Bishop to have a regular presence in Alaska. Moreover, even the possibility of moving the Department to Alaska was not considered acceptable, since the conversion of the Uniate population living in other States was seen as more promising perspective for the Hierarch at that time. It is established that the Bishop traveled a lot in Alaska, advocated for the rights of the Orthodox population, had a diary and appealed to central and regional authorities. At the initiative of the Minister, the sacred texts were translated into the languages of the indigenous peoples of the region. The views that Nikolay (Ziorov) developed while serving in North America were continued in his later work in other dioceses. Largely, this affected inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations. In both Taurida and Warsaw dioceses, he positioned himself as a defender of the Orthodox faith among the gentile environment. It is shown that Nikolay (Ziorov) used the methods of missionary work, developed in Alaska, later in Taurida and the Kingdom of Poland.

Konsep Pemikiran Pendidikan Toleransi Fethullah Gulen

The purpose of writing this article is to explain the concepts, thoughts and application of education according to Gulen. Such as the integration of Islam and science, the internalization of love and tolerance, modern tasawuf, the golden generation, Islam rahmatan lil alamin and human services with hizmet. This paper uses the library research method by collecting books, journal articles, original web and writings that are relevant to the themes discussed. Finding: Fethullah Gulen is an influential figure in the world of education as evidenced by schools managed by Gulen Movement established in 130 countries. Gulen applies hizmet as a missionary service to serve people who are engaged in the world of education. Modern sufist education models that integrate esoteric aspects and exoteric aspects. Teaches love in education, tolerance by dialogue and integrating Islam and science as a whole. All of them are to form a golden generation that is able to answer the changing times and become a man of love and a harmonious life.

Misi dan kebangkitan Rohani: Implikasi Misi Allah Bagi Gereja

The purpose of this writing is to explain the close relationship between mission and spiritual awakening. The method used is qualitative description with library studies seen from the history of spiritual awakening that has happened and Christian mission's understanding of spiritual awakening. In conclusion, spiritual awakening can revive the passion for mission, and mission is one of the concrete steps manifested by missionaries in the event of a spiritual resurrection. For this reason, the signs that arise when spiritual awakening occurs are the heart of the mission involved. The relationship between mission and spiritual awakening is a spiritual awakening to evoke the spirit of mission. This is marked by so many missionaries who are involved in missionary service. Tujuan penulisan ini untuk menjelaskan hubungan yang erat antara misi dan kebangkitan rohani. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskripsi dengan studi kepustakaan dilihat dari sejarah kebangkitan rohani yang pernah terjadi dan pemahaman misi Kristen terhadap kebangkitan rohani. Sebagai kesimpulannya adalah kebangkitan rohani dapat menghidupkan kembali gairah untuk bermisi, dan misi adalah salah satu langkah yang kongkret yang diwujudnyatakan oleh para misionaris ketikaterjadinya kebangkitan rohani. Untuk itu, tanda-tanda yang muncul saat kebangkitan rohani terjadi adalah hati misi ikut di dalamnya. Hubungan antara misi dan kebangkitan rohani ialah kebangkitan rohani membangkitkan semangat bermisi. Hal ini ditandai dengan begitu banyaknya misionaris yang terjun dalam pelayanan misi.

Tugas Roh Kudus Dalam Misi Berdasarkan Kitab Kisah Para Rasul

This article was made with the aim of describing the duties of the Holy Spirit seen from the Book of Acts and their relation to the missionary mission. In researching this topic, the author uses a literature review of books. The results of the research related to the role of the Holy Spirit are: First, the Holy Spirit fulfills the students in the ministry. He also enabled them to witness to the name of Christ and give courage to them. Second, the Holy Spirit chooses certain people for His task. Third, the Holy Spirit leads His messengers in missionary service. Fourth, the Holy Spirit works in the church. Fifth, the Holy Spirit strengthens the disciples to witness through His faithful, steadfast and willing servants for Christ. Sixth, the Holy Spirit also fulfills Gentiles, which is evidence of equality between Jews and Gentiles. Artikel ini dibuat dengan tujuan memaparkan tugas-tugas Roh Kudus dilihat dari Kitab Kisah Para Rasul dan kaitannya dalam misi pekabaran Injil. Dalam meneliti topik ini, penulis menggunakan tinjauan kepustakaan dari buku-buku. Hasil dari penelitian kaitannya dengan peran Roh Kudus adalah: Pertama, Roh Kudus memenuhi murid-murid dalam pelayanan. Ia juga memampukan mereka untuk bersaksi bagi nama Kristus dan memberikan keberanian kepada mereka. Kedua, Roh Kudus memilih orang-orang tertentu untuk tugas-Nya. Ketiga, Roh Kudus memimpin para utusan-Nya dalam pelayanan misi. Keempat, Roh Kudus berkarya dalam jemaat. Kelima, Roh Kudus menguatkan murid-murid untuk bersaksi melalui pelayan-Nya yang setia, teguh dan rela berkorban bagi Kristus. Keenam, Roh Kudus juga memenuhi orang-orang non-Yahudi yang mana ini menjadi bukti adanya kesetaraan antara orang-orang Yahudi dan non-Yahudi.