- Christian
History From Founding of the AME Church to Growth of Chinese
Church
- 1948
The World Council of Churches is formed as an interdenominational
body promoting Christian unity and presence in society.
1949
Billy Graham's Los Angeles crusade thrusts the young evangelist
into several decades of worldwide ministry and an impressive
reputation.
1960
Charismatic renewal surges forward, crossing denominational lines
and becoming more mainstream. |
- Christian
History From Founding of the AME Church to Growth of Chinese
Church
- • Emergence of charismatic Christian
sects.
- • Rise of the ecumenical movement.
- • Revision of the Roman Catholic liturgy.
- • Missions reach virtually every region
of the world.
- • New translation methods put the Bible
into the languages of 95% of mankind, but about 1,500 small tongues,
representing 5% of mankind, lack scriptures.
- • Explosive growth of Chinese Christianity.
- • Rise of internet and mass media lead
to wide dissemination of the gospel by new means.
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- Lausanne
Covenant World Evangelism Preparing
- for the 21st century
- The question of relationships with
similar organizations was addressed by the biennial conference,
which resolved to "intensify dialogue" with the World
Evangelical Fellowship (WEF) and the AD2000 and Beyond Movement
and the World Council of Churches (WCC) "in order to establish
how Lausanne can best serve the church at large with its specific
emphasis on evangelization."
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