The Role of Reformed Literature in Foreign Missions
Rev. Richard Smit reflects on his firsthand experience with Reformed literature distribution in Philippine missions work, examining how Reformed books support and advance the church's missionary efforts. The article emphasizes that while preaching remains the primary means of missions, Reformed literature plays a vital supporting role in spreading Protestant Reformed theology and doctrine on the mission field.
This is the edited text of the speech Rev. Smit gave at the annual meeting of the RFPA on September 24, 2015. I had the privilege to experience firsthand the topic of tonight's lecture. I was not involved with Reformed literature on the mission field in the Philippines to the extent that Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Kleyn have been. They established and organized the "Reformed Bookshelf " in order to fulfill a goal of our mission work in the Philippines, which is to promote the spread of Protestant...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org
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