Missionary Methods (21)

The Views of Henry Venn The Views of Henry Venn The missionary methods of Henry Venn, Secretary of the Church Missionary Society (Anglican) in the mid-nineteenth century, may be summed as follows: 1) Converts are to be organized into groups called "Christian Companies"; 2) As these companies mature they are to be transformed into churches. This stage is reached when the missionaries determine that the group or company is able to support financially a native pastor; 3) The final phase is...