Protestant Reformed Missions, Small Beginnings: Mission Methods Established (1925-1931) (2)
This historical article by Wilbur Bruinsma documents the early development of the Protestant Reformed Churches' domestic missions program between 1925-1931, focusing specifically on the establishment of the Classical Mission Committee in 1928. The piece provides insight into how the young denomination grappled with practical questions of church polity and missionary methodology, including the deliberations of classis meetings and the role of leadership in pioneering mission efforts.
Previous article in this series: March 15, 2015, p. 280. It was in the year 1928 that the Protestant Reformed Churches began to advance toward establishing a "Classical Mission Committee" in order to do the work of missions in this small denomination. In the three previous years, organization of churches was not regulated by the classis (combined consistories), but was left, for the most part, in the capable hands of Rev. H. Hoeksema. By the instigation of Fuller Ave. (First PRC of Grand...
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