The three-self formula and PRCA foreign missions (7)
This article examines the PRCA's implementation of the three-self formula (self-support, self-government, and self-propagation) in its missionary work in the Philippines from 2001-2019. It traces the establishment of the Berean Protestant Reformed Church in Manila under Rev. Audred Spriensma's ministry and the subsequent federation of multiple congregations into the Protestant Reformed Churches in the Philippines, demonstrating how the denomination applied principles of indigenous church leadership and autonomy in foreign missions.
Previous article in this series: February 1, 2022, p. 213. A third example of the PRCA commitment to the threeself formula in foreign missions is the PRCA work in the Philippines. After five years of developing individual contacts and groups by delegation visits, the PRCA Synod in 2001 declared the Philippines a PRCA mission field and approved the calling of a missionary to serve there. Synod appointed Doon PRC (IA) the calling church. In 2002 Doon called and sent Rev. Audred Spriensma, with...
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