The three-self formula and PRCA foreign missions (8)

This article examines the three-self formula (self-government, self-support, and self-propagation) as applied to PRCA foreign missions, with particular focus on what self-government means for indigenous churches. Smit defines self-government as the establishment of local, native leadership in congregational offices rather than foreign control, contrasting this biblical approach with hierarchical systems like Roman Catholicism. This resource is valuable for understanding the PRCA's historical missionary methodology and Reformed principles of church planting and autonomous church development.