Asia-South Pacific Congress on Evangelism (1968 : Singapore)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Conference name: Asia-South Pacific Conference on EvangelismConference venue: Singapore
Conference dates: November 5-13, 1968
Conference theme: Christ Seeks Asia
Conference purpose: The Asia-South Pacific Congress on Evangelism, convening in assembly in Singapore, November 5-13, 1968, asks the guidance of God as it seeks through prayer, study of the Scriptures, and mutual consultation: To discover ways of implementing the proposals of the 1966 World Congress on Evangelism in our area challenged by an exploding population and social upheaval;
To expound the relevance of the Christian evangel and stress the urgency of its proclamation to the two billion people living in this region;
To study the obstacles to evangelism inherent in the diverse cultures of Asia and to find specialized methods which will effectively overcome them;
To evaluate existing evangelistic programs and policies in the light of contemporary conditions and explore ways of vitalizing the programs and up-dating the policies;
To summon the Church corporately and its members individually to recognize and accept the priority of evangelism;
To challenge the churches and Christian organizations to a bold cooperative program of evangelism and missionary outreach.
(Congress Purpose from the book Christ Seeks Asia)
Attendance figures: 1,100 Asians from twenty-four countries
Conference figures:
Director: W. Stanley Mooneyham, USA (coordinating director)
Rev. Max Ottenda, Philippines (associate coordinating director)
Executive Committee:
Dr. Kyung Chik Han, Korea, chairman
Bishop Chandu Ray, Pakistan, vice-chairman
Bishop Onofre Fonceca, Philippines, secretary
Bishop Arthur John "Jack" Dain, Australia
Rev. Akira Hatori, Japan
Rev. Khoo Siaw Hua, Singapore
Rev. Subodh Sahu, India
Dr. A.M. Tambunan, Indonesia
Rev. Philip Teng, Hong Kong
Rev. Wu Yung, Republic of China
Program Committee:
Dr. G.D. James, chairman
Rev. Neville P. Anderson, Australia
Chua Wee Hian, Hong Kong
Basil Pullenayagam, Ceylon
Prof. Theodore Williams, India
Rev. J. B. de Fretes, Indonesia
Rev. Noboru Hara, Kiodan, Japan
Dr. Helen Kim, Korea
Rev. Donald A. Kirkby, New Zealand
Prof. Daniel Bakhsh, Pakistan
Rev. Greg Tingson, Philippines
Rev. Doan Van Mieng, South Vietnam
Chi-Fang Chang, Republic of China
Rev. Sook Pong-noi, Thailand
Financial Support:
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Lausanne Movement Records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 046
Brief Description
Correspondence, minutes, memos, reports, manuscripts of speeches, press releases, newsletters, staff manuals, audio and video tapes of sponsored events, photographs of events and personnel, and other administrative materials of the Lausanne Movement, originally called the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization. The Committee grew out of the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization. Its basic doctrinal statement was the Lausanne Covenant and it had the mission Ato encourage...
Dates:
Created: 1949, 1969-2014
Robert Coleman
Collection
Identifier: CN 563
Brief Description
Correspondence, manuscripts, oral history interviews, class lecture notes, meeting files and other materials relating to Coleman's ministry as an evangelist, scholar and church leader. Besides Coleman's own life and ministry, the collection contains voluminous material on the theology of evangelism and Christian discipleship, American 20th century Evangelicalism; the growth of Christianity in Africa, Asia and Latin America in the 20th and 21st centuries, particularly in regard to the...
Dates:
1936-2019
Found in:
Evangelism & Missions Archives
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Robert Coleman