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Asia-South Pacific Congress on Evangelism (1968 : Singapore)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Conference name: Asia-South Pacific Conference on Evangelism

Conference 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:

J. Christy Wilson, Jr., Papers

 Collection
Identifier: CN-518

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