Friday, January 1, 2021

Nevius: Bringing the Gospel to an Entire Country in Two Weeks

Nevius: Bringing the Gospel to an Entire Country in Two Weeks

Mission Frontiers, January 2021


In 1890 Korea was still an unreached peninsula, with only about 100 Christians. A small group of missionaries had heard about John Nevius' radical ideas, and invited him to come and teach them about his untraditional church planting and evangelism methods. The two-week trip changed history, and Nevius' methods became the guiding principles for Korean missions for the next 50 years. In fact, many church historians believe Nevius' two-week trip to Korea could have been the two most influential weeks in the history of modern missions.