October
14
2009
Spontaneous Combustion
October
14
2009
Roland Allen writes that the spontaneous expansion of the church is enhanced under alternate conditions:
1. when new converts immediately tell their story to others who know them
2. when evangelism is the work of those within the culture
3. when true doctrine results from the experience of Christ rather than only classroom instruction
4. when the church is self-supporting and provides for its own leaders and facilities
5. when new churches are given the freedom to learn by experience and are supported but not controlled. The great things of God are beyond human control (strong echoes of Newbigin here)
