Table of Contents
Acknowledgements --
List of Tables --
List of Pictures --
Introduction --
Chapter 1 --
The Land and the People --
1. The Country --
Features --
States and Divisions --
Nationalities --
Resources --
Climate --
2. A Brief History --
The Earliest History --
Monarchy --
Colonialism vs. Nationalism --
The Independence of Myanmar --
3. Beliefs and Practices Other Than Christianity --
Buddhism --
Myanmar Folk Religion --
Folk Buddhism --
Tribal Animism --
Beliefs --
Soul --
Soong-Kawai --
Dream --
Life After Death --
Offering and Sacrifice --
Divination, Magic and --
Necromancy --
Nature Worship --
Ancestor Worship --
Islam --
Hinduism and Others --
4. Some Important Social Factors --
Kinship and Family --
Marriage --
Male and Female Status --
Kothou and Dana --
Social Cooperation --
Death Ceremonies --
5.Summary --
Chapter 2 --
Christian Missions Other Than The Assemblies of God --
1. Roman Catholic Mission --
2. Baptist Missions --
The English Baptist Mission --
The American Baptist Mission --
Literature Production --
Zayat Strategy --
Educational Work --
Symbol and Sign Message --
Evangelism in the Royal Palace --
Urban Evangelism --
Bible Translation --
Mission to the Tribes and Ethnic Groups --
To the Kayin --
To the Mon --
To the Rakhaing --
To the Shan --
To the Kachin --
To the Chin --
The Myanmar Baptist Convention --
3. The Anglican Mission --
4. The Methodist Mission --
The Methodist Lower Myanmar --
Methodist Upper Myanmar --
5. The Church of Christ --
6. Seventh-Day Adventist --
7. Salvation Army --
8. Presbyterian Church --
9. Evangelical Free Church of Myanmar --
10. Evangelical Baptist Conference --
11. More Indigenous Churches Today --
12. Summary --
Chapter 3 --
The Assemblies of God of Myanmar --
1. The Pioneering Work --
Missionaries --
The Leonard Bolton Family --
The Clifford Morrison Family --
Missionary Characteristics --
Missionaries Commitment --
Bridging the Mission --
Equipping Native Workers --
Planting Churches --
Indigenous Lay Preachers --
2. Consolidating The Churches (1940-1956) --
People Movement --
The Church in World War II --
Indigenous Principles at Work --
The Growth --
Establishing A Mission Center --
Self-Supporting Mission School --
Self-Propagating Church --
3. Mission To Central Myanmar --
4. Missionaries To The Urban City --
5. National Organization --
The Three Districts --
The Presbyters --
The Conventions: Silver Jubilee and Biennials --
6. Urban Evangelism --
7. Mission To The Chin --
8. The Evangel Bible School at Myitkyina --
9. Missionaries Return --
10. Self Government Begins --
11. Summary --
Chapter 4 --
Revival Brings Growth To The Church --
1. Surprising Report of Growth --
2. Revival at Yangon Evangel Church --
God's Provision --
Evangelistic Center --
3. Renewal Among the Chins (1977-1995) --
Revival at Tedim --
The Seeker's Fervent Prayers --
The Launch Pad of Revival --
Continuous Revival --
Revival at Kale --
Characteristics of Conversion --
Individual Conversion --
People Movement --
Transfer Christians --
Aided by Literature --
Embracing Pentecostalism --
Church Planting --
Holiness and Spiritual Gifts -
Bring Growth --
Doctrinal Purity Aids Growth --
Evangelization in the 1980's --
Crusade Evangelism --
Personal Evangelism --
Home-Call Evangelism --
Power Evangelism --
Mobilization --
4. Summary --
Chapter 5 --
The General Council and Mission Strategies --
1. The General Council --
2. Bible in the Local Vernacular --
3. Media Ministries --
4. The Golden Jubilee --
5. Home Missionaries --
6. Financing The Missions --
7. Planting Churches --
Preaching Points --
Rural Church Planting --
Supporting New Churches --
Urban Church Planting --
Grace Assembly of God, Yangon --
Full Gospel Assembly Church, Yangon --
Zion Assembly of God, Yangon --
Evangel Church, Monywa --
Churches in Lashio and Taungyi, Shan State --
8. Bible Schools --
Evangel Bible College --
Maranatha Bible School --
Bethel Bible College --
9. A New Constitution and Bylaws --
10. The Trienial Convention at Kale --
11. Dedication a New General Council Office --
12. The Statistics --
13. Summary --
Chapter 6 --
Roadblocks To Evangelism and Missions --
1. External Roadblocks --
Nationalism --
Economic Shortage --
Social Structure --
Linguistic Barrier --
Paralyzed Transportation --
Insurgency --
Religions --
2. Internal Roadblocks --
Spiritual Nominality --
Theological Liberalism --
Lack of Knowledge About Missions --
The Need for Bible Translation --
The Need for Access to Mass Media --
3. Evangelism and Mission Opportunity Today --
4. Summary --
Chapter 7 --
Conclusion and Suggested Strategy for Missions --
1. Reaching the Unreached --
Discovering the Unreached --
Mobilizing Local Churches for Mission --
Pastor's Role --
Mobilizing the Laity --
Church Growth Seminars --
Evangelize the Unreached People --
Sending Missionaries to the Unreached --
Long-Term Missionaries --
Short-Term Missionaries --
Tentmakers --
2. Redemption and Lift --
3. The Urgent Call for Urban Evangelism --
4. The Great Need for Rural Evangelism --
5. Evangelism to the Receptive People --
6. Kinship Evangelism --
7. Friendship Evangelism --
8. Mass Evangelism --
9. Cell-Group Evangelism --
10. Literature Evangelism and Cassette Ministry --
11. Plant Churches Across Cultures --
12. Conclusion --
Bibliography --
Index