BCS Special Event:
Topic: Does Theological Education in Missions Matter When the Unreached are Dying and Going to Hell?
For the better part of a century, the Protestant church has been focused on "finishing the task" of world evangelization. By God's grace, the concerted effort to proclaim the gospel among unreached peoples has not been fruitless; the global church grew more in the 20th Century than the nineteen before it - combined. But, as evangelical leadership around the world has noted, gospel expansion has not always resulted in doctrinal depth. The genocide in Rwanda took place in a country regarded as 90% Christian. Tragically, the church in many places of the world is facing theological famine.
But the task of global evangelism is substantial. The Joshua Project and the International Missions Board have identified 700 people groups whom no one is known to be targeting with the gospel. Nearly 6000 people groups around the globe have no access to the gospel. Given these realities, what posture should the church take? Bethlehem College and Seminary is pleased to welcome Jason Mandryk and M. David Sills to tackle this important question. Jason Mandryk is editor of Operation World and a frequent speaker on the status of world evangelization. The colossal task of organizing a prayer guide to all the nations of the world has uniquely exposed him to the riches and poverty of the global church. David Sills is Professor of Missions and Cultural Anthropology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. As a former missionary, he has given his life to training leaders to pass along the riches of Christian doctrine to growing church leaders around the world. Both are particularly equipped to discuss this pressing issue for the church and academy.
Please join us on Thursday, September 22nd at 7:00pm at the downtown campus of Bethlehem Baptist Church. Admission is free. More information is available online at www.bcsmn.org.
