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Historical Investigation

Shuyan Yan

Trinity Western University

HIST 108

Steven Hicks

May 9, 2022

Historical Investigation

Venn finds goodwill, evangelism, and respect for the local church to be the most effective in spreading the gospel in African churches. Venn advised the missionaries first to learn the nature of people within the local church, which is a sign of respect for the people (Venn, 1969). This approach will cause the local church to trust and have confidence in the missionary because they will know that the pastor has good intentions. Therefore, this approach will help the missionary to understand the local people's understanding of the gospel and determine how to effectively conduct the mission.

Venn also says conflicts would emerge between the missionaries and the locals due to racial differences. For the apostles to overcome these racial distinctions, they were advised to use the grace of God and handle the native people with the spirit of the apostle who bared all things for his people (Venn, 1969). Ministers were advised to allow the local church to run as an institution and enable members to be bound to their church. For the ministers to be successful, they were warned to ignore the position of the local pastors, and they were told that it was impractical to win the people’s trust without the help of the local pastor. Therefore, the local pastor had better knowledge of his people and helped the missionaries to have complete confidence and trust of the people,

Venn also says that it was essential for the missionaries to educate and train the native pastors on the appropriate use of the Bible. The trained pastors would also help the missionaries in educating other local Christians. Therefore, ministers did not act as leaders of the local churches but just guided the local pastors on how to lead their congregations.

Reference

Venn, H. C. (1969). Nationality and native churches. In H. S. Wilson (Ed.), Origin of west African nationalism (pp. 131-135). St. Martin’s Press.