Faith mission

Faith mission is a term used most frequently among evangelical Christians to refer to a missionary organization with an approach to evangelism that encourages its missionaries to "trust in God to provide the necessary resources" ^[1] These missionaries are said to "live by faith." Most faith missionaries are not financially supported by denominations.

Contents 1 Faith missionaries 2 Faith mission organizations 3 See also 4 Notes

Faith missionaries

Early advocates of faith missions included many Plymouth Brethren missionaries such as:

• Hudson Taylor, missionary to China, and founder of the China Inland Mission, who advocated "Moving men, by God, through prayer alone" and not soliciting funds at all.

• Anthony Norris Groves, referred to as the 'father of faith missions'.^[2]

• George Müller, who ran orphanages in the Bristol area of England.

Other early leaders included:

• Arthur Tappan Pierson

• Methodist Episcopal Church missionary bishop, William Taylor

Modern examples include:

• Jim Elliot, martyred missionary to the Huaorani people of Ecuador^[3]

• The missionaries of The Faith Mission and of the Two by Twos sect

• Robert Pierce, founder of World Vision

Faith mission organizations

WEC International

Echoes of Service

OMF International (formerly China Inland Mission)

See also

• Worldwide Faith Missions
• Henry Grattan Guinness
• Indigenous church mission theory

Notes