June 9 marks the 1947 death of Roland Allen. While this date is 76 years removed from today, the influence of Allen remains strong. Sadly, many missionaries, missiologists, church and mission leaders–including many Anglicans–know little about Allen and his beliefs. If you have been on my site for any length […] Passing of Roland AllenJune 9, 2023 in church planting / Evangelism / History / International Missions / missiology / Roland Allen / Uncategorized / Video tagged church multiplication / Missionary Methods / Roland Allen / Spontaneous Expansion of the Church by JD
Yesterday would have been Roland Allen’s 154th birthday. I assumed Google was not offering a Doodle, so I shared several posts on Twitter throughout this week. If you did not get to see any of the links or quotes, you may go through my feed HERE. Allen has been an […] Remembering Roland Allen at 154December 30, 2022 in Books / Evangelism / History / International Missions / missiology / North American Missions / Podcast / Roland Allen / Video tagged David Brainerd / Moravians / Roland Allen / St. Patrick / Steven Rutt / Zinzendorf by JD
2 Somewhere along the way, we decided it was impossible, or at least improbable, for the Church to experience rapid numerical growth and significant sanctification. I started marking such conversations in my journey as I heard them in the United States in the early 1990s. Many of you can provide earlier […] Pick One: Church Maturation or Multiplication–for We Can’t have Both, ...November 30, 2022 in church planting / Evangelism / History / Innovation / International Missions / Leadership / missiology / North American Missions / Pastoral Training / Podcast / research / Roland Allen / Sermon / Strategy / Theological Education tagged church growth / church health / Global Alliance for Church Multiplicaiton / maturity / movement by JD
Well, the day has arrived. Earlier this month, I shared I would be hitting the pause button here at the blog. Over the past 12 years I have done this before, but never in an official way, for such a lengthy period of time, and to the extent as planned. […] See You in August. . . Lord WillingMarch 31, 2022 in Agencies / Arts / Books / Cape Town 2010 / Church at Brook Hills / Church Planting / church planting / contextualization / Demographics / Discipleship / Evangelical Missiological Society / Evangelism / Hispanics / History / Innovation / International Missions / Interviews / Islam / Lausanne III / Leadership / Migration / missiology / Native Americans/First Nations / North American Missions / Pastoral Training / Persecution / Podcast / Poverty / Preaching / research / Roland Allen / Rural / Samford University / Sermon / Strategy / Students / Theological Education / Theology / Uncategorized / Urban / Video / Vocation tagged apostolic imagination / Strike the Match / Theology of Mission / YouTube by JD
On June 9, 1947, Anglican priest, Roland Allen passed away in Nairobi, Kenya. Below is a photo of a senior Allen at his desk. I do not think I have shared this pic on my blog. This was given to me by Allen’s grandson, Hubert J. B. Allen, and was […] Considering Roland AllenJune 9, 2021 in Books / missiology / research / Roland Allen tagged Ministry of Expansion / Missionary Methods / Roland Allen / Spontaneous Expansion of the Church by JD
Roland Allen was born on this date in 1868. He turned the world of missions upside down. Allen (1868-1947) was an Anglican, priest, missionary, author, and provocateur. While his influence was felt in the latter twentieth and twenty-first centuries, his views were often disregarded during his lifetime. Books such as Missionary […] Roland Allen’s BirthdayDecember 29, 2020 in Agencies / Books / Church Planting / contextualization / Discipleship / Evangelical Missiological Society / Evangelism / History / Innovation / International Missions / Leadership / missiology / Pastoral Training / Podcast / research / Roland Allen / Strategy / Theology / Video tagged Missionary Methods / Roland Allen / Steven Rutt / The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church by JD