Roland Allen – Missiologically Thinking

(Image Credit: *Roland Allen’s The Ministry of Expansion*)

Roland Allen died on this date in 1947. Allen was an Anglican, priest, missionary, author, and provocateur. While his influence in missions was felt in the latter twentieth and twenty-first centuries, he was often disregarded during his lifetime. Books such as Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? (1912) and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church (1927) caused friction and frustration when published. However, today’s church planters are encased in Allen’s missiology, often without knowing it.

Given the influence of this high-church Anglican on this low-church Baptist, I have published extensively on the man and his missiology. If you are unfamiliar with Allen’s writings, I encourage you to begin with the two aforementioned books. At the time of this post, the Kindle versions of Missionary Methods and Spontaneous Expansion are FREE and $0.99, respectively.

I have also produced several posts and podcasts on Allen that you may locate on this blog. They (and other resources) are linked below to reduce your search time. Enjoy!

BLOG POSTS:

You Might be a Roland Allen Fan If…

Very Rare Early Reference to Roland Allen

Roland Allen: Part 1, The Man

Roland Allen: Part 2, His Missiology

STRIKE THE MATCH PODCASTS:

Steve Rutt on Roland Allen’s Life and Work

Roland Allen–Life and Journey, Part 1

Roland Allen–Missiology, Part 2

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES:

Here is a video of a lecture on Roland Allen given at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

Cha rles Henry Long and Anne Rowthorn, “Legacy of Roland Allen,” International Bulletin of Missionary Research, April 1989.