Steven Richard Rutt is the leading Roland Allen scholar. I got to know him while editing Roland Allen’s The Ministry of Expansion where Steven contributed a chapter. I had him on Strike the Match two years ago to talk about Roland Allen’s life and missiology. Lord willing, we shall have […]
Hubert J. B. Allen
Roland Allen’s influence greatly shaped 20th century missions and continues to influence the expansion of the Church. Though best known for writings such as Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church, his thoughts were not always appreciated. His adolescent grandson once asked to read […]
“Until I’ve been Dead Ten Years”
The year 2012 will mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of Roland Allen’s classic book Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours?. In honor of this event, I am presently working on a biography on the legendary Anglican. At the time of this blog post, only one such biography has […]
Early Reference on Roland Allen
Today, I begin a two-part series on the blog about one of my greatest missiological influences, Roland Allen (1868-1947). While Allen is best known for his books Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours (1912) and The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes which Hinder It (1927), he has been tremendously influential […]
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