Scroll Reader (Free Christian Audiobooks) Missionary Methods: The Apostle Paul’s or Ours? by Roland Allen (Audiobook)
Roland Allen challenges us to rethink everything we believe about missionary work. Drawing on the example of the Apostle Paul, he exposes how modern missions often suffocate new churches with foreign control, endless subsidies, and rigid programs. Instead, Allen calls us back to the model of the early church, urging us to trust the Holy Spirit to guide local believers rather than imposing distant strategies. He champions empowering churches to govern, finance, and grow themselves from day one, and he emphasizes releasing disciples to multiply rather than creating static congregations.
You’ll discover why Paul’s methods sparked church planting that spread like wildfire and how adopting those principles today can unleash zealous, self-sustaining communities of believers all around the world.
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Chapters & Timestamps:
(0:00) Opening
(0:40) Introduction
(4:52) Preface
(6:28) Chapter 1 – Introductory
(19:02) Part I – Preliminary Conditions
(19:30) Chapter 2 – Strategic Points
(41:27) Chapter 3 – Class
(55:55) Chapter 4 – Moral and Social Condition
(1:20:17) Part II – The Presentation of the Gospel
(1:20:37) Chapter 5 – Miracles
(1:41:27) Chapter 6 – Finance
(2:10:25) Chapter 7 – The Preaching
(2:42:20) Part III – The Teaching of Converts
(2:42:37) Chapter 8 – The Teaching of Converts
(3:10:07) Chapter 9 – The Training of Candidates for Baptism and Ordination
(3:38:35) Part IV – Paul’s Method of Dealing With Organized Churches
(3:38:52) Chapter 10 – Authority and Discipline
(4:09:10) Chapter 11 – Unity
(4:39:43) Part V – Conclusions
(4:39:48) Chapter 12 – Principles and Spirit
(5:01:41) Chapter 13 – Application
(5:29:58) Chapter 14 – Epilogue: A Present-Day Contrast