GLST 385 Test 1 Questions With Correct Answers!!

What characterizes "A Volatile World Situation" we see in missions today? - - world is "on the march", unrest, and suspicious of authority - geographic unity as world gets smaller - relativism increasingly replaces absolutes - secularism leaves God out - seeds of totalitarianism stir beneath the surface T/F: The church has made concessions to the influence and philosophies of the world - true T/F: Western Parochialism, regionalism, isolation sees the world as 'us and them' - true T/F: The weakened church situation views responsibilities for the world for a select few, not every disciple. - true T/F: The weakened church situation is encouraged over the lack of global progress. - False, discouraged T/F: Western culture has shaped and tarnished the gospel. - true (democracy =/= the gospel) What is social lift? - The church has promised more than the gospel can produce. T/F: The Western church recognizes the task needs the National Church. - true T/F: Women are slower to respond than men by 60%. - False, men are slower Who led the Coastlands penetration in the Protestant Awakening? - William CareyWhat are the 2 structures of mission and what do they represent? - Modality = church Sodality = parachurch (beside the church--examples are Wycliffe and Samaritan's Purse) Who led the Inland penetration in the Protestant Awakening? - Hudson Taylor What are some examples of unreached peoples? - - Hindus - Muslims - Buddhists - Communists - Chinese traditional religions What are some examples of hidden peoples? - - ethnic people groups - language people groups One People at a Time: Who discovered the Homogeneous Unit Principle (HUP)? - Donald McGavren T/F: From 1950 to the Colonial period, all missionaries were black, red, yellow, and brown colored races. - false, they were white European/American T/F: Missionaries worked in reached and unreached fields from the 1950s to Colonial period. - false, most worked among unreached b/c all fields were unreached pretty much T/F: National churches began to actively send and recruit their own missionaries from the 1950s to colonial period. - true T/F: The 1950s to the Colonial period was the maturing stage of indigenous church planting theory and practices. - true What are 4 qualities of the Church? (What it SHOULD be)Hint: self- ______ - - self-funding - self-leading - self-expanding - self-theologizing T/F: There has been a shift in Christian presence from the Global South to the Global North. - False (shift from North to South) T/F: In 1980, more Christians were found in the global South than the North for the first time in 1000 years. - true Out of 16,517 total people groups, how many are unreached? - 6,688 unreached people groups What is the % of unreached groups? - 40.5% Out of a total population of 7.38 billion, how many are unreached? - 3.12 billion What % of the population is unreached? - 42.3% T/F: 90% of missionaries work with the unreached and 10% work with the reached. - false (90% work with reached) What % of practicing Christians work among the unreached? - 1% What questions should one ask to find God's direction for life decisions? - - How do I determine God's future direction for my life/ministry? - How should you decide what to do? - How is deciding what to do DIFFERENT for Christians? Or is it the SAME?What should one ask when determining the will of God? - Is there only one correct choice/will of God? What should one consider when considering the "call" of God? - - Should I wait for a specific call before going/doing something that I sense God leading me toward? - Macedonian call - vision/voice from God - never 100% assurance - Acts 16:6-10