Baptist Missions

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This paper examines how Baptists are still at the forefront of missions work and how faith missions, small missionary outposts without affiliation to a larger missions group, are often staffed by Baptist missionaries. These faith missions have an enduring quality and steady growth. They also are among the first to employ creative new ways of spreading the Gospel. It looks at how the history of Baptist missions is littered with the names of brave men and women following the call of God into areas of the world far from home, devoid of all creature comforts.

Outline:
Introduction
William Carey
American Missions
The Judsons
Back in America
Pioneer African American Missionaries
Women and Missions
Conclusion

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"After forming the Baptist Missionary Society, Carey and his family became foreign missionaries themselves. They set sail for India on June 13, 1793. When he and his family arrived, they found a rather hostile reception from the country that was controlled by the East India Company. The East India Company did not look kindly on missionaries. After seven years of faithful service, Carey baptized his first Hindu convert, Krishna Pal. William Carey dealt with all sorts of hurdles, one of the largest being his wife. Initially she was opposed to the idea of even going to India. At the last moment, she changed her mind. Never fond of the mission field to begin with, she went insane when her five-year-old son died. She raved like a lunatic during her last years on earth, complicating her husband's job immensely. Mrs. Carey, in her state of delusion, was convinced that her husband was cheating on her and would tell anyone who would listen. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brooks, Walter H. "The Evolution of the Negro Baptist Church." The Journal of Negro istory 7, no.1 (1922): 11-22.
• Fisher, Miles Mark. "Lott Carey, the Colonizing Missionary." The Journal of Negro History 7, no. 4 (1922): 380-418.
• Freeman, Edward A. The Epoch of Negro Baptists and the Foreign Missions Board. New ork, NY: Arno Press, 1980.
• Hunt, Alma. History of Woman's Missionary Union. Nashville, TN: Convention Press, 1964.
• Kane, Herbert J. A Concise History of Christian World Missions: A Panoramic View of issions from Pentecost to Present. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1982.

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