The Mennonite Brethren Church in Zaire
By: by John B. Toews
Contributors: Hiebert, Paul G., 1932-
Series: Mennonite Brethren Mission History and Perspectives, No. 2
Publisher: Board of Christian Literature, General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Published: 1978
Place of publication: Winnipeg, MB, Canada; Hillsboro, KS, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 259
Copyright date: 1978
Subjects: Mennonite Brethren Church of North America -- Congo (Democratic Republic); Mennonite Brethren Church of North America -- Missions.; Missions -- Congo (Democratic Republic)
Table of contents: pagenum: 5
label: Publisher's Preface; pagenum: 7
label: Author's Preface; pagenum: 9
label: Introduction; pagenum: 11
label: Maps; label: Part One: The Setting; pagenum: 15
label: 1. The Land of Zaire; pagenum: 27
label: 2. Christianity in Zaire; label: Part Two: Mennonite Brethren Missions in Zaire; pagenum: 39
label: 3. A Corn of Wheat Falls into the Ground; pagenum: 57
label: 4. A Second Beginning; pagenum: 74
label: 5. Mission Expansion: 1945-1960; pagenum: 89
label: 6. Expansion to the South; pagenum: 100
label: 7. Principles and Practices in Building the Church in Zaire; label: Part Three: The Church in Zaire Comes into its Own; pagenum: 123
label: 8. Antecedents to the Independence of Zaire; pagenum: 135
label: 9. A Time of Transitions; pagenum: 143
label: 10. The Church Tested and Tried; pagenum: 154
label: 11. The Church in Search of Identity; pagenum: 164
label: 12. The Mennonite Brethren Church in Zaire; pagenum: 189
label: Appendix A: A Study Guide; pagenum: 205
label: Appendix B: Guiding Principles and Policies of Mennonite Brethren Missions; pagenum: 211
label: Appendix C: Points of Understanding; pagenum: 217
label: Appendix D: Statutes; pagenum: 225
label: Appendix E: The Men and Women God Used to Build the Church in Zaire; pagenum: 236
label: Notes; pagenum: 243
label: Annotated Bibliography; pagenum: 247
label: Index