Henry Venn and the 3-Self Principles of Mission

In this episode we are looking at a really important piece of work created by Henry Venn who worked for CMS in England from 1841-1973. He devised a whole new way of thinking about global mission that was much more about empowering indigenous people to lead, own and grow their own churches....their way! It was a radical concept for its time, impacting many missionaries, including a guy called Henry Williams (Karupha) who came to New Zealand in the early years of European settlement. It continues to challenge Church planting practices today.This is a podcast exploring the work of the Church Missionary Society in New Zealand. It's a space for inspiring stories, missiological content, interviews with some of our workers, resources for local churches and much more.....