History

History

Introduction

This paper is aimed at highlighting the two important topics in the history discipline. The part one of the papers provides information on the key values, strategies and individuals who initiated the student volunteer movement and the reasons behind the fall of this movement in the year 1920. The second part of the essay would pay emphasis on the key principles that contribute to the successful intercultural living, communication and the ministry. All information provided in this essay is backed by the valid resources and the recommended readings on the subject matter.

Student Volunteer Movement 1886 (SVM)

The 19th and the 20th century are witnessed to be the age of rise in the heroic mission, and age are credited for producing few greates heroes which are seen by the Christian faith. This was the time when churches were in great need of new initiatives that could kick start a powerful movement in mission.

Key Values of the Movement

The SMV is seen as the late Victorian culture's product and has placed emphasis on the character formation and manliness. All the ideas presented by the leaders of the movement were running the gamut of the American Protestant religious emphases from the pre-millennialism to the concept of revivalism and they were moving around the Social Gospel and ecumenism. One of the important contributions of SMV is that it fostered optimism in the missionary and brought the interdenominational spirit. The movement was focused with spreading the spirit of God that was calling the weary churches to advance the movements of modern missions in the extraordinary ways.

Key Strategies of the Movement

In 1910, around twelve hundred of the missionaries and leaders of the church were gathered in Scotland for developing the uniform strategy for the evangelization of the world. The major strategies lied down and the agreements made were dividing the mission field work. The major objective identified had to be collaboration, avoidance of duplicated work and thus bringing about the world evangelization within a generation.

Key Individuals of the Movement

The summer of 1886 witnessed the scene when around 251 students of college from the whole country were turned up at the Mount Hermon where ministers and seminary professors were preaching and teaching in a highly supervised structure where Moody was presided over those meetings. One of the highlighted names of the students is Robert Wilder who had called the meeting of those who were interested and around 21 individuals were ...