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title: 'The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'John Livingston Nevius'
date: 1899-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Foreign Missions'
- 'Ecclesiology (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 28'
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Acts 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/nevius-1899-the-planting-and-development-of-missionary-churches
---

# The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches

Nevius critiques the old missionary system of paid native agents and advocates a new plan emphasizing indigenous, self-reliant churches, training, Scripture authority, and station organization.

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