In this urgent call to action, Andrew Murray lays the responsibility of mission work on the shoulders of pastors and laity alike. Until each Christian seeks to bring his brother to Jesus, there is little hope for the evangelization of the world—a mission Murray feels should be the cornerstone of every church.
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Key Features
- Details the importance of missionary work as a key component of the church
- Conveys a message still relevant to the modern church even over 100 years later
- Provides ways to focus in and “solve” the missionary problem
Contents
- The Ecumenical Missionary Conference
- Foreign Missions—A Test of the State of the Church
- The Moravian Church and Love to Christ
- The Church Missionary Society and the Deepening of the Spiritual Life
- The China Inland Mission and the Power of Believing Prayer
- The Church of Pentecost and the Holy Spirit
- The Missionary Problem a Personal One: Every Believer a Soul-Winner
- A Missionary Ministry
- A Call to Prayer and Humiliation
- A Proposal—A Week of Prayer
- Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions
Praise for the Print Edition
I have read Mr. Andrew Murray’s book on the Missionary Problem with extraordinary interest. It is a remarkable work. Nothing that I have read for a long time has so led me to the secret spring of missionary work, and to the glorious privilege of having a share in it.
Of all the books that I have ever read on the call of our Lord to the evangelization of the world, this appeal by the beloved Andrew Murray must stand in the front rank, if not first. My heart has been deeply moved by it, and I propose to read large portions of it to my people. If only it were read universally throughout our churches, by ministers and people alike, I believe it would lead to one of the greatest revivals of missionary enthusiasm that the world has ever known. It is deeply spiritual, interesting, and inspiring.
I hope that Mr. Murray’s heart-searching book may be widely read and prayerfully pondered. I know of nothing that would so much quicken, not only our missionary zeal, but the Christian life of our churches. It is the Key to the Missionary Problem indeed, but it is also the key to most of our problems, and points to the only cure for all our weaknesses.
It is a book that searches the heart of the reader.
—The Independent
Product Details
- Title: The Key to the Missionary Problem
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Publisher: James Nisbet & Co.
- Publication Date: 1902
- Pages: 204
About Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray (1828–1917) was born in Graaff Reinet, South Africa, to Dutch missionary parents. Educated at King’s College, Aberdeen, he then studied theology at the University of Utrecht. Andrew and his older brother John were ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1848. Murray pastored South African churches in Bloemfontein, Worcester, Cape Town, and Wellington. A champion of missionary work, he founded the South African General Mission in 1889. That ministry continued to grow, and today it is part of the SIM (Serving in Mission) organization.
A prolific author and lecturer, Murray authored over 200 books during his lifetime, and he was invited to speak at churches and conferences all over the world. Married for over 60 years and the father of eight children, Murray passed away in January 1917.
