David Filbeck (1936–2019)
Author of Yes, God of the Gentiles, Too: The Missionary Message of the Old Testament
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- Legal name
- Filbeck, David L.
- Other names
- Filbeck, Dr. David
- Birthdate
- 1936-01-28
- Date of death
- 2019-04-08
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- missionary
- Organizations
- Christian Church
- Short biography
- From an early age David was involved in ministry. At the age of sixteen he started preaching at a small country church in Galena, Mo. After graduating High School, he enrolled at Ozark Bible College. During his college years he preached at Conway, Mo. and Barryville, Ar. He continued his education receiving a Master’s degree and PHD in Linguistics from the University of Indiana. He accepted the call to work in the mission field in the mountains of Northern Thailand..
Founders of Christian Mission to the Orient. They came to Thailand in 1960 serving fifty-eight years in Thailand. In 1972, their ministry was interrupted by war so they moved to the city of Chiang Mai and started a leadership training school. David and Deloris officially retired in March 2013 and moved to Joplin, MO.
David authored many books throughout the years on Church History, Culture and Missions. - Birthplace
- Crane, Stone County, Missouri, USA
- Place of death
- Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
- Burial location
- Crane Community Cemetery, Crane, Stone County, Missouri, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Missouri, USA
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The first fifty years: A brief history of the direct-support missionary movement (The Bible study textbook series) by David Filbeck
This book is written from the perspective of a member of the Christian Church/Church of Christ stream of the Stone-Campbell heritage. The author describes the issues which lead to the creation and development of direct-support missions, which boils down primarily to theological liberalism among some leaders in the Disciples of Christ stream and its impact on missions.
Although the book is now 25+ years old, it is valuable to persons who wish to understand the background of missions in the show more Stone-Campbell heritage and especially within the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ stream.
Part II of the book (pp. 109-172), "A New Missionary Dynamic (1890-1926)" is of particular interest to me, as there is discussion of early "independent" missionaries, i.e., not connected to the missionary societies (ACMS, CWMS, or FCMS) of the Disciples of Christ. One of these early independent missionaries was Miss Alice Miller (1853-1928) who is "shirttail" relation (second cousin, once removed) to Ben C. Herr, who was at one time a member of First Christian Church in Bloomington, Illinois.
Miss Miller was a native of Earlington, Kentucky who went with W. K. Azbill to Tokyo, Japan as an independent missionary, in 1895. She served as a teacher at the Yotsuya Mission, a school for poor boys and girls until her death in Japan, where she is buried.
The book has many footnotes but there is no index. show less
Although the book is now 25+ years old, it is valuable to persons who wish to understand the background of missions in the show more Stone-Campbell heritage and especially within the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ stream.
Part II of the book (pp. 109-172), "A New Missionary Dynamic (1890-1926)" is of particular interest to me, as there is discussion of early "independent" missionaries, i.e., not connected to the missionary societies (ACMS, CWMS, or FCMS) of the Disciples of Christ. One of these early independent missionaries was Miss Alice Miller (1853-1928) who is "shirttail" relation (second cousin, once removed) to Ben C. Herr, who was at one time a member of First Christian Church in Bloomington, Illinois.
Miss Miller was a native of Earlington, Kentucky who went with W. K. Azbill to Tokyo, Japan as an independent missionary, in 1895. She served as a teacher at the Yotsuya Mission, a school for poor boys and girls until her death in Japan, where she is buried.
The book has many footnotes but there is no index. show less
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