E. Stanley Jones. World Evangelist

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1 E. Stanley Jones World Evangelist

2 E. Stanley Jones 2

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4 1907 Arrives in India at age 23 4

5 First Church Lucknow Christianity should be indigenous to the country

6 Newly Weds in Lucknow Parsonage

7 Jones, Mabel and Eunice Enroute to India

8 Ministry began with low-cast as traditional among missionaries already in India Jones challenged to take ministry to educated non- Christians, the high-caste 8

9 Early days in India attempted to cover all from Genesis to Revelation and more. No defining issues Take my stand at Christ and refuse to know anything but Jesus Christ Jesus is the Good News 9

10 What he taught and learned in India. Sold more than a million copies and has influenced the course of missionary thinking. 10

11 Jones Approach Large Crowds in Leading Cities Lectures (not called sermons) Two hours of discussions with audience questions Smaller Group of in Round Table Conferences Invited different faiths, agnostics and atheists Discussion question: Tell us what your faith does for you in your everyday life? 11

12 I came to India with everything to teach and nothing to learn. I am a better man because of the East. 12

13 Round Table approach was daring Put Jesus Christ at the Center and Jones responsible for the conversation Stakes were high Pioneered dialogue with non-christians 13

14 Thirty years before the United Nations Jones proposed a Round Table of Nations

15 Round Table Approach Confirmed the Need for a Spiritual Base Gave Birth to the Christian Ashram Fellowship Spiritual refreshment In-depth study and reflection Close-knit group Accountability

16 Christian Ashram Established Jones affirmed the Christian Ashram as a way to achieve Koinonia, the Fellowship, mentioned in Acts and born out of the Holy Spirit Christian Ashram would place Christ, not the Ashram as primary 16

17 Sat Tal Christian Ashram-- 17

18 Sat Tal Christian Ashram - Chapel 18

19 Never a wasted opportunity 19

20 Without the Christian Ashram, I would have lacked a disciplined fellowship. Preaching in the mountains

21 Bishop James K. Mathews The Christian Ashram addresses the totality of life. It is geared to the Gospel. It undergirds people who are spiritually searching. It is holistic and that is one of its key virtues.

22 Christian Ashram Transplanted While Jones family was still in India, Jones became stranded in the United States during World War II, because he could not get a visa to return to India. At that time, Jones transplanted the Christian Ashram in the United States and Canada. 22

23 Jones was intentional in the design of the Christian Ashram program As long as leaders of the Christian Ashram listen to participants, the Christian Ashram will be relevant and not out of touch 23

24 Surrender to Jesus is the seminal experience for those attending a Christian Ashram

25 Statue of Christ by Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen 25

26 Writing, teaching and preaching-- never a wasted moment 26

27 Letter from Gandhi to Jones (1925) 27

28 Letter from Gandhi to Jones (1940) 28

29 Gandhi/ESJ Correspondence I can only say my heart is absolutely open..., Do please come whenever you get the time. Yours sincerely. M.K. Gandhi 29

30 Gandhi Jones King

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32 It was your book on Gandhi that gave me my first inkling of non-violent, non-cooperation. Dr. Martin Luther King

33 E. Stanley Jones book on Mahatma Gandhi as seen in the Martin Luther King Library. The book contains a handwritten note by King that reads, This is it! This is the way to achieve freedom for the Negro in America. 33

34 Recently Republished Book - How to Pray

35 Books by and about E Stanley Jones (10 Devotionals & 18 Topical Books) Writings relevant for today s world. Jones foresaw the great issues and spoke to them before they were recognized often resulting in unpopularity, antagonism and derision to himself. But he was a prophet! 35

36 A Selection of Books by and about E. Stanley Jones 36

37 Recently Republished Books 37

38 Recently Republished Books - Victorious Living and Abundant Living 38

39 Recently Republished Books - Christ of the Indian Road and How to Pray

40 The Divine Yes-1973 Picking up the pieces of what appeared to be the wreckage of his life, Jones gave the pieces back to God. Jones had the opportunity to preach on how to use defeat and calamity, but now Jones could illustrate it with his life. 40

41 The Divine Yes-1973 A Christ-centered Yes A Conclusive Yes A Costly Yes A Comprehensive Yes A Contagious Yes 41

42 For more than half a century, Dr. Jones proclaimed the Gospel of Christ and applied it to personal, social, national, and international problems as they arose on every continent and among all cultures. Jones was probably the world s best-known and longest-tested Christian missionary and evangelist. 42

43 E. Stanley Jones - Family Photos With Daughter Eunice and Family Mabel, Eunice, Anne & Jan 43

44 E. Stanley Jones Working & Having Fun Jones with granddaughter Anne Ashram Work Period Jones Hunting a Man-Eating Tiger 44

45 Jones Burial Site Sat Tal Christian Ashram 45

46 Meeting people where they are. Using today s communication tools to convey the message 46

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48 Insights of E. Stanley Jones Jesus is the focus Jones found Christianity scattering its energies about marginal issues of doctrine and denominations and left it centered on Jesus Christ as the one and central issue. 48

49 Insights of E. Stanley Jones We Need a Base Jones founded the Ashram movement 49

50 Insights of E. Stanley Jones The Necessity of Prayer Life The Power of the Holy Spirit 50

51 Impact of Jones Insights So others shall know Jesus revealed in me... The evangelism that each of us can offer is to cause the world to see Jesus revealed in us!

52 Jesus is Lord! 52

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