So you’ve heard it, “The Reformers didn’t do missions.” I’ve heard it. I believed it. I defended it by saying that they were busy with other things and couldn’t do it all. Well it turns out that it just isn’t true. From a very old edition of St. Anne’s Pub comes this [1] (1MB MP3). Proof that Calvin actually did send out missionaries and was interested in sending out more.
This is good news. The Reformation and the Reformers were the most thorough Biblicists, examining and applying the Word to life and the Church. For them to somehow miss missions is inconceivable. 1Yes, the word does mean what I think it means. I’m glad to hear that they didn’t.
Added: Here [2] is the article they refer to in the MP3.
Update: MP3 link is fixed (sorry Cartee!)
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