Nagaland Baptists commit to evangelism

The second Naga Missionary conference concluded with a renewed call to send thousands of native missionaries outside the state.

The Nov. 18 - 21 meet organised by the Nagaland Missionary Movement, the mission wing of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), adopted a four-point resolution that stressed on evangelisation.

The Church proposed to send at least 10,000 Naga missionaries outside the state to take gospel to the unreached population.

The Church also resolved to reinforce commitments and measures towards strengthening of network among churches and missionaries, and initiate prayer groups for spiritual warfare.

Addressing the gathering, Rev. Bonny Resu, general secretary of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF), challenged Christians to be more involved in mission and spread the gospel of Christ.

He noted that much was to be done in India, especially in Bihar which is one of the "graveyards of missions."

Declaring that the centre of Christianity shifted from Europe and North America to Africa and Asia, Rev Resu exhorted Naga Church to take up the challenge of sending missionaries outside the state.

The four-day conference at Ao Baptist Church was organised under the theme "Deeper into mission".

The Nagas, once known and feared for their head-hunting practices, were transformed into a modern society with the arrival of Christianity in the early 20th century.

Baptists form more that 80% of Nagaland's population and is the most Baptist state in the world.