The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889-1989

This book examines a century of missionary work by America’s largest Protestant denomination in Japan, a nation that is only one percent Christian. By 1989, the Southern Baptist Mission’s 180 members were deployed on the four main islands of Japan and in Okinawa, and they were engaged in virtually every type of missionary activity: church planting, pastoral leadership, education, music, medicine, social work, mass media, and other specialized ministries. This book is essential for any comprehensive study of missions in Japan.