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670 AD – England Becomes A Mission Force After Being A Mission Field

670 AD – England Becomes A Mission Force After Being A Mission Field

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 Full Title: 670 AD – England Becomes A Mission Force After Being A Mission Field Metadata Package: It’s 670 AD, and the islands once reached by missionaries from Rome and Ireland now send their own. From the quiet monasteries of England to the windswept coasts across the sea, believers carry Scripture and song — armed not with armies but with faith. This episode traces how the English church moved from receiving the gospel to sharing it, planting seeds that would one day grow into the great mission movements of Willibrord and Boniface. Extended notes explore how ordinary men and women — once discipled by foreign missionaries — became messengers of Christ themselves and how that same choice faces every church today. Make sure you Like, Share, Subscribe, Follow, Comment, and Review this episode and the entire COACH series. Keywords: England missions history, Frisian mission, Willibrord, Boniface, early missionaries, church history, evangelism, gospel to the nations, Anglo-Saxon church, Bede, Frisia, Christian courage, obedience, love compels, ordinary believers, mission legacy Hashtags: #ChurchHistory #Missions #ThatsJesusChannel #COACH #FaithInAction Description: In 670 AD, the English church — once a mission field itself — began to send its own missionaries. From coastal monasteries came believers who crossed the cold North Sea to the Frisians of modern-day Netherlands. They carried faith, Scripture, and humble courage instead of wealth or political power. This episode tells the story of how a people once evangelized became evangelists — a turning point that would inspire centuries of mission work through figures like Willibrord and Boniface. It’s a story of ordinary disciples who refused to stay comfortable and chose to go because love compelled them. Discover how their faith still calls the modern church to move from maintenance to mission and from comfort to commission. Join Bob Baulch as he unfolds the moment when England became the mission field that became the mission force. Call-to-Action: Make sure you Like, Share, Subscribe, Follow, Comment, and Review this episode and the entire COACH series. CHUNK 1 – COLD HOOK It’s 670 AD on the North Sea coast of England. Gray water slaps the hull of a small wooden boat as a handful of monks push off from the sand. The wind bites, the waves rise, and behind them the cliffs fade into mist. Ahead lies Frisia [FREE-zee-uh] — a foreign land with strange speech, colder hearts, and no promise of welcome. They carry no swords, only scrolls. No banners, only a few simple psalms. Their call isn’t from a king or a pope, but from love itself — love that once crossed oceans to reach them. On shore, the tide creeps over their footprints until every trace of hesitation disappears. What began as a mission field has become a mission force. Somewhere across that restless sea, a village waits — unaware that before the sun sets, the first English voices will tell them the name of Jesus. But what made these quiet believers so bold … and why did they believe ordinary people could change nations? [AD BREAK] CHUNK 2 – INTRO From the That’s Jesus Channel, welcome to COACH — where Church origins and church history actually coach us how to walk boldly with Jesus today. I’m Bob Baulch. On Wednesday, we stay between 500 and 1500 AD. In this episode we are in the year 670 AD and watching how the English church — once evangelized by others — began sending missionaries of its own, proving that the faith received with humility can also be shared with courage. CHUNK 3 – FOUNDATION By 670 AD, the islands that once trembled under the weight of pagan superstition were beginning to hum with worship songs. The smoky scent of oil lamps floated through small stone chapels. Pages of Scripture — copied carefully by hand — glowed amber in the flicker of candlelight. These were not grand cathedrals. They were simple, weather-worn rooms where fishermen, farmers, and monks gathered before dawn to sing of a King they had never seen but had come to love deeply. The message that changed them was simple: Jesus lived, died, and rose again — not as a story to admire, but as a reality to trust. That news had crossed oceans to find them. Now it shaped everything they were. Two very different waves of faith had met here. One brought structure and teaching — an orderly rhythm of Scripture reading and communion. The other brought passion and simplicity — a heart-shaped faith that thrived in small communities and open fields. Together they formed something new: a quiet but powerful unity. Under Archbishop Theodore [THEE-uh-dor], that unity began to mature. He taught believers to learn, lead, and listen. Churches began to share resources and raise up new teachers instead of relying on outsiders. They were becoming self-sustaining — not just converts, but disciple-makers. It wasn’t glamorous. Faith grew in the hum of daily life — in the careful copying ...
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