The American Board of Missions to the Jews (ABMJ) was during the 1930s and 1940s the largest Christian mission proselytizing to Jews in America.[1] In 1984, the organization changed its name to Chosen People Ministries.
In 1973, messianic evangelist Moishe Rosen left the organization to create Hineni Ministries, which is now known as Jews for Jesus. His aggressive style earned condemnation in 1975 from his former employer as well as the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews.[2] Chosen People Ministries is now a cooperating partner with Jews for Jesus.
References
edit- ^ Yaakov Shalom Ariel Evangelizing the chosen people: missions to the Jews in America 2000 p218 "In its size and stature, Jews for Jesus became in the 1980s and 1990s what the American Board of Missions to the Jews had been in the 1930s and 1940s, when it was the largest and most influential mission — towering above all others in ."
- ^ Timothy P. Weber On the road to Armageddon: how evangelicals became Israel's best friend 2004 "Its opposition was formally expressed by the Fellowship of Christian Testimonies to the Jews, to which most of the Jewish missions belonged in the early 1970s. After Jews for Jesus was pushed out of the American Board of Missions to the Jews"