In the table below are descriptions of and links to many of the messages and
programs from the Congress. The texts are taken from the news releases of talks
given out at the meeting. Most of the papers given at the congress were later
published in a two volume set, One Race, One Gospel, One Task / World Congress
on Evangelism / Berlin 1966 / Official Reference Volumes / Papers and Reports
edited by Carl Henry and W. Stanley Mooneyham (Minneapolis, Minnesota: World
Wide Publications, 1967) In some cases the text from the news release from the
conference has minor differences from the published version.
Click here for the texts of several other brief messages given at the congress.
Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
Recording |
Text of remarks |
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10/25 |
Reading of Revelation, Chapter 1. Prayer and welcome (21 minutes) |
Billy Graham, founder of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, United States, and honorary chairman of the congress |
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Facing a New Day in Evangelism (44 ½ minutes) |
Carl Henry, editor of Christianity Today magazine, United States, and chairman of the congress |
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10/26 |
Greetings from the Church in Berlin ( 8 ½ minutes) |
Otto Dibelius, Bishop of the Evangelical Church, Germany |
No |
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Why the Berlin Congress (54 minutes) |
Billy Graham |
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Building an Enduring Tower (17 minutes) |
Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia. Introduced by Billy Graham |
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10/27 |
The Great Commission, Part I (43 minutes) |
John R. W. Stott, All Souls Church, London, England |
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The Authority for Evangelism (56 minutes) |
Johannes Schneider, Professor emeritus of theology, Berlin University, Germany |
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Good News for the Space Age (51 minutes) |
Akbar Abdul Haqq, Jr., Associate evangelist with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) |
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10/28 |
The Great Commission, Part II(41 1/2 minutes) |
John R. W. Stott, All Souls Church, London, England |
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The Basic Theology of Evangelism (43 minutes) |
Harold John Ockenga, Park Street Church, United States |
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By My Spirit (46 minutes) |
Kyung Chik Han, Young Nak Presbyterian Church. Introduced by Billy Graham |
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10/29 |
The Great Commission, Part III (38 minutes) |
John R. W. Stott, All Souls Church, London, England |
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Hindrances to Evangelism in the Church (44 1/2 minutes) |
Walter Kunneth, Professor of New Testament, University of Erlangen, Germany |
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| The Urgency of Evangelism and Its Relevancy to the Modern World | Ishaya S. Audu, Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria | No | Yes | ||
10/30 |
The Work of the Holy Spirit in Acts (44 minutes) |
Oswald C. J. Hoffman, The Lutheran Hour radio program |
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| Outdoor Reformation Sunday service following a “March of Christian Witness” by the 1,200 Congress delegates to the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche in downtown Berlin. The service included messages to the crowd of 18,000 by Otto Dibelius, retired Bishop of the Evangelical Church for Berlin-Bradenburg, and Billy Graham, The messages were followed by music from the Greater Berlin Chantry of the Chorale Association. Then Kurt Scharf, Bishop of the Evangelical Church for Berlin-Brandenburg, led the group in the Lord’s prayer, everyone saying it in their own language. (33 minutes) |
No |
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10/31 |
The Heavenly Vision (39 minutes) |
Timothy S. K. Dzao, Ling Lang Evangelical Mission, Hong Kong |
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Obstacles to Evangelism in the World (34 ½ minutes) |
Harold B. Kuhn, Professor of philosophy and religion at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, United States |
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Reformation 1517 and 1966 (54 minutes; simultaneous translation from German into English) |
Gerhard Bergmann, Evangelist of the Evangelical People’s Church, Germany |
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11/1 |
The Holy Spirit and Evangelism (39 ½ minutes; simultaneous translation from French to English) |
Rene Pache, Emmaneus Bible School, Switzerland |
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Methods of Personal Evangelism (43 ½ minutes) |
Richard C. Halverson, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Washington, United States |
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“The Why Generation” a presentation about evangelism to young people introduced by Cliff Barrows. The presentation was based on actual quotes from young people found in newspapers and other sources. (57 minutes) |
No |
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11/2 |
An Apostolic Assessment of the Ministry of Jesus Christ (43 minutes) |
George Duncan, St. George’s-Tron Church. Glasgow, Scotland |
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Methods of Group Evangelism |
A. W. Goodwin Hudson, Anglican Bishop |
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What God Has Done (44 ½ minutes) |
Chandu Ray, Anglican Bishop, Karachi, Pakistan |
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11/3 |
The High Calling of the Servants of God (44 minutes) | Paul Deitenbeck, Kreuskirche, Ludenscheid, Germany | Yes | Yes | |
Evangelism Strategy Sessions |
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The future of evangelicalism in Germany (7.5 minutes) |
J. W. Winterhager , introduced by Carl Henry |
No |
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The Student World (13.5 minutes) |
Eric Fife. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
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Response |
Sergio Garcia |
No |
No |
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Prayer |
Isaac H. A. Ababio. |
No |
No |
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Evangelism in the Great Cities of the World (15 minutes) |
Akira Hatori, chairman of Pacific Broadcasting Association, Japan. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
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Response |
Ross F. Hidy, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, United States. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
No |
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Prayer |
H. E. Roberts. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
No |
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Evangelism and Communications |
Jan J. van Capelleveen. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
No |
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Response (5 1/4 minutes) |
Pious Wakatama. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
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Prayer (4 minutes) |
Eustaquio (Nene) Ramientos. Introduced by Carl Henry. |
No |
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Evangelism and Social Concern (11 ½ minutes) |
Paul S. Rees, World Vision, Inc. Of Monrovia, United States |
No |
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Response (17 minutes) |
Benjamin Moraes, Professor of Criminal Law in the Federal and State University of Rio, Brazil |
No |
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Prayer (in Spanish) |
Luis A. Acevedo (in Spanish) |
No |
No |
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Total Involvement of Lay Witness (10 minutes) |
Victor Manogarom |
No |
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Response ( 9 3/4 minutes) |
Martin Higginbottom |
No |
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Prayer |
Charles Dennis |
No |
No |
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The Use of Technology in Evangelism (11 minutes) |
Ted Engstrom |
No |
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Response (5 ½ minutes) |
Thomas Cosmades, TEAM missionary, Athens, Greece |
No |
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Prayer |
John Poorter |
No |
No |
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Recovering the Apostolic Dynamic (76 minutes) |
Fernando Vangioni, Associate Evangelist of the BGEA, Argentina |
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11/4 |
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Question and Answer period with Yaeti Kimo and Gikita Komi, two men of the Waorani people who had been involved in the murder of five missionaries in 1956 and had since become Christians. They were introduced by George Cowan of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Rachael Saint, sister of one of the murdered men and friend of the Huaorani, served as translator. (44 1/2 minutes) |
No |
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| Stains on the Alter (61.5 minutes) |
Billy Graham |
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