His Conversion And Call
HIS CONVERSION AND CALL
Judson’s life and ministry cannot be covered adequately in this short article. When surveying Judson’s life and ministry, multiple joys, discouragements, and turning points are easily noted. One of these turning points occurred after Judson left America and prior to his arrival in Burma, which would be his home for thirty-eight years. He decided to reject pedobaptism and become a post-conversion immersionist, a resolution that shook the ecclesiastical world of his day. This decision proved to be not only a personal turning point for Judson, but it consequently compelled American Baptists as a whole to join the efforts of world evangelization. Our purpose in this article is to briefly survey Judson’s life prior to his foreign service, his decision to become an immersionist, and the eventual response to his decision.