Frank A. Keller, a missionary with the China Inland Mission, began evangelistic work among the houseboats of Hunan in 1909.
The curriculum was designed to develop Chinese evangelists, with training that was Bible-centered and Evangelism-driven.
[4] Despite the importance of Chinese leadership, when Keller was due to retire as superintendent, the Board of Founders looked to establish another missionary, Charles Roberts, as his replacement.
But the Board of Founders dismissed this group and asked Keller to stay and establish a new committee that was dominated by foreign missionaries.
[2] The Hunan Bible Institute ultimately shut its doors after it was confiscated by Communist authorities in 1952.