WM 601 the World Mission of the Church

WM 601 – The World Mission of the Church

July 18-23, 2016 – New Jersey

Instructor: Gustavo M. Karakey

E-mail:

Skypename: gkarakey

(Please feel free to contact me by e-mail or Skype if you have any questions regarding this syllabus.)

Course Description

The Lord Jesus commanded every Christian to preach the gospel and to make disciples of all nations (Matt 28:19). This is the defining mandate of the church while here on earth. This course is an introduction and overview of the mission of the church. It incorporates the biblical foundation for missions, its history and development and current issues in the world mission of the church.

Gordon-Conwell Mission

This course satisfies the following institutional learning objectives:

To maintain academic excellence in the highest tradition of Christian scholarship in the teaching of the biblical, historical and theological disciplines (Article 2).
To train and encourage students, in cooperation with the church, to become skilled in ministry (Article 3).
To develop in students a vision for God’s redemptive work throughout the world and to formulate the strategies that will lead to effective missions, evangelism and discipleship (Article 6).

Course Learning Objectives

Students who successfully complete the requirements of this course will be able to:

Formulate a biblical understanding of missions by summarizing key themes from the biblical account across both Testaments, explaining their relevance for contemporary mission, and applying them to their own Christian identity.
Demonstrate awareness of the historical progress of missions throughout the ages by summarizing the various paradigms in mission history and identifying and relating key events and personalities of that history.
Become familiar with the global Christian community and the entire scope of God’s mission field.
Consider the approaches of contemporary mission studies, and the key issues and current trends in contemporary global missions.
Foster an understanding of the cross cultural nature of Christian missions by analyzing the interactions between missions and their cultural and social contexts.
Deepen commitment to Christ’ great commission and strengthen faith in the universality and truthfulness of the gospel and the vitality of missionary movement.

REQUIRED COURSE READINGS

Students will be required to turn in two reading reports indicating what percentage of the readings they have completed. The first report is due on the first day of class, July 18, 2016. The second report is due on September 5, 2016.

First Reading Report – July 18, 2016

Bosch, David J., Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011.(ISBN 9781570759482)

Goheen, Michael W. Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History, and Issues. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2014. (ISBN: 9780830840472)

Second Reading Report – September 5, 2016

Anderson, Courtney. To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1987.(ISBN 0817011218)

Borthwick, Paul. Western Christians in Global Mission: What’s the Role of the North American Churches. Downers Grove: Intervaristy Press: 2012.(ISBN 9780830837809)

Mandryk, Jason. Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation. Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 2010. (ISBN 978-0830857241) - Read the section entitled: The World and Its Regions (pp. 1-82).

Then, use the guide to pray from July 25, 2016 – August 22, 2016 for specific countries. Choose countries for which you are interested in praying so long as they add up to praying on 30 days in total (See the section How to Use Operation World for instructions on how to pray using the guide.)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

For graduate level studies, students should expect to devote 3 hours outside of class for every hour in class. This implies a regularly scheduled investment of quality time for this course before, during and after the week of concentrated class sessions. The course requirements are as follows:

Attendance

Attendance at all class sessions is required for a successful completion of this course.

Required course readings (20% of your grade)

Please read Bosch, David J., Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission prior to the start of our first class session on July 18, 2016.

Please read Goheen, Michael W. Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History, and Issues prior to the start of our first class session on July 18, 2016.

All other required readings are due on September 5, 2016

Timeline and Summary Report of the Historical Paradigms of Missions(20% of your grade)

This assignment is due on the first day of class July 18, 2016. Please refer to the Timeline and Summary Report rubric on Sakai for further details and precise grading criteria.

IMPORTANT: You may choose another student in your class with whom you wish to complete this assignment (only one). This is optional. Please coordinate with that person and ensure that both of you are listed on the assignment and complete all of the requirements.

Choose one of the following historical paradigms ofmissions (please refer to David Bosch’s Transforming Mission):

The apocalyptic paradigm of primitive Christianity
The Hellenistic paradigm of the patristic period
The medieval Roman Catholic paradigm
The Protestant (Reformation) paradigm
The modern Enlightenment paradigm
The emerging ecumenical paradigm

Compile a three-page timeline for your chosen historical paradigm identifying the major dates, events, and personalities.Each date/event/ personality identified should include an annotation (50-100 words) of how it illustrates the major theology, strategies andimpacts of the overall paradigm.

Compose a summary header for your chosen paradigm as a whole which should include an overview of its theology, strategies and impacts (600-700 words, strictly enforced).

The final timeline and summary should be posted online for the whole class in the Wiki tool for this course in Sakai.

Map and Exegesis Exam (20% of your grade)

This exam will be administered via e-mail and must be completed before August 15, 2016.

The Map and Exegesis Exam will have two sections.

The first section will ask you to identify between thirty and forty countries, which are indicated on a map that the course instructor will send to you. You are to identify, on a separate sheet of paper, the name of the countries indicated by numbers on the map.

The second section of the exam will consist of short answer questions based on three exegetical portions of the lectures: 1) Genesis 12 and its relationship to Luke 10; 2) the four Great Commissions (including Acts), and 3) Revelation 5:9-10.

Final Project – Mini-Missions Conference (40% of your grade)

This assignment is due on the September 5, 2016. Please refer to the Mini-Missions Conference Project rubric on Sakai for further details and precise grading criteria.

The goal of this project is to create an outline and basic material for a weekend missions conference at your church in order to raise awareness about the global mission of the church. This project brings together much of the material for this course and makes it applicable to a wider church audience.

Your conference should consist of three-parts including basic outlines and PowerPoint presentations: 1) Introduction to missions and its biblical foundations; 2) state of global missions today and focus on specific countries / regions in which your church is involved or would like to be involved; 3) missions charge to the congregation and specific ways to be involved.

GRADING

Your grade for the class will be based on the following percentages:

Required reading20%

Summary Timeline20%

Map and Exegesis Exam20%

Final Project40%

Grading Scale

A- 90-92% / A 93-96% / A+ 97-100%
B- 80-82% / B 83-86% / B+ 87-89%
C- 70-72% / C 73-76% / C+ 77-79%
D- 60-62% / D 63-66% / D+ 67-69%

CLASS DEADLINES

Due to the intensive nature of this course, it is essential that you complete a substantial portion of your reading prior to the beginning of our class sessions. This will allow us to accelerate our coverage of the material during our week of class.

July 18, 2016

Complete reading of Bosch, Transforming Mission
Complete reading of Goheen, Introducing Christian Mission Today

NOTE: Please complete the attached reading report to hand in during our first class session on July 18, 2016.

August 15, 2016

Map and Exegesis Exam - This exam will be administered via e-mail. You can take this test anytime before the deadline, but no later.

September 5, 2016

Complete reading of Borthwick, Western Christians in Global Mission
Complete reading of Courtney, To the Golden Shore
Complete reading Operation World (pp. 1-82)
Complete 30 days of prayer, Operation World
Complete Final Project.

NOTE: Please complete the second reading report (attached) and send it to me via e-mail prior to the deadline.

DOCUMENT FORMATTING AND SUBMISSION

All work should be submitted as attached files in either Microsoft Word or PDF format. (If you use a different word processor than Microsoft Word, please convert the files to PDF before submitting them.)
Assignments should be double spaced with 1” margins on all sides, Times New Roman,12-point font.
Citations should follow Turabian style
Assignments must be submitted electronically by posting in the Assignment tool within Sakai. Hardcopies will not be accepted.

LATE WORK

All work must be completed before the appropriate due dates unless prior arrangements are made. All late work will automatically receive a one letter grade penalty after the due date and a subsequent one letter grade penalty for every two business days beyond the due date.

ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Cheating and plagiarism are considered serious breaches of personal and academic integrity. Cheating involves, but is not necessarily limited to, the use of unauthorized sources of information during an examination or the submission of the same (or substantially same) work for credit in two or more courses without the knowledge and consent of the instructors.

Plagiarism involves the use of another person’s distinctive ideas or words, whether published or unpublished, and representing them as one’s own instead of giving proper credit to the source. Plagiarism can also involve over dependence on other source material for the scope and substance of one’s writing. Such breaches in academic standards often result in a failing grade as well as other corrective measures. For more information, please consult the Student Handbook.

REQUIRED READING REPORT #1
WM 601 – WORLD MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Deadline: July 18, 2016

IMPORTANT: Please turn in this reading report at the beginning of our first class session

Name of Student:______

Percent of Transforming Missionthat I have read%

Percent of Introducing Christian Mission Todaythat I have read%

REQUIRED READING REPORT #2
WM 601 – WORLD MISSION OF THE CHURCH

Deadline: September 5, 2016

Name of Student:______

Percent of Western Christians in Global Missions that I have read%

Percent of To the Golden Shore that I have read%

Percent of the “World and Its Regions” (from Operation World)

that I have read%____

Number of days from July 25-August 22, 2016 in which I used#_____

theOperation World guide to pray for specific countries

SUGGESIONS FOR FURTHER READING

Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,

1962.

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Intervarsity,1971.

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Bacon, Daniel W. Who, Me? a Missionary? Singapore: Overseas Missionary

Fellowship, 1985.

_____. From Faith to Faith: The Influence of Hudson Taylor on the Faith Missions

Movement. Singapore: Overseas Missionary Fellowship, 1984.

Bailey, Richard D. “Missions--Christian Collegians’ Concepts.” Eastern Challenge

7(July1971):3-4.

Barrett, David B. World Christian Encyclopedia. New York: Oxford, 1982.
Bediako, Kwame. Christianity in Africa. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1995.
Boer, Harry R. Pentecost and Missions. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1961.
Bonk, Jonathan. Missions and Money: Affluence as a Western Missionary Problem

Revisited. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2007.

Broomhall, A.J. Hudson Taylor and China’s Open Century. Kent: Hodder and

Stoughton,1981.

Bryant, David. In the Gap: What It Means To Be a World Christian. Madison:

InterVarsityMissions, 1981.

Cable, Mildred and Francesca French. Ambassadors For Christ. London: Paternoster,

1946.

Cardoza-Orlandi, Carlos F. Mission: An Essential Guide. Nashville: Abingdon Press,

2002.

Cater, Craig. Rethinking Christ and Culture. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2006.
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ReformedReview 17(March 1964):24-38.

Coates, Thomas. “Were the Reformers Mission-Minded?” Concordia Theological

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Coggins, Wade T. and E.J. Frizen, Jr., eds. Evangelical Missions Tomorrow.

Pasadena: William Carey Library, 1977.

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1981.

Davis, Walter Bruce. William Carey: Father of Modern Missions. Chicago: Moody,

1963.

Detzler, Wayne A. The Changing Church in Europe. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,

1979.

Douglas, J.D., ed. Let the Earth Hear His Voice: International Congress on World

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Dowsett, Dick. “God, That’s Not Fair!” Kent: OMF Books, 1982.
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Westchester,IL: Crossway Books, 1983.

Eddy, Sherwood. Pathfinders of the World Missionary Crusade. New York:

Abingdon-Cokesbury,1945.

Edman, V. Raymond. The Light in Dark Ages. Wheaton: Van Kampen,1949.
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Green, Michael. Evangelism in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970.
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