V. RequirementsVI. Grading GradingVII. M518 Fall 2010 Course Assignment Due DatesIntroduction to Missions MS518 Syllabus (Fall 2010) page 1 Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando Dr. Steven L. Childers Introduction to Missions MS518 (Fall 2010) I. Purpose This course is designed to give you an introductory overview of the world missionary enterprise. The emphasis will be on equipping you to become a world missions leader by developing perspectives that inspire and motivate you to action on behalf of world missions. We will study biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic perspectives relative to world missions. II. Objectives A Mind for Truth: Transforming Your Understanding • To understand and articulate a biblical theology of world missions. • To understand the priority of world missions in Christian life and ministry. • To understand the biblical nature and mission of the Church, especially as it relates to start-ing, growing and reproducing churches as a vital part of the Mission of God (Missio Dei). • To understand the biblical, theological, historical, and cultural roots from which contem-porary missions have developed. • To be aware of the varied models and structures used today for the advancement of cross-cultural evangelism. • To be acquainted with the extensive literature relating to the world missionary enterprise and to think through how it can be used in your life and ministry. • To understand critical issues and trends in contemporary missions. A Heart for God: Transforming Your Affections • To be a World Christian and have a broken heart for the lost, especially for the unreached people groups (nations), the poor and the persecuted of the world. • To develop a life-long commitment to pray for missionaries and for the lost. • To be motivated to take personal action—giving time, talents and treasures, sacrificially and joyfully—toward the advancement of the cause of world missions. A Life for Ministry: Transforming Your Behavior • To lay a strong foundation for further study and personal involvement in cross-cultural missions, especially for those planning to become cross-cultural missionaries. • To lay a strong foundation for understanding, guiding, and promoting missions from a local base, especially for those planning to assume leadership roles in a local church. • To obtain a set of criteria for evaluating modern missions programs, issues, trends, proposals, and organizations.Introduction to Missions MS518 Syllabus (Fall 2010) page 2 Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando V1.0 Dr. Steven L. Childers III. Format The course will be taught in 14 three–hour sessions beginning Wednesday, August 25, 2010, and ending Wednesday, December 01, 2010. Classroom sessions will include lecture (including guest lecturers), class interaction, student presentations and reports, video presentations, self-study exercises, and small group interaction. Individual and small group work sessions will be conducted during the class time. Group study outside of class is required. Office Hours: You can schedule an appointment with Dr. Childers through his administrative assistant, Joyce Sisler, at 407-366-9493 x219 or [email protected]. Appointments are normally scheduled on Wednesday from 3:15pm--4:45pm. Additional times may be arranged by contacting Joyce. Your teaching assistant is Lloyd Dawson, [email protected]. Please contact Lloyd first for all issues regarding the course. He will refer you to Dr. Childers if necessary. IV. Course Texts Required: Crossman, Meg, ed., Pathways to Global Understanding (formerly, World Wide Perspectives): Biblical, Historical, Strategic, and Cultural Dimensions of God’s Plan for the Nations. YWAM Publishing, Revised edition, 2007. (ISBN: 9781576584347) Johnstone, Patrick and Jason Mandryk, Operation World, 21st Century Edition: When We Pray, God Listens, Updated and Revised 2005. Zondervan. (ISBN:9781850783572) Ott, Craig and Stephen Strauss with Timothy C. Tennent, Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues. Baker Academic, 2010. (ISBN: 9780801026621) Piper, John, Let The Nations Be Glad! (The Supremacy of God in Missions). Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2003. (ISBN: 9780801036415) Tucker, Ruth A., From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. (ISBN: 9780310239376) Mission Reader: A compilation of articles and chapters related to Christian missions that will be posted on Self Service Highly Recommended (*Very Highly Recommended): *Allen, Roland, Missionary Methods, St. Paul's or Ours? Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1962. (ISBN: 9780802810014) ___________. The Spontaneous Expansion of the Church and the Causes Which Hinder It. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1962. (ISBN: 9781579101985) *Bartholomew, Craig G. and Goheen, Michael W., The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story, Baker Academic, 2004. (ISBN: 9780801027468) Bavinck, J. H., An Introduction To the Science of Missions. Philadelphia: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1960. (ISBN: 9780875521244) *Bosch, David J., Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1996. (ISBN: 9780883447192) Brock, Charles, The Principles and Practices of Indigenous Church Planting. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1981. (ISBN: 9780805463286) Chaney, Charles L. Church Planting at the End of the Twentieth Century. Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1993. (ISBN: 9780842311137)Introduction to Missions MS518 Syllabus (Fall 2010) page 3 Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando V1.0 Dr. Steven L. Childers Clowney, Edmund and Gerald Lewis Bray. The Church: Contours of Christian Theology. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1995. (ISBN: 9780830815340) *Conn, Harvie M., Eternal Word and Changing Worlds: Theology, Anthropology and Mission in Trialogue. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. (ISBN: 9780875522043) *Fikkert, Brian, and Steve Corbett, When Helping Hurts: Alleviating Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Ourselves, Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009. (ISBN: 9780802457059) *Greenway, Rogers. Urban Evangelism in Latin America. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1973. ___________. Guidelines for Urban Church Planting. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1976. *___________. Discipling the City. Grand