Mission and Evangelism (ME)
ME 5000 Global Mission and the Local Church - 2 Units
Survey of the theology, history, culture, politics, and methods of the Christian mission, with special emphasis on recent developments, crucial issues, and future trends, ending with a careful study of missions in the local church.
ME 5001 Evangelism and the Local Church - 2 Units
This course introduces the biblical, theological, historical, and practical foundations of evangelism in word and deed. Students will be equipped to engage others in gospel conversations and prepared to lead churches and Christian organizations to participate in God's mission of reaching their contexts with the good news.
ME 6410 History of the Expansion of Christianity - 2 Units
A study of the expansion of Christianity from Pentecost to the present. Particular attention is given to an examination of the modern Protestant mission movement.
ME 6760 Theology of Mission & Evangelism - 2 Units
The many Old and New Testament texts that provide theological foundations for the global mission of the church are examined. Basic issues that confront the missionary will be investigated, as well as the more complex and contemporary issues. The course provides the student with various perspectives and strategies for dealing with the Trinity, the Great Commission, the call and motivation for ministry, and the problems of dialogue, syncretism, universalism, and ecumenism.
ME 7300 World Religions - 2 Units
Historical survey of the origin and growth of the major world religions, beliefs, practices, and worldviews of the major traditions will be examined, with special attention given to comparison and contrast with Christian beliefs and practices.
ME 7510 Missional Church - 2-3 Units
This course explores the missional church in light of a theology of God's mission in the world, and post-Christian context. Special attention is given to various streams of missionality, community engagement of the gospel in word and deed, missional communities, disciple making, discernment, and leadership.
ME 7710 Gospel in Cultural Context - 2-3 Units
This course addresses the task of making faithful disciples and developing transformational ministries that are both faithful to scripture and appropriate to specific cultural contexts. Models of integrating biblical interpretation and cultural exegesis are introduced and applied to a variety of issues such as evangelism, cultural traditions and norms, social justice, worship and ecclesial forms. Case studies of contextualization in diverse cultural settings are examined.
ME 8250 Leadership Development and Culture - 2-3 Units
The course will investigate theological, philosophical and anthropological foundations of leadership and culture. These foundational issues will inform the practice of developing multicultural leaders and working under leaders from different cultures. Special emphasis will be given to the missionary role of multicultural leadership in a world where missionaries from every country of the world are partnering with missionaries and church leaders from every country of the world.
ME 8500 Missional Disciple-making - 2-3 Units
This course examines the way Christian disciples are formed, with particular attention to biblical and practical foundations for making disciples that include contextual, missional engagement, with the goal of mission in the world. Students examine various models of disciple making, especially those practiced today within the missional church movement.