Fall 2006/Pasadena
EV519
Rodríguez
EV519: EVANGELISMO ENTRE HISPANOS [Evangelism among Hispanics]. Augusto
Rodríguez.
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to equip church leaders to develop
effective evangelistic strategies for their church's distinctive ministry
context. It seeks to emphasize that evangelism is through conversion rather
than through transfer, establishing in this way a "culture of evangelism."
Therefore, the class will provide a theological basis for evangelism and
effective communication of the gospel in contemporary culture. It will provide
students with tools to develop evangelistic strategies in order to plan
personal, small group, and church-wide evangelism appropriate to their own
context. We will also consider follow-up and incorporation of new converts.
COURSE OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completing this course the student
will be (1) able to provide a theological basis for evangelism and
effective communication of the gospel in contemporary society; (2) able to
develop a "culture of evangelism"; (3) familiar with different contemporary
evangelism strategies; (4) able to analyze and apply the most suitable
evangelism strategies for his/her personal cultural context; (5) able to
develop and implement a strategic plan of evangelism culturally relevant to the
student's church or ministry situation.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: The main objective of this course is to help students
learn how to do evangelism in a culturally relevant way. The course is designed
for church leaders and/or lay people who understand their responsibility and
have the passion for effective, culturally relevant evangelistic strategies to
be developed in the local church.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet weekly for three-hour sessions for ten
weeks. It will be a mixture of lectures, discussion, video and multimedia
presentations, and possibly guest lecturers.
REQUIRED READING:
- Escobar, Samuel. Tiempo de Misión. Ediciones CLARA,
1999.
- Ferreira, Danny. Evangelización Total. El Paso, TX: Editorial
Mundo Hispano, 1996.
- Green, Michael. La iglesia Local, Agente de Evangelización.
Nueva Creación, 1996.
- Southerland, Dan. Transiciones: Dirija su Iglesia a Través del
Cambio. Editorial Vida, 1999.
- Van Engen, Charles E. El Pueblo Misionero de Dios. Libros
Desafío, 2004.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Coleman, Robert E. El Plan Maestro de la Evangelización.
Miami: Editorial UNILIT, 1998.
- Dawson, John. Ganando Nuestras Ciudades para Cristo. Miami:
Editorial Vida.
- Hybels, Bill y Mark Mittelberg. Conviértase en un Cristiano
Contagioso. Miami: Editorial Vida, 2003.
- Mittelberg, Mark. Edifique una Iglesia Contagiosa. Miami: Editorial
Vida, 2005.
- Sánchez, Daniel. Como Sembrar Iglesias en el Siglo XXI. El
Paso, TX: Editorial Mundo Hispano, 2001.
- Spurgeon, Charles. Ganadores de Hombres. Barcelona, España:
Editorial Clie, 1984.
- Torres, Héctor. Comunidades Transformadas en Oración.
Miami: Editorial Caribe, 1999.
- Warren, Rick. Una Iglesia con Propósito. Miami: Editorial
Vida, 1998.
ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Students are required to be present and prepared to
participate in classroom discussions (10%). (2) A 5-7 page personal reflection
paper on theology of evangelism with an analysis of the student's
ministry/church cultural context (30%; due at mid-term). (3) A two-page field
research report analyzing a local congregation's evangelism strategy (other
than the student's) (30%; due the 8th week). (4) A 7-10 page paper analyzing
evangelism strategies relevant to the student's cultural context and presenting
a strategic plan for a major evangelism project culturally relevant to the
student's local congregation or ministry situation (30%; due the last week of
class).
PREREQUISITES: Spanish. Auditors are welcome but required to fully participate
in class discussions.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Evangelism
(MIN3).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.