Spring 2019/Pasadena

MO506

Travis

MO506: HEALING PRAYER IN INTERCULTURAL MINISTRY (4 units: 160 hours). John Jay Travis.

DESCRIPTION: The longing for healing of body and soul is one of humanity’s most basic prayers. It touches upon the nature of church as well as the church’s mission to the world, making healing prayer a global issue. This course explores the theory and practice of healing prayer with particular emphasis on its application in specific cross-cultural contexts (i.e., intercultural ministry). The approaches to prayer taught in the course deal with prayer for healing for emotional wounds, painful memories, freedom from demonic oppression as well as physical healing. Numerous case studies and prayer models will be covered in class. The primary aim of the course is to equip students with a biblical framework and practical skills to be able to pray for healing with sensitivity, power and insight in multiple cultural contexts worldwide.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: (1) Students will develop a biblical foundation for the ministry of healing prayer; (2) students will develop an awareness of healing prayer as a global issue and its application in multiple cultural contexts; (3) students will be able to lead a healing prayer session using the principles and practices taught in the course; and (4) students will explore ways to integrate this type of prayer into their own ministries.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets on four Saturdays for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. Class sessions consist of lectures, discussion, and times of healing prayer. All students are required to sign an Informed Consent and Release form after viewing a video on healing prayer in class.

REQUIRED READING: 1,200 pp. of required reading (700 pages from class texts and 500 pages from the supplementary reading list or other approved texts). If students have previously read any of the class texts for another course, they may select an alternative text from the reading list or a book approved by the instructor.

Kraft, C. H. Two Hours to Freedom: A Simple and Effective Model for Healing and Deliverance. Chosen Books, 2010. ISBN: 978-0800794989, Pub. Price $13.99 [170 pp.].

McNutt, Francis. Healing (Revised Edition). Ave Maria Press, 1999. ISBN: 978-0877936763, Pub. Price $19.95 [275 pp.].

Travis, Anna. Undivided Heart: A Guide for Healing Prayer. Electronic Version 2018. Price $9.99 [100 pp.]

Van Engen, Charles, et al. Paradigm Shifts in Christian Witness. Orbis Books, 2008. ISBN: 978-1570757716, Pub. Price $30.00 [150 pp.].

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

  1. Attend all class lectures (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1,2, and 4] [30 hours].
  2. Ten hours of DLA (Directed Learning Activity) involving healing prayer outside of class (insights gained from this DLA are to be included in the ministry observation paper listed in assignment 3) (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2, 3, and 4] [10 hours].
  3. 1,250-word ministry observation paper reflecting upon experience from assignment 2 and observations from class prayer times (15%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #3 and 4] [10 hours].
  4. 1,200 pages of required reading, 700 from required texts and 500 from supplemental reading or other approved texts [80 hours].
  5. Three 500-word book reports on McNutt, Kraft and Van Engen (each report counts for 10%; 30% for all three). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-4] [3 hours each, 9 hours total].
  6. A 2,000-word critical assessment paper on (a) how students plan to incorporate this type of prayer in their own ministry context, or (b) a research topic related to the theories and approaches taught in the course. In either case, this critical assessment paper must apply the theologies and theories presented in class to the global issue of healing prayer and its importance in intercultural ministry. (30% of overall grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2 and 4] [21 hours].

PREREQUISITES: None.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Elective.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change. Copyright 2019 Fuller Theological Seminary.