Summer 2020/Online Live

MO506

Travis

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

DESCRIPTION: One of the world’s most basic prayers is for healing. As recorded in Scripture, healing of bodies of souls was an essential part of the ministry of Jesus and of the early church. This course explores the theory and practice of healing prayer with particular emphasis on its application in 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.

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 various 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.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: Electives fulfill the MAT PLO that states “Students will have demonstrated academic capacities appropriate to an area of focus in a theological discipline or to interdisciplinary theological study.” Addresses MAICS Area of Interest Class “Students will have demonstrated capacities to pursue vocations that engage the mission of God globally.”

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’sacademic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours. Students are required to attend the scheduled class times via videoconference each week (see schedule and note for specifications). Students are also required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 1,200 pp. of required reading (700 pages from class texts and 500 pages from the supplementary reading list and/or weekly articles read for class). 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 $14.99 [170 pp.].

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

Muller, Ann. Two Hands: A Guide for Inner Healing Prayer. Access Press: Electronic Version, 2020. 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 two hour class lectures via video conference (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1,2, and 4] [20 hours].
2. Five 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] [5 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. One weekly forum post of 250 words (20% of final grade) and two weekly post responses of 125-words each (15% of final). [This assignment is related to all four learning outcomes] [20 hours]. Weekly forum posts will be due on Thursday of each week by 11:59 pm PST. Responses to forum posts are due on Saturday night of each week by 11:59 pm PST.
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 relate to the theologies, theories and models of healing prayer presented in class. (25% of overall grade). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes 2 and 4] [25 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.