Winter 2017/Fuller Online

GM538

Ramirez-Johnson

GM538: MINISTRANDO EN UN MUNDO DIVERSO E INTERCONECTADO (Ministering in a Diverse and Interconnected World) (4 Units: 160 hours). Johnny Ramirez-Johnson.

DESCRIPTION: Examination of key aspects of human diversity, racism, intergenerational conflict and global migrations that are currently shaping the local church and its members will be studied. Social science approaches will be balanced and compared with biblical narratives and pertinent theological readings for securing approaches to ministry with a diverse global population. Theories of social sciences, biblical narratives, and theological readings will be explored in order to identify emergent models for addressing the needs of the local congregation and its individual members. Each student will work in developing a personalized model for dealing with a particular need they are currently facing in ministry.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated:

(1) an understanding of how ones adopted social sciences theories and theological points of view for defining normalcy, miracles, holiness, morals and sin guide ones, mission and ministry and may hinder or facilitate a transformational discipleship approach to ministry; (2) the ability to develop a biblical model integrating theories of social sciences for critically assessing how immigration and issues of generational diversity impacts the nature and mission of the church; (3) the ability to critically assess how gender and race/ethnicity philosophical views are impacted by immigration flux and generational conflict and how these views affect the nature and mission of the church for transformational discipleship, mission and ministry; and (4) The ability to develop a new approach to ministry addressing a single issue affecting a congregation under the student’s care.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted online on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar for a total of 40 instructional hours, which is outlined below in the assignment and assessment section. Students are 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: 1,100 total pages required.

Alvarez, Carmelo. Ministerio, Adoración cristiana: Teología y práctica desde la óptica protestante. Abingdon Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-1426755132, Google Play eBooks $7.99 [90 pp. assigned].

Bartra, Roger. Cerebro y libertad. Ensayo sobre la moral, el juego y el determinismo. Fondo de Cultura Economica, 2013. ISBN: 978-6071614322, Google Play eBooks $3.82 [154 pp. assigned].

Beleña López, Ángel. Sociopolítica del hecho religioso: una introducción. Ediciones Rialp, 2007. ISBN: 978-8432136337, Google Play eBooks $4.97 [153 pp. assigned].

Cardoza-Orlandi, Carlos F. Una Introduccion a la Mision. Abingdon Press, 2003. ISBN: 978-0687074174, Google Play eBooks $9.99 [118 pp. assigned].

Castañeda Camey, Nicté. Juventud urbana y migración a Estados Unidos: Capital social e imaginario. Editorial Universitaria, Libros UDG, 2012. ISBN: 978-6074506631, Google Play eBooks $7.43 [87 pp. assigned].

Gómez Gutiérrez, Abel. Migración Y Empoderamiento Transnacional: Los Nayaritas en El Sur de California. Palibrio, 2013. ISBN: 978-1463352981, Google Play eBooks $3.03 [61 pp. assigned].

Hume, David, Nicol, Eduardo (Prologo), O’Gorman, Edmundo (Traduccion). Dialogos sobre religion natural. Fondo de Cultura Economica, 2005. ISBN: 978-6071602947, Google Play eBooks $7.99 [147 pp. assigned].

Lorda Iñarra, Juan Luis. Para una idea cristiana del hombre : aproximación teológica a la antropología. Ediciones Rialp, 2010. ISBN: 978-8432137709, Google Play eBooks $5.80 [188 pp. assigned].

Luvis-Nuñez, Agustina. Creada a su imagen: Ministerio series AETH: Una pastoral integral para la mujer. Abingdon Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-1426757068, Google Play eBooks $7.99 [102 pp. assigned].

RECOMMENDED READING:

Cole, Michael. Sicología cultural: una disciplina del pasado y del futuro. Ediciones Morata, 2003. ISBN: 978-8471124302, Pub. Price $32.00.

Friedman, Thomas. La tierra es plana: breve historia del mundo globalizado del Siglo XXI. Ediciones Martínez Roca, 2006. ISBN: 978-8427032224, Pub. Price $22.00.

Küng, Hans, Canal Marcos, Gilberto. Teología para la posmodernidad: fundamentación ecuménica. Alianza Editorial D.L., 1989. ISBN: 978-8420695952, Pub. Price $39.50.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. 1,100 of required reading (15%). [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #1-4] [63 hours].

2. Weekly lessons (15%). [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #1-4] [20 hours].

3. 250-word weekly posts (15%). [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #1-4] [10 hours].

4. 250-word weekly replies (15%). [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #1-4] [10 hours].

5. Class project proposal (10%). [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #1-4] [5 hours].

6. A research essay on an assigned topic [3,500 words] (15%) [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #1-2] [36 hours].

7. Creative practical and/or research application project/paper [requires professor’s approval of proposal] (15%) [This assignment relates to learning outcomes #3-4] [16 hours].

PREREQUISITES: Spanish.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Option to meet the C1 or C5 requirement in the 120 MDiv Program and 80 MATM Programs (Fall 2015).

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.