Fall 2019/Online

MD532

Glenn

MD532: UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (4 Units: 160 hours). Mary Glenn.

DESCRIPTION: This course will explore and engage the theological, contextual and missional implications and engage in the application of the CCD (Christian Community Development) methodology based on the work of John Perkins and the ABCD (Asset Based Community Development) methodology developed by John McKnight and John Kretzman for the sustainable development and transformation of communities based on their resources, strengths, assets and potential rather their needs and deficits.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, students will have demonstrated (1) an understanding, integration and application of the key components of Christian Community Development and ABCD methodologies for community engagement and transformation in their community context including the role and mission of the church; (2) a critical assessment of the needs vs. gifts approach and an understanding and utilization of tools for exegeting and asset mapping their community; and (3) an understanding of community and personal identity, the ministry of God’s presence, reconciliation, and spirituality/theology of place.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course will introduce students to one or more strategies for integrating theological and missiological content with life experience and context of the church and neighbors through engaging the CCD and ABCD methodologies, the ministry of God’s presence in the pursuit of personal and communal transformation which is consistent with the SIS PLO “ Students will have demonstrated critical thinking and integration skills in order to foster individual and social transformation” (MAICS). The emphasis on the role and mission of the church in community development and transformation is consistent with the SIS PLO “Graduates will participate in the mission of God and the ministries of the global Church from an evangelical missiological perspective.” This course may also contribute to various learning outcomes in the MAGL related to integrating theology and praxis in ministry and mission, and related to personal and community development and transformation (MAGL).

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 assignments and assessment section. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through online discussions, reading, research and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: 1250 pages of reading required (75 hours). If you have previously read any of the required texts, please ask the professor about an alternative text.

Corbett, Steve, and Brian Fikkert. When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor-- and Yourself. Moody Publishers, 2014. ISBN: 978-0802409980, Pub. Price $15.99 [288 pp.]. If you have already read this text, you can read Fikkert, Brian and Kelly Kapic. Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn't the American Dream. Moody Publishers, 2019. ISBN: 978-0802401588, Pub. Price $15.99 [300 pp.). Both available as e-books in the Fuller library.

Heuertz, Chris and Pohl, Christine D. Friendship at the Margins: Discovering Mutuality in Service and Mission. IVP, 2010. ISBN: 978-0830834549, Pub. Price $17.55 [160 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.

McKnight, John and Peter Block. The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods. Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2012. ISBN: 978-1609940812, Pub. Price $20.95 [192 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.

Perkins, John. With Justice For All (A Strategy for Community Development). Baker Books, 2011. ISBN: 978-0801018169, Pub. Price $15.00 [240 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.

Articles posted to Canvas and on e-Reserve [50 pp. assigned].

Read One (Community Development and Reconciliation, 100 pages)

Brueggemann, Walter. Journey to the Common Good. Westminster John Knox Press, 2010. ISBN:

Katongole, Emmanuel and Chris Rice. Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing. IVP, 2008. ISBN: 978-0830834518, Pub. Price $18.00 [167 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.

Read One (Theology of Place, 100 pages)

Dreier, Peter, Mollenkopf, John and Swanstrom, Todd. Place Matters: Metropolitics for the 21st Century. 3rd Edition, University Press of Kansas, 2014. ISBN: 978-0700619276, Pub. Price $19.95 [448 pp.]. Available in print format in the Fuller library and on Amazon.

Gench, Roger J. Theology from the Trenches: Reflection on Urban Ministry. Westminster John Knox Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0664239688, Pub. Price $20.00 [144 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.

Hayden, Dolores. The Power of Place: Urban Landscapes as Public History. MIT Press, 1997. ISBN: 978-0262581523, Pub. Price $35.00 [316 pp.]. Available in print format in the Fuller library and online.

Heltzel, Peter Goodwin. Resurrection City: A Theology of Improvisation. Eerdmans, 2012. ISBN: 978-0802867599, Pub. Price $25.00 [219 pp.]. Available in print format in the Fuller library; also available as an e-book on Amazon.

Jacobsen, Eric. The Space Between: A Christian Engagement with the Built Environment. Baker: 2012. ISBN: 978-0801039089, Pub. Price $28.00 [304 pp]. Available in print format in the Fuller library; also available as an e-book on Amazon.

Leong, David P. Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation. IVP: 2017. ISBN: 978-0830841349, Pub. Price $18.00 [208 pp.]. Availabe as an e-book in the Fuller library.

Read One (Spirituality/Church, 100 pages)

Heidish, Marcy. Soul and the City: Finding God in the Noise and Frenzy of Life. WaterBrook, 2008. ISBN: 978-1400074365, Pub. Price $17.99 [240 pp.]. Available in print format in the Fuller library; also available as an ebook on Amazon.

Humphreys, Jose. Seeing Jesus in East Harlem: What Happens When Churches Show Up and Stay Put. IVP: 2018. ISBN: 978-0830841493, Pub. Price $16.00 [224 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.

Linthicum, Robert C. Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community. IVP, 2003. ISBN: 978-0830832286, Pub. Price $18.00 [216 pp.]. Available in print format in the Fuller library and on Amazon.

Maggay, Melba. Transforming Society. Wipf & Stock, 2011. ISBN: 978-1610970402, Pub. Price $14.00 [114 pp.]. Available in print format in the Fuller library; also available as an e-book online.

Sheldrake, Philip. The Spiritual City: Theology, Spirituality, and the Urban. Wiley-Blackwell, 2014. ISBN: 978-1118855669, Pub. Price $37.95 [240 pp.]. Available as an e-book in the Fuller library.