MA in Global Leadership Fuller Online Cohort Course
MC506: Summer 2011
Hopkins/Diamond

MC506: LEADING A MISSIONAL CHURCH (4 units)
Barry Diamond, Adjunct Instructor in Contemporary Culture

DESCRIPTION:

: This course explores the identity and purpose of the church as well as leadership theories and practices required to lead the church into greater missional engagement with its local/global context(s). The focus of the course is the intersection of the fields of theology, ecclesiology, missiology, and leadership. In addition to emphasis on personal spiritual transformation relating to the mission of God, the course assists leaders in the development of a missional ecclesiology and a plan to lead their church/organization into greater redemptive engagement with the world.

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

gained a greater understanding and practice of the missio Dei through the examination of issues of Trinitarian ecclesiology, leadership and missiology from both historical and contemporary perspectives;
discerned and assessed their own personal and organization's ecclesial identity and mission paradigm;
practiced missional discipleship by learning to pray from a missional perspective and establishing personal missional rhythms and practices;
developed a leadership strategy, including theological, methodological, and behavioral dimensions, for personal and congregational missional renewal and engagement.

COURSE FORMAT:

: This course will be conducted via the Internet on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller's academic calendar. Students are required to interact with the material, with each other, and with the instructor regularly through journaling, online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: If you have previously read any of the required texts, please select an alternative text from the Recommended Reading list or a book approved by the instructor.

: Goheen, Michael. A Light to the Nations. Baker, 2011. ISBN: 0801031419. Pub. price: $15.32.; Groody, D. G. Globalization, Spirituality, and Justice. Orbis, 2007. ISBN: 9781570756962. Pub. price: $28.00.; Halter, Hugh, and Matt Smay. The Tangible Kingdom. Jossey-Bass, 2008. ISBN: 9780470188972. Pub. price: $23.95.; Hirsch, Alan. The Forgotten Ways. Brazos Press, 2006. ISBN: 9781587431647. Pub. price: $19.99.; Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology. InterVarsity Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780830826889. Pub. price: $20.00.; Roxburgh, Alan. Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood. Baker, 2011. ISBN: 9780801072314. Pub. price: $11.55.; Supplemental readings in the course shell include required and recommended readings.