MC506: LEADING A MISSIONAL CHURCH (4 Units)

Karen Parchman, Adjunct Professor, Intercultural Studies and Christian Formation

Expanded Course Description (ECD)

DESCRIPTION: This course explores the nature, identity and purpose of the people of God, as well as the leadership required to lead congregations and the people of faith into interpretive engagement with their contexts; both local and global. The course assists leaders in the development of a missional ecclesiology, and a framework to lead their church/organization to explore and enhance capacities forredemptive formation andengagement. As such the intersection of the fields of ecclesiology, missiology and leadership will be the focus of the course.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (“LO’s”): Upon the successful completion of the course, students will have:

• Gained theological perspective on the issues of Trinitarian ecclesiology and leadership

• Gained understanding of ecclesiology and missiology from both historical and contemporary perspectives

• Discerned and assessed their own church’s/organization’s ecclesial identity and mission paradigm

• Assessed the current praxis of the people of faith, and considered future steps from the perspective of a holistic missional ecclesiology

• Developed a leadership strategy, including theological, methodological, and behavioral dimensions, for personal and communal missional formation.

COURSE FORMAT: This course will be conducted via the Internet on a ten-week schedule aligned with Fuller’s academic calendar. Students, the professor, and teaching assistants will interact weekly through journaling, online discussions, reading, and other assignments that promote active learning.

REQUIRED READING: Approximately 1,100pages (65 hours) from the following materials:

Fuder, John, and Noel Castellanos. A Heart for the Community. Chicago: Moody. 2013(2009). ISBN 0802491316 Pub. price: $22.79. Kindle Edition: $12.49. (~250 pages assigned)

*Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology. InterVarsity, 2002. ISBN: 9780830826889. Pub. price: $12.65. *(NOTE: This book is available to you as an eBook through the Fuller Library System free of charge, and can be read as a .pdf on Kindle. Information on how to access will be available in the course shell. You may choose to purchase a hard copy, but it is not necessary to do so for this class) (238 pages assigned)

Choose either Roxburgh or Plueddemann

Plueddemann, James E. Leading Across Cultures. Downer’s Grove: IVP Academic. 2009. ISBN 0830825789. Pub. Price $13.75. (200 pages assigned)

Roxburgh, A.J. Missional Map-Making: Skills for Leading in Times of Transition. Jossey-Bass, 2010. ISBN: 978-0470486726. Pub. price: $16.95. Kindle Edition, $13.99. (200 pages assigned)

Van Engen, C. E. God's Missionary People.Baker, 1991. ISBN: 9780801093111. Pub. price: $24.00. Kindle Edition, $13.49.

Supplemental reading packet in the Moodle course shell; eReserves include required and recommended readings. (200 pages assigned)

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

1. 1,100 pages of required reading (65 hours)

2. Weekly Threaded Discussions (15%) (2 hours/week= 20 hours) LO’s 1, 2, 3, 4

3. Journaling (10%) (1 hours/week = 10 hours) LO’s 1, 2, 3, 4

4. Web research (5%) (3 hours) LO’s 2, 3, and 4

5. Five Reading Reports (25%) (20 hours) LO’s 1, 2

6. Completed Readings Report (5%) (1 hours) LO 4

7. 25-30 page Five-section Final Paper (40%) (40 hours) LO’s 3, 4, and 5

PREREQUISITES: This course is only available to those who are accepted into the MA in Global Leadership.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: A required course for the Cohort portion of the MA in Global Leadership. NO AUDITORS.

FINAL EXAMINATION: No.