MT 500A&B (one-week intensive – Winter 2016 – Colorado Springs)

MT500A: Winter 2016; MT500B: Spring 2016

Hopkins

MT500 A&B: BIBLICAL THEOLOGY OF MISSION (A is 2 units, B is 2 units).

Dr. Mark Hopkins, Assistant Professor of Leadership

DESCRIPTION:

During the past fifty years, Christian thinkers have examined and evaluated the theological presuppositions that underlie the thought and practice of Christian mission. The discipline that reflects biblically, theologically, philosophically, contextually, and missionally on these presuppositions is known as Biblical Theology of Mission. The fundamental components of Missiology parallel the basic aspects of Biblical Theology of Mission: Word (Bible basis as motivation for mission); church (the means of mission); personal and spiritual pilgrimage (the agents of mission); and world/cultural context (the goals of mission). In this course students will have an opportunity to learn from past mission thinkers and practitioners; hear from one another; and reflect personally on what God’s mission means for the mission of Christians and Christian churches in the rapidly changing, complex global city/village of the twenty-first century. Students will be introduced to a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approach to missiological reflection whereby the various components of Missiology (Word, church, personal spiritual pilgrimage, and world/context) are brought together in an integrated understanding of mission, focused on a specific issue of Christian ministry in a particular context.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. develop a personal missiological hermeneutic applied to the Bible;

  2. demonstrate familiarity with the broad contours of God’s mission as described in the Bible;

  3. understand the fundamental components of a biblical theology of mission;

  4. comprehend how biblical theology of mission provides the tools for constructing a contextually appropriate missiology;

  5. envision how missiologists analyze, critique, and reshape their missiology in light of biblical theology of mission

COURSE FORMAT:

MT500A will meet for the second week of a required two-week intensive residency for the MA in Global Leadership from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students will do pre-seminar readings and assignments. MT500B will involve post-seminar readings and completion of Bible reading and summarization, outside reading and reports, and assignments in the students' ministry contexts after they return home.

REQUIRED READING: 1400 pages to be read in this order they appear below

(WORD)

Fee, Gordon D., and Douglas K. Stuart. 2003. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. ISBN-13: 978-0310246046; Pub. price $11.00. Kindle $12.99. (Read Preface, Intro, and select 1 Chapter; approx. 43 pages).

Glasser, Arthur F., and Charles Edward van Engen. 2003. Announcing the Kingdom: The Story of God's Mission in the Bible. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN-13: 978- 0801026261; Pub. price $27.03. Kindle $16.50. (350 pages)

The Bible. Read 5 consecutive chapters in 10 different books of the Bible. Students will read 5 chapters each from the Pentateuch, Historical Writings, Poetic Literature, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, Gospels, Acts, Pauline Literature, General Epistles and Revelation for a total of 50 chapters. (approx. 100 pgs)

(WORLD/CONTEXT)

Hiebert, Paul G., 2008. Transforming Worldviews: An Anthropological Understanding of How People Change. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN-13: 978-0801027055; Pub. price $18.26. Kindle $15.12. (Approx. 300 pgs)

Greenman, Jeffrey P., 2012. Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission. Downers Grove: Intervarsity. ISBN-13: 978-0830839568; Pub. Price $17.55. Kindle. $16.67. (Approx. 115 pgs from selections)

(CHURCH)

Adeney, Frances. 2012. Graceful Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN-13: 978-0801031854;Pub. Price $24; Kindle edition $13.49. (240 pgs)

Goheen, Michael W. 2011. A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN-13: 978-0801031410; Pub. Price $15.74; Kindle edition $12.99. (226 pgs)

(PERSONAL PILGRIMAGE)

Five student-selected articles from the International Bulletin of Missionary Research Series “Legacy of…”Available via website. Instructions in Moodle Course. (approx. 30 pgs)

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT (in accordance with Learning Outcomes – “LO”)
(subject to change as the course progresses):

MT500A (Winter 2016) [80 hours workload]

Pre-Seminar and in-class participation includes: (60 hours)

  1. Pre-Seminar Reading: 393 pages approx. from texts [20 hours] LO 1, 2, 3 & 4

  2. General participation in discussions, group work, etc. (50%) [36 hrs. in-class] LO 2, 3, & 4

  3. Two 750- word Reading Reports (Glasser, Fee & Stuart) due prior to seminar. (20%) [4 hours] LO 1, 2, 3 & 4

Work completed post-seminar, off-campus includes: (20 hours)

  1. Reading from texts approx. 465 pages [14 hours] LO 1, 2, 3 & 5

  2. Analytical forums and connecting posts over Greenman (10%) [2 hours] LO 1, 2 & 5

  3. One 600-word Reading Report (Hiebert) (10%) [2 hours] LO 2, 4 & 5

  4. A summary paragraph for 25 chapters of the Old Testament (10%) [2 hours] LO 1 & 2

MT500B (Spring 2016) [80 hours workload]

  1. Reading from texts approx. 496 pages [29 hours] LO 1, 2, 4 & 5

  2. One week of analytical forums and connecting posts over Adeney. (15%) [3 hours] LO 4.5

  3. One 750-word Reading Report (Goheen). (15%) [3 hours] LO 4 & 5

  4. Two-three page report on IBMR Legacy Articles. Instructions within Moodle Course. (15%) [3 hours] LO 4 & 5

  5. A summary paragraph for 25 chapters of the New Testament. (10%) [2 hours] LO 1 & 2

  6. One 12-page (minimum) to 20-page (maximum) typed, double-spaced paper in which the student analyzes and reflects on an issue, a missiologist, a context, or a concept of mission praxis, based on the fundamental components of Biblical Theology of Mission, tracing that theme/issue of missiological significance through the Old and New Testaments, examining 2 passages from each Testament from the perspective of Word, world, church, and personal pilgrimage. The paper must show extensive interaction with the books read and explore the missiological implications for ministry in the student's particular context. (45%) [40 hours] LO 1-5

PREREQUISITES:This course sequence is only available to MA in Global Leadership students.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:This two-quarter sequence, MT500A and B, is part of the required MAGL cohort series of courses. NO AUDITORS.

FINAL EXAMINATION: None.

If you are unable toregister forand successfully complete the Part B portion of this course in the subsequent

quarter, you will be required to follow the most current version of the course in the quarterthat you do register. As there is always a chance that the curriculum may change, please note that you would be responsible for obtaining the books, and participating in the course interaction and assignments required in the most current version. Please confer with MAGL Academic Services Administrator (susanmajor@fuller.edu) before registering for Part B to confirm requirements.


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.

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