Fall 2008/Pasadena
EV519
Segura
EV519: EVANGELISMO ENTRE HISPANOS [Evangelism among Hispanics]. Osías
Segura.
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to equip church leaders to develop
effective evangelistic strategies for their church's distinctive ministry
context. The course focuses on evangelism as a process of building
relationships through which the local church seeks to impact its context with a
holistic gospel. Therefore, the class will provide a theological basis for
evangelism and for the communication of the gospel in contemporary Hispanic
culture. It will provide students with tools to develop evangelistic strategies
in order to plan personal, small group, and church-wide evangelism activities
appropriate to their own context.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completing this course the student will (1) gain a
biblical, theological, and missiological understanding of evangelism in
contemporary society; (2) appreciate the importance of a "culture of
evangelism" in the local church; (3) have tools for evaluating contemporary
evangelistic programs; (4) be motivated to engage in evangelism and be able to
analyze and apply the most suitable evangelistic tactics for effective church
outreach; (5) develop and implement a strategic plan of evangelism that is
culturally relevant to the student's church or ministry situation.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: The main objective of this course is to help students
learn how to do evangelism in a culturally relevant way, with a biblical,
theological, and missiological foundation. The course is designed for church
leaders and/or lay people who understand their responsibility and have the
passion for developing effective, culturally relevant evangelistic strategies
in the local church.
COURSE FORMAT: The class will meet weekly for three-hour sessions for ten
weeks. Students will learn via presentations (professor- and student-led),
class discussions, video and multimedia presentations, and small group
exercises.
REQUIRED READING (1500 pages):
- Burke, John. No se Admiten Personas Perfectas. Miami:
Editorial Vida, 2006.
- Mittelberg, Mark. Edifique una Iglesia Contagiosa. Miami: Editorial
Vida, 2005.
- Course Reader containing the following books:
- Steuernagel, Valdir, ed. Al Servicio del Reino en
América Latina. San José, Costa Rica: Visión Mundial,
1991.
- Steuernagel, Valdir, ed. La Misión de la Iglesia. San
José, Costa Rica: Visión Mundial, 1992.
- Grellert, M., Myers, B., y McAlpine, T. Al Servicio del Reino. San
José: Visión Mundial, 1992.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Hybels, Bill, y Mark Mittelberg. Conviértase en un
Cristiano Contagioso. Miami: Editorial Vida, 2003.
- Escobar, Samuel. Tiempo de Misión. Ediciones CLARA, 1999.
- Ferreira, Danny. Evangelización Total. El Paso, TX: Editorial
Mundo Hispano, 1996.
- Green, Michael. La Iglesia Local, Agente de Evangelización.
Nueva Creación, 1996.
- Southerland, Dan. Transiciones: Dirija su Iglesia a Través del
Cambio. Editorial Vida, 1999.
- Van Engen, Charles E. El Pueblo Misionero de Dios. Libros
Desafío, 2004.
ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Students are required to be present and prepared to
participate in classroom discussions (10%). (2) Weekly reading reports (250
words) as described in the syllabus (20%). (3) Three 500-word summaries of
readings and class discussions (15%). (4) A 1,000-word field research report,
analyzing a local congregation's theology of evangelism, based on five hours of
participant observation and interviews (25%). (5) A 2,500-word paper that
includes the student's theology of evangelism and presents a strategic plan for
a culturally relevant evangelistic project in the student's local congregation
or ministry situation (30%; due during finals week).
PREREQUISITES: Spanish. Auditors are welcome but required to fully participate
in class discussions.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Evangelism
(MIN3).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.
This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (7/08)