Fall 2010/Rancho Cucamonga
EV519
Rodríguez

EV519: EVANGELISMO ENTRE HISPANOS [Evangelism among Hispanics]. Augusto Rodríguez.


DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to equip church leaders in developing evangelistic strategies according to their distinctive ministerial contexts. It seeks to emphasize the cell vision as a church growth multiplication strategy to develop evangelism through conversion instead of by transfer. This seminar will enable students with the necessary tools to establish the ministry of the church based on cell groups. Therefore, the course will provide biblical/theological basis for evangelism, principles, structures and systems that are the base of the cell group system, as well as with the practical principles for an effective transition and implementation of the cell vision. We will also consider the incorporation of new converts into the cell church system.

SIGNIFICANCE FOR LIFE AND MINISTRY: The accomplishment of the Great Commission's main objective is to win souls and make disciples of all nations. The task of the church has been and is to find a balance between both responsibilities in order to provide an integral growth. The most effective way to achieve this objective is to decentralize the ministry through integral growth cell groups. This course will help each student to develop a decentralize vision of ministry for an effective evangelism through cell groups. In this way, we will accomplish our objective to win souls, make disciples, and form leaders.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: (1) To introduce pastors and church leaders to the cell vision ministry for church growth and multiplication; (2) to provide biblical/theological basis for evangelism in the cell church; (3) To become familiar with the different cell church models; (4) students will be able to analyze and apply cell group models and evangelistic strategies adequate to his or her own cultural context; (5) to know the principles for an effective transition and implementation of the cell vision for the establishment and multiplication of cell groups.

COURSE FORMAT: The class will be intensive in character. We will meet in three blocks of two days each, for six hours every day on October 14 & 15, November 11 & 12, and December 2 & 3. It will consist of conferences, discussion, videos, and multimedia presentations.

REQUIRED READING:

Beckham A. William. La Segunda Reforma: Un nuevo estilo de vida celular para la iglesia. Barcelona, Editorial CLIE 2004. ISBN: 8482673017. Pub. Price $12.95.

Besse, Jean-Pierre. Células en Casa para la Iglesia en Misión. Barcelona, Editorial CLIE 2001. ISBN: 84-8267-196-0. Pub. Price $10.99.

Castellanos, César. Liderazgo de Éxito A Través de los Doce. Miami: G12 Editores, 1999. ISBN:1932285008. Pub. Price $14.00.

Comiskey, Joel. Explosión de los Grupos Celulares en los Hogares. Barcelona, Editorial CLIE, 2000. ISBN:8482671235. Pub. Price $13.99.

________. La Explosión de la Iglesia Celular: Cómo estructurar la iglesia en células eficaces. Editorial CLIE, 2004. ISBN:848267420X. Pub. Price $14.99.

________. Grupos de 12. Barcelona, Editorial CLIE, 2001. 8482674021. Pub. Price $9.99.

________. Cómo Dirigir un Grupo Celular con Éxito. Barcelona, Editorial CLIE 2002. ISBN:8482673971. Pub. Price $14.99.

________. Recoged la Cosecha: Cómo organizar un sistema celular para el crecimiento de su iglesia. Barcelona, Editorial CLIE, 2001. ISBN:8482672231. Pub. Price $14.99.

Stokcstill, Larry. La Iglesia Celular. Miami: Editorial Caribe, 2000. ISBN:088113547X. Pub. Price $12.99.

Southerland, Dan. Transiciones: Dirija su Iglesia a Través del Cambio. Editorial Vida, 1999. ISBN:0829721711. Pub. Price $12.99.

ASSIGNMENTS: (1) All students are required to be present and prepared to participate in class discussions (10%). (2) Each student must turn in five reading and personal reflection reports from the list of required readings (50%). (3) Each student will write a cell vision project of 10 to 12 pages using no less than 10 books from the class bibliography. In this project, each student will deal with a particular theme of the cell vision, including biblical/theological, bibliographic, and analytical base (40%).

PREREQUISITES: Spanish. Auditors are welcome but required to fully participate in class discussions.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Evangelism (MIN3).

This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. (Revised August 9, 2010)