Winter 2016/Pasadena
IS503
Suh
IS503: PRACTICES OF MISSION (4 Units: 160 hours). Kyung Lan Suh.
DESCRIPTION: Christian practices constitute the Christian life. The combined Christian practices of vocational formation, worship, community, and mission facilitate the integration of personal, spiritual, academic, and global formation into the vocational coherence of a Christian leader through reflection, relationships, and practices. IS503 is an integrative course that explores the identity and practices of Christian mission as a people called, gathered, and sent by God. Together, professor and students study and enact historic Christian disciplines necessitated by this distinctive identity (Witness, Mercy, Reconciliation, Inter- Religious Dialogue, Inculturation, Friendship, Creation Care, Advocacy).
LEARNING OUTCOMES: (1) Students will reflect on their current and past experiences of Christian practices of mission; (2) Students will participate in local contexts and demonstrate the capacity to engage in activities and exercises related to Christian spiritual disciplines and practices of mission; (3) Students will demonstrate the capacity to engage scripture, tradition, and contemporary resources to reflect theologically on historic practices of mission; (4) Students will articulate how mission practices impact their response to the Central Integration Question (CIQ) and will identify exercises, habits, and disciplines to embody these practices within their sociocultural context.
COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of classroom instruction in a flipped classroom format (which includes 8 hours of participation in vocation and formation groups) plus 10 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours.
REQUIRED READING: 1039 pp. of required reading and/or the equivalent time in viewing.
A. Core Text:
Bevans, Stephen B. and Roger P. Schroeder. Constants in Context: A Theology of Mission for Today. Orbis, 2004. ISBN: 978-1570755170, Pub. Price $34.00.
스티븐 B. 베반스 & 로저 P. 슈레더. 예언자적 대화의 선교. 김영동 역. 서울: 케노시스, 2011. ISBN: 8987118371, 출판사 가격 $28.00 [117 pp. assigned].
B. Israel and Church, and Bible Reading (50 pages) with Mission Practices:
Wright, Christopher J.H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. IVP Academic, 2006. ISBN: 978-0830825714, Pub. Price $45.00.
크리스토퍼라이트. 하나님의선교: 하나님의선교관점으로성경내러티브를열다. 서울: 한국기독학생회, 2010. ISBN: 8932812748, 출판사가격 $22.00 [165 pp. assigned].
Biblical Texts assigned, related to the great commission narratives in scripture [50 pp.].
C. Theology (Ecclesiology), Contemporary Challenges (Culture), and Mission Practice:
Newbigin, J.E. Lesslie. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. Eerdmans, 1989. ISBN: 978-0802804266, Pub. Price $25.00.
레슬리 뉴비긴. 다원주의 사회에서의 복음. 서울: IVP, 2007. ISBN: 8932845500, 출판사 가격 $ 20.00 [142 pp. assigned].
D. CORE PRACTICES: Witness, Mercy, Reconciliation, Inter-Religious Dialogue, Inculturation, Friendship, Creation Care, Advocacy.
Frost, Michael. Exiles: Living Missionally in a Post-Christian Culture. Peabody: Hendrickson, 2006. ISBN: 978-1921202841, Pub. Price $20.00.
마이클 프로스트. 위험한 교회: 후기 기독교 문화에서 선교적으로 살아가는 유수자들. 이대헌 역. 서울: SFC, 2009. ISBN: 8993325154, 출판사 가격 $20.00 [125 pp. assigned].
Katongole, Emmanuel, and Chris Rice. Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace and Healing. IVP, 2008. ISBN: 978-0830834518, Pub. Price $16.00.
에마뉘엘 카통골레 & 크리스 라이스. 화해의 제자도: 정의 평화 치유를 위한 기독교적 비전. 안종희 역. 서울: IVP, 2013. ISBN: 8932812918, 출판사 가격 $10.00 [190 pp. assigned].
Perkins, John. Let Justice Roll Down. Baker, 2012. ISBN: 978-0801018152, Pub. Price $14.00.
존 퍼킨스. 정의를 강물처럼. 신광은 역. 대전: 대장간, 2012. ISBN: 8970712488, 출판사 가격 $12.00 [300 pp. assigned].
RECOMMENDED READING:
Bosch, David. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology of Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 1991. ISBN: 978-1570759482, Pub. Price $35.00.
데이비드보쉬. 변화하고있는선교: 선교신학의패러다임변천. 서울: 기독교문서선교회, 2010. ISBN: 8934106611, 출판사가격 $30.
Kirk, J. Andrew. What Is Mission?: Theological Explorations. Fortress, 2000. ISBN: 978-0232523263, Pub. Price $24.00.
J. 앤드류커크. 선교란무엇인가. 서울: 기독교문서선교회, 2009. ISBN: 8934110347, 출판사가격 $ 12.00.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
1089 pages reading and videos, including at least 50 pages of biblical text (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #3]. [55 hours].
Classroom: for each practice, students will engage, reflect, create (utilizing instruction, participation, presentation, discussion, engaging practice-based theology cycle for theological reflection, case studies) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, #2, #3]. [27 hours].
Vocation Formation Group (VFG)-In a Vocation Formation Group, students will engage spiritual disciplines, practices, and discussion. Students will study the Bible, and share and listen to stories related to the practices (10%). (Vocation Formation Group Leader (VFGL) will let professor know if students have been present and engaged) [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, #2, and #4]. [8 hours].
Students will participate in directed practices and disciplines over the course of the quarter (10%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2]. [15 hours].
Four fieldwork activities and reflections (20%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #2]. [12 hours + 8 hours = 20 hours].
Autobiography related to core course concept (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1]. [2 hours].
500-word reflection on the reading, experience, and lecture topics and how your understanding of mission is changing in both thinking and practice. Choose one mission practice or concept to write a reflection (5%). [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1, 2, and 3]. [3 hours, DLAs].
Signature Assignment: 100 word CIQ response, Integration paper related to course practices, and Rule of Life (2,500 words total) (25%). [This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, #3, and #4]. [30 hours, including 7 hours of DLAs].
PREREQUISITES: Korean. Recommended in first year of study.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets a core integrative requirement in the 120 MDiv Program and the 80 MAT, 80 MATM, 80 MAICS Programs.
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.