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FL West Pasco/North Tampa
Spring 2013
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SPECIAL NOTICE:
This class location has been cancelled...
...but registration is still open
through Lesson 2 (Jan. 27) for the
Sunday night class at
Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg
www.perspectives.org/stpetespring2013
Please join the 30+ students from the Tampa Bay area at the St. Petersburg class,
SUNDAY NIGHTS from 5:45 - 8:45
Complete details of the St. Petersburg class are here:
www.perspectives.org/stpetespring2013
Has God been calling you to missions?
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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.
Perspectives is a course -- an interactive experience, really -- in which you will have your eyes opened to the heart and purpose of God. It will also practically show you how you can take part in His work all over the world, as well as the community around you. Meeting for one night a week for 17 weeks you will learn from some of the most highly-regarded and nationally recognized ministry leaders. Join other believers throughout the area representing multiple churches as we explore God's Missional heart and purposes for all people and cultures.
Just a few examples of how PERSPECTIVES changed lives:
"This was the most awesome learning experience I have had. This class has opened my eyes to missions and I see things differently and read the Bible differently now. "-Student
"The Perspectives course is becoming a life altering experience, not just for me, but also for my wife. What the Father has in mind for these two retired teachers, we don’t know, but we are ruined to living in mediocrity as a follower of Jesus! "-Student
"The Perspectives course has forever changed my perspective about missions, and we as a local church are altering the way we do missions to better align with God's heart for His world. " - Mission Director
Pasco County/Trinity Perspectives
SPECIAL NOTICE:
This class location has been cancelled...
...but registration is still open
through Lesson 2 (Jan. 27) for the
Sunday night class at
Calvary Chapel St. Petersburg
www.perspectives.org/stpetespring2013
Please join the 30+ students from the Tampa Bay area at the St. Petersburg class,
SUNDAY NIGHTS from 5:45 - 8:45
Complete details of the St. Petersburg class are here:
www.perspectives.org/stpetespring2013
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First two classes are FREE!
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Early registration and spouse discounts still available.
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Spouses can now utilize the same text book for additional savings.
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Registration & Orientation
Perspectives Introduction
Registration & Orientation
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Instructor
Al Squitieri
Generations Christian Church, Hudson FL
Al is a retired Law Enforcement Officer currently serving as the Campus Pastor at Generations Christian Church, Spring Hill, Florida. In addition, Al serves as a Camp Pastor in Upstate New York where he designs, writes and teaches the summer curriculum.
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Date: Sunday, January 13, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 1
The Living God is a Missionary God
God's purpose is three-fold: against evil—kingdom victory; for the nations—redemption and blessing; and for God—global glory in worship. God's purpose revealed in promise to Abraham. Exploring God's purpose for the nations: Blessing to the nations described.
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Instructor
Robert Leatherwood
Global Quest Minisistry, Tampa FL
About the instructor: Robert is the president of GlobalQuestSeminars.com - a one day seminar that gives a complete overview of Perspectives curriculum with creative handsigns. and also teaches seminars for Walk Thru the Bible and the Perspectives on the World Christian Movement study course. He brings two decades of teaching experience and has taught over 100 seminars. He is a full-time Missions Mobilizer, who also serves as the Southeast Area Director for International Cooperating Ministries (ICM). Audiences everywhere have enjoyed his humor and insight.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 20, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 2
The Story of His Glory
Exploring God's purpose for Himself: How God has been steadily unfolding a plan throughout all nations and generations to bring about His greater glory, ultimately drawing to Himself the worship of all the peoples. Passion and prayer for God's glory.
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Instructor
Al Squitieri
Generations Christian Church, Hudson FL
Al is a retired Law Enforcement Officer currently serving as the Campus Pastor at Generations Christian Church, Spring Hill, Florida. In addition, Al serves as a Camp Pastor in Upstate New York where he designs, writes and teaches the summer curriculum. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 27, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 3
Your Kingdom Come
Exploring God's purpose regarding evil: How God has accomplished a defeat of evil powers in order to open a season of history in which the nations can freely follow Christ. The kingdom of God as the destiny of all history. Christ's mission seeks a hindering of evil to bring about a sign of the coming peace of the kingdom of God. Our prayers contend with evil in order to bring about the transformation of society with Christ's kingdom in view.
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Instructor
Scott Simmons
Third Millennium Ministries, Winter Park FL
Scott Simmons is currently the Director of Professor Relations for Third Millennium Ministries, a ministry designed to provide theological education to church leaders around the world for free. Scott is in charge of adding video content from seminary professors and pastors around the world into our free, online curriculum.
Before this, Scott was the minister of missions and spiritual formation at Chapelgate Presbyterian Church, where he oversaw global church planting partnerships and local evangelism and mercy ministries.
Scott is the husband of one and father of three and he loves nature and wildlife photography, jazz and folk music, movies and a good book. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 3, 2013
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
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Lesson 4
Mandate for the Nations
Jesus shows great strategic interest in Gentiles; wise strategic focus by initiating a global mission on a few disciples among the Hebrew people. The Great Commission and the ways of God's sending in relational power. Dealing with the ideas of pluralism (all religions the same) and universalism (all persons saved).
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Instructor
Kevin Kimbrough
UnveilinGlory, Clearwater FL
Kevin is an everyday businessman who is passionate about glorifying God and seeing that glory go to all peoples of the world. Kevin's life demonstrates how anyone, no matter their station in life, can be involved in God's plan of reaching the nations for His Greatest Glory. Kevin relates well to students and dispels the myth that you have to be a "full-time Christian worker" to have impact for the Kingdom of God.
Kevin lives in Clearwater Beach, FL with his wife, Kathleen, and their two children, Kevin, Jr. and Ashley. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 10, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 5
Unleashing the Gospel
The first followers of Jesus: obedient in costly, foundational ways. The climactic act of the book of Acts is the freeing of the gospel to be followed by Gentiles without Jewish traditions as a requirement. A foundational act of God which speaks to the situations where the gospel is hindered today. Strategic suffering and apostolic passion.
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Instructor
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Doug Priest
Indianapolis IN
Dr. Doug Priest is the Executive Director of Christian Missionary Fellowship. Doug grew up as a missionary kid in Ethiopia and was called to mission service from childhood. He and his wife Robyn have served as missionaries in Kenya among the Maasai, and in Tanzania among the Baraguyu, both unreached peoples at the time. Later he served as Asia Coordinator for CMF while living in Singapore and helped CMF enter into Tanzania and Ukraine. Doug and Robyn live in Indianapolis and serve with the Outlook Christian Church. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 17, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 6
The Expansion of the Christian Movement
The story of God's purpose continues relentlessly from Abraham's day until the present moment. An overview of the largest and the longest-running movement ever in history—the world Christian movement. How the gospel surged through the peoples and places of the world. Important insights for our own day.
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Instructor
Mark Baxter
YWAM Jacksonville, Jacksonville FL
Mark Baxter is the visionary leader of Youth With A Mission Jacksonville, Florida. Mark and Janet started the base in January 2001 because they are passionate about taking the Gospel to places where it isn't. They have 3 children - Daniel, Kathleen, and Jennifer along with 8 grandchildren. Mark has ministered in over 130 nations and he, Janet, and their youngest child lived in Harbin, China teaching English and planted a church among unreached people in 2008/09. Mark is on YWAM's international frontier missions leadership team, is the missions pastor at Redeemer Church, and is part of the NoPLaceLeft network in Jacksonville. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 7
Eras of Mission History
The greatest explosion of growth ever has taken place in last 200 years in three "bursts" of activity. Why we could be in the final era of missions. The global harvest force comprised increasingly of non-Western missionaries.
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Instructor
David Bridgman
China Minorities Ministry, Orlando FL
Rev. Dr. David Bridgman is former Associate Director for Presbyterian Frontier Fellowship, now living in Orlando, Florida. He now directs China Minorities Ministry amd travels frequently to China on behalf of evangelism and church planting among China's 55 Minority People Groups, especially in Yunnan Province. "For every people, an indigenous church; for every church, a mission vision." b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 3, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 8
Pioneers of the World Christian Movement
Today we anchor the race by continuing what others have begun. It's a day of finishing. All the more reason to learn the wisdom and the heart of ordinary people who did extraordinary things in earlier generations. Reading the writings of William Carey and other leaders to discern what these people have left to us. Exploring the contribution of women in missions throughout the centuries.
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Instructor
Arthur Morrison II
Jasmine Lakes Baptist Missions, New Port Richey FL
I am currently a full time Deputy Sheriff working on the road in a specialty crime unit. I have 14 years experience as a School Resource Officer in a Middle/High School where I have work with teens. I have worked for over 10 years as a youth leader as well as a small group Lay Pastor for three years. I was Missions Pastor at our previous church for 4 years. My family and I have been on several short term missions trips to Kosovo. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 10, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 9
The Task Remaining
God's pressed His purpose forward until the present hour of amazing opportunity. Understanding the concept of "unreached peoples" to assess the remaining task. Recognizing the imbalance of mission resources shapes strategic priorities. The basic minimal missiological achievement in every people group opens the way for working with God against every kind of evil so that the gospel of the kingdom is declared and displayed with clarity and power. The need and opportunity of urban mission.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 17, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 10
How Shall They Hear?
Culture and intercultural communication of the gospel. Communicating the gospel with relevance at the worldview level helps avoid syncretism (blending of cultural error with God?s truth) and also enables powerful movements of the gospel. Sensitive missionaries will look for ways that God has preserved or prepared people to hear the gospel, often finding redemptive analogies for God's truth.
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Instructor
Rebecca Johnson
Christian Missionary Fellowship, New Port Richey FL
Greg and Becky Johnson (www.cmfi.org) served as church planting missionaries with among the Maasai of Kenya from 1978 to 1997. Working together with the Maasai Regional Team, Greg and Becky built relationships, shared the Gospel, baptised and discipled believers, developed leaders and planted churches.
Becky discipled Maasai women, taught Maasai leaders, and served as bookkeeper for the Maasai Adult Training Centre and the Kenya Field Team.
Greg and Becky were involved in development projects such as clinics, immunization programs, small water projects, sanitation, hygiene and nutrition education for mothers, and two drought-related United Nations feeding programs.
Becky served as Evangelism Project Coordinator and Connection Ministries Director at East 91st Street Christian Church from 1998 to 2000.
Becky served as Office Manager for the Marketplace Ministries Division of CMF International from 2000 - 2002.
In 2002, Greg and Becky moved to Trinity, FL where Greg serves as Lead Pastor for Generations Christian Church. Becky serves on the Missions Team, volunteers as Short-Term Missions Trip Coordinator, and runs her own business, PianoFun, teaching piano lessons to children and adults.
Greg and Becky are parents to two daughters, Jocelyn and Kristin, who have the joy of being third-culture kid and married to our wonderful sons-in-law, Ed & Preston. Jocelyn and Ed are parents to our charming 4 year old grandson, Tyler. Kristin and Preston have been accepted as recruits for mission service in Thailand and are currently raising support. With God's blessing, they hope to arrive in Thailand by the end of 2012. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 24, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 11
Building Bridges of Love
The incarnation as a model of missionary humility. How missionaries can enter appropriate roles in order to form relationships of trust and respect to develop a sense of belonging, and thus to communicate with credibility for understanding. Explore the intricacy of identification in another culture. Explore the even greater complexity of presenting identity with integrity in a globalized, terrorized, pluralized world. Recognizing the dynamics of social structure in order to initiate growing movements of ongoing communication throughout the society.
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Instructor
Steven Masood
Jesus to Muslims, Summerfield FL
Steven Masood became a follower of Jesus in April 1973 in Karachi, Pakistan from a Muslim background. His testimony is chronicled in Into the Light. Steven earned a PhD from the London School of Theology thru Brunel University, London, on Islam and Christianity.
He has spent 30+ years studying and working in Christian-Muslim relations and has taught Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim relations as a visiting lecturer in Christian institutions in Britain and the Far East.
Steven also lectures in conferences and churches on varied subjects including the integrity of Christian and Muslim scriptures, and sharing the Gospel of Jesus. For further info: www.JesusToMuslims.org b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 7, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 12
Christian Community Development
A survey of world need. Dynamic balance of evangelism and social action. Hope for significant transformation as a sign of Christ's Lordship by Christian community development. Exploring the charge that missionaries destroy instead of serve cultures. Healing the wounds of the world between the peoples.
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Instructor
Gregory Johnson
Pastor, New Port Richey FL
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 14, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 13
The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches
Look beyond institutional features of churches to understand churches as dynamic movements of Christ Himself being followed. Such a view of churches as organic, living things opens up the practicality of seeing them multiply rapidly as movements and also flourish in society bearing the fruit of social transformation. Churches as counter-communities, acting as salt and light, bringing change to their cultures. How movements multiply by connecting with entire families and larger social structures.
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Instructor
Don
World Team, Orlando FL
Canadian-born, Don received Christ at a YFC rally in 1952 and later graduated from Prairie Bible Institute and Wycliffe's SIL course. From 1962-1977 Don and his late wife, Carol Joy [Soderstrom], an RN, served in Irian Jaya (now Papua, Indonesia) among the Sawi, a Stone-Age cannibal-headhunter tribe. After Don designed a Sawi alphabet, he and Carol taught literacy, planted churches, healed the sick and translated the New Testament. More than half the tribe came to Christ. Author of six books, including "Peace Child" and "Eternity in Their Hearts," Don holds an honorary doctorate from Biola University. He represents World Team at missions conferences and in churches, teaches seminars, and lectures for Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. 17 months after his late wife's passing, Don wed Carol Joyce Abraham, who now serves with him in ministry by speaking to women's groups, singing solos, mentoring, and providing hospitality. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 14
Pioneer Church Planting
The hope of planting churches among unreached peoples. How the breakthrough of the gospel in an unreached people requires that the gospel be "de-Westernized". The difference of contextualizing the message, the messenger and the movement. Distinguish and appreciate people movements, church planting movements and insider movements.
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Instructor
David Giles
CMF International, Indianapolis IN
David Giles grew up in Ethiopia as an MK. He graduated from Milligan College and completed his master's degree in intercultural studies at Fuller's School of World Mission. David and his wife Linda served in Kenya among the Maasai from 1985-1994 with Christian Missionary Fellowship. David and Linda have three children. David has been serving in the CMF home office since 1994, first in Recruitment and currently serves as the Director of Church Catalyst Ministries for CMF International where he oversees the work of CMF in their church planting fields. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Lesson 15
World Christian Discipleship
What it means to integrate life for Christ's global purpose as a "'World Christian". Into the great story for His glory: a Person-driven life as a way of. pursuing a purpose-driven life. The basic practices of world Christians: going, sending, welcoming and mobilizing. The essential disciplines of World Christian discipleship: community, giving, praying and learning. Simplifying your lifestyle as if in "war-time". Exploring the practical ways of pursuing God's purpose. Business and mission. Short-term mission. Welcoming international visitors. Wisdom in working with local churches and in partnership with Christians in different parts of the world.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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Celebration
Graduation
Celebration and Graduation
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Instructor
Al Squitieri
Generations Christian Church, Hudson FL
Al is a retired Law Enforcement Officer currently serving as the Campus Pastor at Generations Christian Church, Spring Hill, Florida. In addition, Al serves as a Camp Pastor in Upstate New York where he designs, writes and teaches the summer curriculum.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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