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Wenatchee, WA
Spring 2015
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FIRST NIGHT DETAILS
Remember, you're welcome to attend the first night of Perspectives for free! Want to check out the class before you commit? We'd love to have you! The class meets in the Grace City Church offices on the third floor of the GoUSA buiding, on the corner of Spokane and Columbia. You will need to enter the building through the door off of Spokane Street. If the door is locked, please call 509-885-0338.
Perspectives is an unique opportunity to take a 16 week journey of discovery into God's heart for you and the nations. This class is not just for those who feel called to foreign lands, but for any who long to study, reflect on, and explore God's work past, present, and future. Each week of the course will be led by experienced teachers, leaders and practitioners (both local and from outside Wenatchee) from a wide variety of ministries and careers. Perspectives is offered at three different levels, key reading, certificate and credit. If you want to discover your strategic place of service, both locally and abroad, this course is for you! |
WHEN
Mondays 6:00-9:00 PM
January 5 - April 27 (no class March 30)
WHERE
Grace City Church Offices
11 Spokane St. Suite 300, Wenatchee (Go USA Building)
CONTACT
Coordinator: Katherine Johnson
Phone: 509-885-0338 Email: |
| For this course, readings will be completed before class. After registering, you will have access to readings for the first class online. If you register at least two weeks before the class, we will do everything we can do get your books to you before the class begins.
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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
Joseph Shane Bennett
Healing Nations , Rye CO
Shane helps Christians love Muslims and Muslims love Jesus. He has served in missions mobilization since 1987, recruiting, training, and sending short term research teams. He's been on teams in Bangkok, Bombay, and Turkey and he's lived among Muslim migrants in Europe.
Shane writes a weekly email called Muslim Connect that helps Christians think about Muslims the way God does and love them like Jesus does.
He works with Healing Nations and he and his family live in southern Colorado.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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
Josh McPherson
Wenatchee WA
Josh was raised in a Christian home and given a love for the Bible at an early age. After graduating from George Fox University, he spent 8 years in youth ministry, real estate & development, and law enforcement, before planting Grace City Church with close friends. He serves as the Lead Pastor for GCC, as well as the Regional Director for Acts 29 Northwest. His four children and one wife make is life full and happy. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 12, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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
Lynne Ellis Gray
Serve the World Ministries, Woodinville WA
Dr. Lynne Ellis-Gray is passionate about being an adoptive mom, pastor, catalyzer of people and resources for the kingdom, partnership builder, and social justice advocate. After spending 22 years as a mission's pastor at Overlake Christian church (and 35 years on church staffs), she is equipping individuals, churches and non-profits to strategically and intentionally live out their unique calling for the kingdom. She founded Ellis Gray Coaching and Consulting to empower missional living. Beside teaching this lesson, Lynne has served as coordinator and host church, believing deeply in the ministry of Perspectives. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 19, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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John Underhill
South Hill Bible Church, Spokane Valley WA
Education: A.A Spokane Falls Community College; B.A. Eastern Washington University; M.A. Dallas Theological Seminary
Work experience: Pastor, Springhill Community Bible Church 1984-1990; Associate Pastor, Valley 4th Memorial Church 1990-1996; Senior Pastor, Valley 4th Memorial Church 1996-2011
Pastor, South Hill Bible Church, 2011 - present
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 26, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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N8 Scholz
Vision 5:9 Network, Stanwood WA
N8 spent his early 30s in Lebanon as an English teacher and Hope Broker from 1999 to 2006. He published the story of his experiences in Coffee & Orange Blossoms: 7 Years & 15 Days in Tyre, Lebanon.
Currently, N8 is actively engaged in helping form Jesus-following communities across North America to engage Muslims, and together learn how to obey the commands of Jesus. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 2, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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Diane Kina
Perspectives On the World Christian Movement, Poulsbo WA
Short bio:
• Teacher
• Mobilizer
• Mission director, emeritus
• Involved with Perspectives since 1991
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 9, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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Karyl Groeneveld
Furniture Bank Coordinator, Olympia WA
When I was six my aunt went as a missionary nurse to Africa, this began my life long interest in cross-cultural ministry.
I served as the Regional Missions Mobilizer for my denomination, covering several states from Alaska to Utah for 10 years. Also, I was a Board member of a Christian worldwide media ministry for 6 years. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 16, 2015
Time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM
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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
David Weber
, Wenatchee WA
Ever since becoming a believer in high school, Dave has been interested in cross-cultural missions. He took his first Perspectives class at Seattle Pacific University in 1989. Over the years, Dave has journeyed on a number of short term trips, including smuggling Bibles into China, ministering to native people groups on Vancouver Island, B.C., and serving on medical outreach trips to Guatemala. Currently he ministers in his local context as a mobilizer and deacon of international missions at Grace City Church in Wenatchee. Dave is married to his wife of 18 years and has two children, ages 11 and 13. They enjoy the outdoors, particularly snowboarding, hiking, and mountain biking in the magnificent Pacific Northwest. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 23, 2015
Time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM
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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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Steve Allen
Valley Real Life Church, Spokane Valley WA
Steve Allen is the current Director of Outreach at Valley Real Life Church, The President of the board of the Arab World Evangelical Minister's Association based in Egypt, and the Executive Director of Pacific Rim Exchange Services in Spokane, Washington. He is a passionate mobilizer and loves to help people pursue the calling that God has placed on their lives. Steve has a deep burden for China as evidenced through the adoption of three of his kids and his leading of teams into China each year. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 2, 2015
Time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM
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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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Katherine Johnson
Missions Committee, Wenatchee WA
I grew up in the midwest, with little exposure to nor interest in work among the nations. However, a trip to China during my college years ruined me for the ordinary. I headed back to China after graduation for just one more year...that turned into six. During this time, I had the privilege of walking alongside university students as they discovered truth and hope. This experience made me passionate about learning to communicate the Gospel in ways that those from other cultures can understand. I returned to the States in 2011, and currently minister in my home as a wife and mother, and at church as a missions mobilizer. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 9, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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Betty Sue Brewster
Fuller Seminary (Retired), Vancouver WA
Retired: Senior Associate Professor of Language and Culture Learning, School of Intercultural Studies.
Currently: Language and culture learning consultant
Betty Sue has traveled in over 100 countries, teaching and consulting in the area of language and culture learning. Her teaching and writing focus on practical, hands-on learning through relationships. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 16, 2015
Time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM
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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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Karen Stoufer
Christian Veterinary Mission, Wormleysburg PA
Dr. Karen Stoufer served with her family in Nepal for 13 years in rural community development, animal health training and women's empowerment with the United Mission to Nepal and World Concern/CVM. She returned to serve as Director of Training and Asia programs for Christian Veterinary Mission (CVM) based in Seattle WA. She has a special interest in Missionary Kids (TCKs) and fostering of refugee teens. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 23, 2015
Time: 1:00 AM to 1:00 AM
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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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Norris Williams
Cashmere WA
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Class Info
Date: Monday, April 6, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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Miriam Adeney
Seattle Pacific University, Shoreline WA
With a Ph.D. in Anthropology and three sons, Miriam Adeney never stops learning. When not conducting her regular courses at Seattle Pacific University, Miriam teaches modules on five continents. She is passionate about training indigenous writers. A prolific speaker who has been invited to many campuses and national and international venues, Miriam also writes, resulting in five books and over 100 articles. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, April 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 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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Rick Dietzman
Adult Discipleship/Missions, Sequim WA
Rick Dietzman, Adult Discipleship
Sequim Community Church, Wa
I served in the Balkans in church planting for most of the 1990's and have been doing discipleship and missions mobilization in the local church since 2000.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, April 20, 2015
Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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