|
Gaithersburg, MD
Spring 2015
Looking for your assignments?
Sign In
Ever since the beginning of creation, God has been on a mission to draw people from every tribe, tongue, and nation to Himself. "Perspectives on the World Christian Movement" is a 15-week discipleship course designed to help reveal God's redemptive plan for all of mankind and where you fit into His story. From Genesis to the prophets, Jesus Christ to the early church, and Constantine to today, you will see how God has been moving, how the global Church has responded, and what the greatest needs in world evangelization remain today. This isn’t a class about missions, but a course on how every believer can be intimately woven into the story of God using His people to be a blessing to all the peoples of the earth.
THE COURSE
The 15-week class is divided into 4 units (Biblical, Historical, Cultural, and Strategic) which investigates how God has, is, and will continue to work to make His great name known among the nations. Each unit provides a new lens in which students will continually see the common theme of God's heart for His people. The most unique aspect of the course is the diversity and quality of the instructors. A new instructor every week keeps the course fresh and exciting as you can expect at any given week to hear from Biblical scholars, missionaries, pastors, professors, and mobilizers - all who bring a wealth of experience and passion to each lesson!
WHEN & WHERE:
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9:45 PM starting January 7 to May 6, 2015.
ENROLLMENT & TUITION:
Key Reading Level - $285* Reading: 1-3 hrs/week Homework: None Personal Reflections: 5 short written responses Project: None Exams: None
Certificate Level - $285* Reading: 2-4 hrs/week Homework: 1-2 hrs/week Personal Reflections: 5 short written responses Project: 1 integrative project due at the end of the course Exams: None
Credit Level - $530* 3 semester credit hours given through Trinity International University (Check with your university or institution for qualification) Reading: 2-5 hrs/week Homework: 1-2 hrs/week Personal Reflections: 5 short written responses Project: 1 integrative project due at the end of the course Exams: 1 Midterm Exam and 1 Final Exam
*Register before 12/16/14 and receive a $25 early-bird discount! See registration for other available discounts.
If you are a follower of Christ, then this course if for you! Come join in and be transformed through this Perspectives course; grow deeper in your understanding of God's love and purpose for His people. If you are still on the fence, just come visit us during our first two lessons for free!
-
-
Registration & Orientation
Registration & Orientation
-
Instructor
-
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Dave Shive
Frontier Ventures (formerly US Center for World Mission), Catonsville MD
Dave Shive is a 1968 graduate of the Washington Bible College, a 1972 graduate of Capital Bible Seminary with a Th.M. in New Testament Studies, and a 1994 graduate of Baltimore Hebrew University with an M.A. in Biblical Literature. Dave has spent the past 47 years in full time ministry as a pastor, Christian school director, and college professor. He currently serves with Frontier Ventures (formerly the US Center for World Mission) as a missions mobilizer for the northeast region of the United States. Dave lives in Catonsville, MD, with Kathy, his wife of 52 years. Dave and Kathy have three married children, Dan, Mike, and Becky. They are also the proud grandparents of 9 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
David Shenk
Eastern Mennonite Missions, Mountville PA
David was born and grew up in Tanzania, the son of pioneer Mennonite missionaries. He and his wife Grace have served overseas 20 years in Somalia, Kenya, and Lithuania. In the US David has served in missions adminsitration, pastoring, and teaching. He is a teacher, author, and preacher. His special interest is communicating the Gospel in a world of religious pluralism with special focus on Islam. He is currently a Global Consultant and a member at Mountville Mennonite Church. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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).
-
Instructor
Julian Dangerfield
Shalom Outreach, Inc., Woodbridge VA
Dr. J. Julian Dangerfield is the Executive Director of Shalom Outreach Inc., a Christian based non-profit organization dedicated to achieving worldwide propagation of the essentials of the historic Christian faith. He proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Wycliffe Bible Translators and mentors pastors and leaders in several nations. He has a Bachelors degree in Business Management and has completed his Master of Arts degree in Leadership, Evangelism and Mobilization at Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina. He has also completed his doctoral studies at Virginia Union University with a focus on cross cultural ministry.
In the United States he has organized the mission efforts of over 25 churches, ministries and not for profit organizations, which has resulted in over 54,000 people coming to Christ.
Dr. Dangerfield's perspective is informed by over 29 years of ministry experience and he has traveled to over 40 countries executing strategies that lift humanity while expanding God’s Kingdom. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Charlie Klepadlo
Campus Crusade, Towson MD
-Baltimore/Washington representative with Faculty Commons Ministry of CRU International
-Evangelism & Disciplesip with Graduate Students & Professors
-Have been on several sort mission trips to Middle East, South Africa, and Venezuela b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Ed Grudier
Cherrydale Baptist Church, Arlington VA
Served for 14 years with WEC International. 12 years were in a country in the ME that was 99.9% Muslim. Involved in Church Planting and Field Leadership. Has served as Missions Pastor at Cherrydale Baptist Church since 2007. Serves as a lecturer at Sydney Missionary Bible College in the subjects of Church Planting and Contextualization.
Married to Kathy since 1983. Two children: Philip and Amy b
-
Class Info
Date: Friday, February 13, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
David Cornelius
Deacons Coordinator, Huguenot Road Baptist Church, Richmond, VA, Midlothian VA
BORN: Texarkana, AR, grew up in Texarkana, TX.
SCHOOLING: Dunbar High School, Texarkana, TX; Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, TX; Texas Christian University; Ft. Worth, TX; Dallas Seminary; Dallas, TX; Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Ft. Worth, TX.
FAMILY: Married with 2 children and 5 grandchildren.
WORK EXPERIENCE: Chemist, Minister of Education, Campus Minister, Assistant Pastor, Pastor, Missionary to Nigeria (church planter and church growth consultant,) Missional Church Strategist, International Mission Board, SBC. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Douglas Batson
Global Frontier Missions, Cross Junction VA
Douglas Batson is a retired Defense Department geographer. With award-winning research and publications, he was an expert on land tenure and international migration.
Also a National Certified Career Counselor, Doug is on the Board of Directors of Global Frontier Missions, which operates a missionary training school in Atlanta, GA. He has been a Perspectives coordinator, instructor, and Professor of Record in the DC area for 25 years. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
![]()
K.
Frontier Ventures, Columbia MD
Karen has been involved in coordinating and instructing in Perspectives for 36 years. She currently serves as an associate with Common Ground Consultants. Her focus is on mobilizing and training followers of Jesus to share Him with their Muslim friends. Her love for and appreciation of Muslims has taken her to Turkey 21 times. As a result, she has many Turkish friends both in Turkey and in the U.S. She is also known as the "fun captain" by her grandchildren and she loves spending time with them. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Scott Buresh
Baltimore MD
b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Joseph Steinitz
GraceXtensions / unmissions.net, Towson MD
After ministering in a Muslim context, Joe served as missions pastor at his church in Maryland for 8 years. Since 2001, he has been co-director of unmissions.net, a ministry that helps churches more effectively engage in world missions. He is also on staff at his local church helping to lead it’s local and international outreach efforts. Joe is married and has 6 children. For obvious reasons he has no hobbies. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Isabel Lee
Gaithersburg MD
Isabel graduated from Washington Bible College and Columbia International University in Bible/missions.
She served with SEND International for 22 1/2 years involved in church planting: evangelism, disciple-making, mentoring, seminary teaching, leadership training in Taiwan & in China. She also served in various leadership roles throughout the years, ministered in Ukraine, Ulan Ude, Korea, Egypt, India, Uganda, Thailand and among the Afghans and Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, Jordan, Macedonia, Clarkston, GA.
Currently Isabel is the Minister of Global Outreach & Women's Ministries at CBCM, a Perspectives' instructor, and serves on the Boards of SEND's U.S. & International and Standards of Excellence on Short-term Missions. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Diana Mood
The Global Transformation Network, Inc., Catonsville MD
Life long commitment to advancing the gospel of Jesus into the nations by training and equipping generations of champions who have a passion for integrating community development and disability advocacy in Biblical context. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
![]()
Charlie
Asian Access, Potomac Falls VA
Charlie is presently directing the work of Asian Access in Vietnam. He has served as the Director of Outreach and Missions at The Falls Church in Falls Church, Virginia and as the Pastor of Missions and Outreach at McLean Presbyterian Church in McLean, Virginia as well as many years of ministry on the field. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
Brent A
Mechanicsville VA
Since 1994, Brent & family have served in Asia. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
-
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.
-
Instructor
James Cha
Crescent Project, Leesburg VA
Rev. James Cha was born in Korea, but grew up here in the US. He studied electrical engineering at Cornell University, and worked ten years as an engineer. In 2000 he and his wife, Faith, took their 3 kids to Central Asia, where they served ten years as church planting missionaries with Pioneers. They are now back in the US reaching out to the Muslims in the Washington, DC area. James & Faith are Washington DC Area Coordinators for Crescent Project. They also direct ESL ministry in Leesburg, VA. They have three adult children and one grandchild. James recently published a book about their missions journey - Fear Not: Living a Life of No Regrets. Available on amazon. b
-
Class Info
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
-
You have not set your Security Questions and Answers.
Do you want to set it now?
|