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Eau Claire, WI // S17
Spring 2017
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Chippewa Valley Spring 2017 Perspectives
You're invited to join a unique course of Christian study and discipleship. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement is an adventure of a lifetime that will give you a new and deeper understanding of God's story and His desire for you to be a part of it.
Perspectives is a 15 week class that will change the way you view the world. From the cities and suburbs of America, to the villages, rain forests and deserts of distant lands. Whether you are single, married, student, homemaker, professional or retired, and whatever your current engagement in the church or it's ministries, you will be thrilled as you explore God's heart to restore His Glory among All Nations, ransoming His people from every tribe, language and culture! (Rev 5:9)
Sundays, 5:00 - 8:00 PM - Jan. 22 thru April 30, 2016 (except week 3 and 13 only will be on the following Mondays at 6:00 pm-9:00 pm)
Calvary Baptist Church
3036 Epiphany Lane
Eau Claire, WI 54703
Register NOW! Early Bird (until January 1st) and Family Discount available
If you would like to purchase the Kindle version of the combined Perspectives Reader /Study Guide textbooks, you can preview and/or download (and pay for) your Kindle version here. The normal course fee includes a hard copy for the texts, so if you only want the Kindle version, take the Textbook Discount when making your payment during registration.
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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
John van Gorkom
Calvary Baptist Church, Davis CA
Fifty-eight years ago Pastor John van Gorkom repented of his sin and, based on no merit of his own, received the gracious gift of forgiveness and eternal life from Jesus Christ whose sacrifice on the cross and resurrection from the dead accomplished God’s redemptive purpose for the whole world.
Since the age of 15 Pastor John has been faithfully teaching the Word of God, starting in Sunday School, progressing to Bethel College Outreach Teams, and then on to 11 years of bi-vocational church ministry. In 1987 Pastor John accepted God’s call into full-time pastoral ministry and moved to First Baptist Church in Augusta, WI. After six years of fruitful ministry, God took him through a series of ministry challenges that refined his pastoral skills, and in March of 1996 he became the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Eau Claire, WI where he continues to serve as the Lead Pastor of Preaching, Teaching, and Leadership Development.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2017
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
Dave Rofkahr
Center for Mission Mobilization, Springdale AR
Dave Rofkahr has a tremendous background in grass roots campus ministry, in cross-cultural church planting (in Asia for thirteen years), and Business As Mission. He served as the International Director for all of Asia for EFCA ReachGlobal, its US Director of Recruiting/mobilization and now serves as the Executive Director of the Center for Mission Mobilization (www.mobilization.org). He is married with three children and now makes his home in Woodbury, Minnesota. He hopes to bring glory to God by using the talents and opportunities God has entrusted to him to strategically multiply healthy leaders and churches among all people. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2017
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
Kirk Militzer
Eau Claire WI
Pastor Kirk Militzer began serving at Bethesda since August of 2015. He had served at another fabulous church, Triumph Lutheran Brethren in the Fargo-Moorhead area for 25 years before he and his wife Julie wife moved to Eau Claire.
Pastor Kirk is the Lead Pastor serving as the main preaching pastor, overseeing worship, and giving leadership to the vision of Bethesda and directing the ministry team.
Here is Pastor Kirk's story...
"My mom and dad took me to church as an active little boy. I asked Jesus into my heart on Sept 18, 1972. I heard the speaker talk about heaven and hell and I know where I didn’t want to spend forever! In High School, I experienced the gospel clearly preached and lived out in the passionate life of my youth pastor. My senior year in High School, at a Bible Camp in Northern Minnesota, the Lord put a call in my heart to serve Him full-time. God has graciously led me through incredible educational opportunities as well as surrounding me with great mentors and leaders, and a vast number of godly and life giving friends and peers.
This city boy from Minneapolis married a Norwegian farmer’s daughter, Julie Lynn (Tollefsen) from Crookston, MN in 1987. I married way out of my league. Julie is an elementary teacher. She is a sweetie and when possible enjoys scrapbooking, walking, and spending time with her larger extended family. We have three young Adult children Danielle (who is married to Matt Casperson — die hard Packer fan), Josh, and Josiah. I love to laugh, watch espionage movies with stuff that blows up, read, watch sports, run — kind of — eat black and red licorice together, consume monster nachos, am a proud member of Team Pheasant, hunt deer (never got one but have tons of cool hunting gear . . . that is saying something) , and never, ever get tired of hearing about the extravagant grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
This shepherd bleeds Viking Purple. Every fall I do drink the purple Kool-aid and say emphatically “This will be our year!”
Pastor Kirk’s super powers are encouragement and desiring to lead with joy.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 6, 2017
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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D. Stimmel
Kiel WI
Seeing the Lord Jesus at work around the world has been one of the greatest joys of D. Stimmel’s life. She and her husband have served in the Republic of Korea and in North and Central Asia. After serving a term in Korea and unable to return due to visa difficulties, they remained in the USA, serving in the missions department of a Christian college and pastoring in a missions-focused local church. In 2010 the Lord unexpectedly called them back overseas to be the lead couple to prepare the way to open a new field for their organization and to pastor an international fellowship in their host country. After more than three years, with a good foundation laid, they returned to life in the States. J & D have two wonderful sons, a delightful daughter-in-law and two amazing grandchildren. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 12, 2017
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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Jerauld Rekow
River of Life, Menomonie WI
Pastor Jerauld is the lead pastor of River of Life Church in Menomonie, WI. He is a native of South Dakota and has been married to his wife, Anna, for 17 years. They are both graduates of Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, N.D. Together they have served as pastors, missionaries and evangelists in Montana, South Dakota, Texas, Georgia and Wisconsin. Along with their son and daughter, Silas and Winnie, they have a love for God, for life and for pizza. They are excited for all that God has for River of Life and Menomonie. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017
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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Scott Countryman
Global Training Network, Lakeville MN
Scott serves as the Executive Director of Resource Development with Global Training Network. His focus is to equip and encourage leaders in the majority world.
Scott began his career in southern Germany and has served in over 45 countries on 5 continents.
Pastor Scott received his M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL and is currently completing a doctoral degree in Global and Contextual Leadership at Bethel University.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2017
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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Jeremy Adelman
First Baptist Church - Minneapolis, Minneapolis MN
Jeremy Adelman is passionate about seeing men and women treasure Jesus and grow as disciples of Christ. Jeremy has been involved in higher education, campus ministry, church planting and missions. He currently serves as the Adult Ministries Pastor at First Baptist Church in downtown Minneapolis. Jeremy also blogs weekly at www.jeremyadelman.net
He grew up in Central Minnesota, spent time in Fargo and now lives in the Twin Cities. He is a graduate of North Dakota State University (BS in Speech Communication) and also Bethel Seminary (MA in Theological Studies). It was during his time in Fargo that he first took the Perspectives course, and it completely changed the way he sees God's mission in the world.
During his time at North Dakota State, Jeremy met his amazing wife Megan and they now have three wonderful children: Liam, Emma and Jack. He and his wife enjoy time with their kids, riding their bikes, being active and playing board games. Beyond family and ministry, he uses his extra time to work on DIY projects or read books. Jeremy considers it a joy and privilege to serve God at First Baptist Church and is thrilled to see disciples of Jesus formed and multiplied throughout the Twin Cities and around the world. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 5, 2017
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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David Livingston
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Burnsville MN
In 2009 my wife and I completed a sabbatical journey to South Africa & the British Isles to study the famous lives of John Bunyan, William Carey, & David Livingstone . . . seeing all sorts of places from Capetown to Hadrian's Wall!
This year we will have completed 25 years of service at our current church and 41 years altogether. And we are the delighted grandparents of 8 grandchildren, ranging in age from 10 years to 6 months. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 12, 2017
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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Tabitha Price
MAST, Osteen FL
Tabitha Price has just completed her studies for her Master of Ministry degree from Louisiana Baptist University. She will continue in the fall in her doctoral studies in leadership. She also holds a Bachelor's degree in Christian Education, and has spent the past twenty years in full time ministry. Through extreme tragedy and loss Tabitha has found God to be truly enough. Her book Joy Comes in the Mourning, was published in 2012. Tabitha is married to her childhood sweetheart, Joel and they live in Osteen, FL, with their three boys, Marshall, Jaden, and Roman. She continues to write and serve as a missionary with Wycliffe Associates equipping national and mother-tongue translators around the world.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 19, 2017
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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Dan Venberg
Lutheran Brethren International Mission, Fergus Falls MN
Dan is a missionary kid who grew up in Cameroon and Chad. He has served vocationally as a missionary in Chad with his family for ten years, among an unreached people group. Currently, Dan serves as international director of Lutheran Brethren International Mission. His hobbies include hiking, camping, traveling and wildlife photograph. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 26, 2017
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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Andy Krause
EFCA ReachGlobal, MInneapolis MN
Andy currently serves with EFCA ReachGlobal as Leader of Partnership Development for their ministry in Asia. He has served as pastor in the USA, church planter in a Muslim context in Asia, and church mobilizer. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 2, 2017
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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T. Cher Moua
Cru, Maplewood MN
Sinner. Saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Called by Christ to serve the Church of Christ to share the gospel of the kingdom of Christ with the world by connecting with, developing, and empowering the follower of Christ to live out God's heart for the world so that all can grow in Christ and spiritually multiply. One person at a time. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 9, 2017
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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Eugene Bunkowske
Dr. Eugene Bunkowske, Maplewood MN
For Dr. Bunkowske, Christian Outreach is the "beating heart" at the center of ministry in the US and globally. For the past 25 years Dr. Bunkowske has taught and lived Christian outreach, missiology and cross cultural ministry while serving as a professor at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne and Concordia University in St. Paul. He is currently serving as the Fiechtner Chair Professor of Christian Outreach in St. Paul. For the 22 years prior to this, Dr. Bunkowske and his family served as missionaries in Nigeria, Africa. He served as an evangelistic missionary, school manager, built a hospital, and assisted in Bible translation. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, April 17, 2017
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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Randy
Common Ground Consultants, Minnetonka MN
We've had the privilege of working and living among unreached peoples since 1989. Today we train many people in how to bring the good news of Jesus to the unreached and begin disciple-making movements among them. We opened and later directed the work for our organization in Central Asia. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 23, 2017
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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Rick
Minneapolis MN
Rick planted churches among refugees in the US for over 20 years before moving to SE Asia to serve on a church planting team. During his time in Asia he was involved in developing an English vocational center as well as seeing a church planted among an UPG in that country. He now devotes his time living out his God given vision through a ministry called Engage Global. Engage Global exists to be a catalyst for the long term engagement of unreached peoples around the world by providing intensive World Christian training among unreached people groups living in the Twin Cities. He serves with a fantastic team along with his wife, Nicky and their two daughters Lilly and Liana. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
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