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Gaithersburg, MD F17
Fall 2017
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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement Made for More Use What’s Inside You To Bless The World Around You
Be Awakened | Be Realigned | Be Transformed
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!
Details
Dates:
August 22 - December 12 2017 (no class 11/21)
Time:
Tuesdays*, 7:00 PM - 9:45 PM
*Week 4 will be Monday 9/18 & Week 11 will be Monday 11/6
Place:
Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg, MD
Are you ready to Learn, Engage, Advance,
and Persevere?
Join us, not in making history but fulfilling history!
What does the Perspectives class entail?
First Night FREE: Register at no cost to give the class a try. Everyone is welcome to hear the first two weeks before deciding to commit to the course.
Key Reading Level ($285): Prepare for great speakers and great material with light reading. Be challenged to consider your own role in world missions. This level requires about 1-2 hours of reading each week with minimal written homework. Five "Personal Reflections" assigned during the term will require about an hour each to complete.
Certificate Level ($285): This is the recommended level for a much richer experience. It involves weekly homework assignments, five "Personal Reflections" and one research project due by the end of the course. This level requires about 4 hours of work per week.
College Credit Level (See Pricing List): A more in-depth study with 3 semester credit hours given through Trinity International University, Excelsior College, or Lancaster Bible College. It involves additional reading and two research projects. It can be taken at the undergraduate or graduate level.
Please Note: If you would like to take
the class for credit through Lancaster Bible College, but are not currently
enrolled at LBC, you may do so as follows.
First
register for the class by clicking on the "Register for this class"
link to the right.
Once
you have completed that process, please go to the link below (you may
copy/paste it into your browser) to submit a form for Lancaster Bible College.
If you have trouble accessing the link, please email (class administrator’s
name and e-mail address)
https://lbc.formstack.com/forms/perspectives_lbc_credit
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Registration & Orientation
Registration & Orientation
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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.
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Date: Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
Jim O'Neill
Frontier Ventures, New Cumberland PA
Missionary to Asia 1982 to 1995;
Director of Missions, Liberty University and Seminary, 1995-2000;
President, CrossWorld Mission, 2000-2009; ABWE, 2013 to 2016
President, The Center for Global Mission, 2009 to present;
Director of Mobilization for Frontier Ventures 2016 to present. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
Donald Rodgers
Frontier Ventures (formerly USCWM), Newark DE
In 1978 Don graduated from Penn State with an advanced degree in engineering and went on to work for the university part time while being heavily involved with CRU. In 1980, after taking the Perspectives class, he took a position with CRU serving in Guam, then the Philippines and finally Japan. He worked in community, university and administrative ministries and for a while was an acting national director. In 1983 he returned to the U.S. to work with Frontier Ventures, first in mobilization and then as a division manager. He and his wife Anne moved to the Eastern Regional Office in 1992 where they have been involved in administration, mobilization (coordinating numerous Perspectives classes) and international outreach. Don has a Master’s degree in Theology. They have two children and six grandchildren. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
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
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
Alan MacDonald
Wycille Bible Translators, Fairfax VA
I served with Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIL International for 32 years. I directed SIL's China Program for eight years and served in various senior leadership roles in the organizations. Following this I served as the pastor of global engagement at Fairfax Community Church in Fairfax, VA for 11 years. In 2017 I returned to Wycliffe Bible Translators as the Partnership Facilitator for Eurasia. My work focuses on building collaboration and partnerships across the range of stakeholders in the Bible translation efforts in Eurasia. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, September 18, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
Mimsie Robinson
Bethel Gospel Assembly Missions, New York NY
As the missions pastor of Bethel Gospel Assembly in New York City, Pastor Robinson has been involved in disciple-making efforts in India, Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa, Venezuela, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and several islands in the West Indies. Through involvement with Evangelism Explosion International as a teacher/trainer, he has been able to help many believers become effective witnesses at home and abroad. His involvement with Perspectives includes serving as a class coordinator. In December 2019, he completed his Doctor of Missiology with the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary.
In 2009, Pastor Robinson helped plant Living Water Christian Center, a bilingual French and English congregation, affiliated with Bethel Gospel Assembly which serves the spiritual needs of the growing number of French-speaking West African immigrants in New York City.
Pastor Robinson and his wife, Beverly Lynn, reside in the Harlem community. They have two married adult children, Michelle and David, who are both followers of Christ and two grandsons, Samuel and Matthew.
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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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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
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
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
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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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Lane
English Language Institute, Alexandria VA
This speaker is the Director of an English language program which offers English instruction in Washington, DC, as well as the pastor of an international church. He has worked extensively within the Muslim community for over 20 years. His wife is also an English language instructor, has taught English in the US and overseas, and has worked broadly among Muslim women. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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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Robert DuHart Sr
Perspectives , Fort Washington MD
Robert Gregory DuHart Sr. is a father, husband, grandfather and Elder at Cherrydale Baptist Church, where he teaches a Sunday Class and is a long-time member of the CBC Finance committee. Greg also serves on the boards of NAAMC & Pioneers. Greg has mentored immigrant families through the asylum process here in the US, worked with missionaries in Turkey, where he used his skills as a certified ESL teacher to prepare Iranian Christians for their journey west as well as preaching the Gospel in Cappadocia the land of the cave churches. In India, along with East-West Ministries, his team instructed 75-80 Pastor on the Sword Method of sermon preparation. In Indonesia, as a board member of Pioneers USA he and his wife Kimberlia prayed, listened, evaluated, and encouraged the teams bringing the Gospel to the Indonesians. Greg serves as mobilizer, coordinator, and instructor for Perspectives USA and is passionate about cross cultural ministry as a way of racially reconciling the Church in North America. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
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
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
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
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Class Info
Date: Monday, November 6, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
Glenn Kauffman
Capital Christian Fellowship, Laurel MD
Glenn Kauffman with his wife June served in Hong Kong for 15 years with a number of those years in Asia wide ministry with Eastern Mennonite Missions. Currently Glenn and June live in the Washington DC suburbs where Glenn continues to minister cross-culturally as a bishop in an Anabaptist network of churches and ministries in the Washington - Baltimore area and Lead Pastor of Capital Christian Fellowship, Lanham, MD an international congregation of over 20 nationalities. In 2022 Glenn became President of International Missions Association, which empowers global south Anabaptist groupings of churches to send among the least reached with the Good news of Jesus. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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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Derek
KRIN , Allison Park PA
Derek is the Executive Director of a network for an unreached people group in East Asia.
He was formerly the East Asia Director for Beyond, overseeing missionary strategy for starting discipleship / church planting movements among unengaged / unreached people groups of East Asia. He lived in Asia for 12 years. Derek has taught extensively on church planting movements and pioneer church planting to locals in numerous Asian countries. Author of "Innovation in World Mission" through William Carey Library. He started several companies for business as mission. Holds a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership and Foresight from Regent University. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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
Paul Michaels
Finish The Mission, Harrisburg PA
Paul has been a pastor/evangelist for over thirty years and has been involved in evangelism and church planting both in Russia and Southeast Asia. He now serves as director of Finish The Mission (ftm2030.org). b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 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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GS
Derwood MD
GS is a pastor at the church where he has been a member since 1987. He has served in various kinds of ministry over the past 25 years -- editing publications, serving as teacher and administrator of a Christian school, pastoring families with teens, leading a Middle School ministry, and participating on an overseas team. b
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Class Info
Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Time: 7:00 PM to 9:45 PM
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