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Baton Rouge, LA Sunday S18
Spring 2018
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LIVE WITH PASSION - RUN WITH PURPOSE We are MADE FOR MORE It has been said that "Perspectives will ruin you for the ordinary." Perspectives is a 15-week discipleship course that changes the way you view the world. It's a course in which you will have your eyes opened to the heart and purpose of God, and how you can take part in His work all over the world—from the urban streets of America to the rain forest and deserts of distant lands. A fantastic array of pastors, theologians, international missiologists, and mobilizers will challenge and inspire you with their personal experiences that will open your eyes to see just how big God is, and how much He desires that all might come to know Him. Whether single, married, student, homemaker, professional, or retired, you will explore God's heart for every tribe, tongue, and language He created.
When: Sundays, 2-5pm (Jan 14 - Apr 29) Where: The Chapel on The Campus - 3355 Dalrymple Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Cost: $300 for Certificate or Key Readings (includes reader and study guide)
Early Registration Discount: Receive $25 off when you register and pay by December 15th
Special Alumni Pricing: Alumni can experience Perspectives again for a heavily reduced rate!
The First 2 classes are free. Come and join us!
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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
Sean Cooper
The Traveling Team, Fayetteville AR
Sean and his wife Meredith have spent the last decade traveling the entire Continental U.S. casting mission vision with Traveling Team. They have a two year old daughter named Haven. Sean graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Communication. He has short term exposure in India and Indonesia. Sean continues to travel nation wide speaking to students and churches. When not speaking he serves alongside The Traveling Team Leadership as the Director of Ministry Advancement. He is working on a Masters Degree from Reformed Theological Seminary. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 14, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Melissa Hoffman
Perspectives, Garner NC
Melissa has been involved with Perspectives since 2005 as a coordinator, intern, regional director, and now in the training department.
Melissa Loves to teach and is passionate about her role as a mobilizer. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 21, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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
Casey Williamson
Campus Outreach, Baton Rouge LA
Casey graduated from Troy University and received his Masters of Divinity from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a pastor/elder at Christ Covenant Church in Baton Rouge and is the regional director for Campus Outreach Baton Rouge.
Casey and Jill have spent several short-term stints in Central Asia teaching English and evangelizing Muslim college students. They really believe the college campus is the most strategic place to train and mobilize future missionaries as well as evangelize the many nations that are represented through international students. Casey and Jill have three children, Jadyn, Jonathan, and Joshua. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Cam and Tricia
St. Louis LA
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 4, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Steve Foster
Community Bible Church, Baton Rouge LA
Steve has been the pastor at Community Bible Church in Baton Rouge since 2010. Prior to that he served as a youth pastor in New Orleans and an associate pastor in Old Bridge, New Jersey. He is a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Seminary, Dallas Theological Seminary, and Biblical Seminary in Hatfield, PA. Steve and his wife, Liz, have led and ministered together on several short-term mission trips in Latin America and Eastern Europe. They have four boys, Nate, Noah, Jonah, and Joshua. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 18, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Nathaniel Allen
Global Outfitters, Fayetteville AR
Nathan Allen is the Global Missions pastor at New Heights Church in Fayetteville, AR and the Director of Global Outfitters. He has a Bachelors of Arts in History and political Science from the University of Arkansas. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Theological Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Hans Googer
Genesis Community Church, Spring TX
Hans is currently the Pastor of Preaching at Genesis Community Church in Spring, TX. He also serves as an adjunct professor of Pastoral Ministries for Dallas Seminary's Houston campus.
Before serving at Genesis he served at The Chapel in Baton Rouge, LA. for almost nine years. He has a Master of Theology from Dallas Seminary and a PhD in Leadership from Southern Seminary.
Hans' goal through his ministry has been to help people understand who they are in Christ, develop disciple-makers, and serve the church in whatever ways he is able so that they can follow Jesus.
Hans has been married to Courtney over fifteen years and they have three boys. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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
Hans Googer
Genesis Community Church, Spring TX
Hans is currently the Pastor of Preaching at Genesis Community Church in Spring, TX. He also serves as an adjunct professor of Pastoral Ministries for Dallas Seminary's Houston campus.
Before serving at Genesis he served at The Chapel in Baton Rouge, LA. for almost nine years. He has a Master of Theology from Dallas Seminary and a PhD in Leadership from Southern Seminary.
Hans' goal through his ministry has been to help people understand who they are in Christ, develop disciple-makers, and serve the church in whatever ways he is able so that they can follow Jesus.
Hans has been married to Courtney over fifteen years and they have three boys. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 4, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Steve Elworth
Baton Rouge LA
Steve serves at The Chapel on The Campus, a non-denominational church in Baton Rouge LA, as the Global and Local Outreach Director. He helps lead the church in reaching the nations, both in Baton Rouge through International Ministry, and around the world through trips and partnerships. He and His wife Amber have a passion to see the church grasp and act on her God given opportunity and responsibility to make disciples of all nations. After pursuing going to the Muslim world themselves, God has had them stay in the states to help every follower of Jesus see that their lives have been bought and their redemption has been given not just for themselves, but so Jesus will be made known through every tribe, tongue, people, and nation. In 2018, they opened Light House Coffee in Baton Rouge, a coffee shop with the mission to Serve the World Through a Baton Rouge Coffee Experience. They use this business as an opportunity to employ, love, and serve refugees from around the world, and train up global workers to use business to impact the world. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 11, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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
Sunny Hong
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Dallas TX
Born in South Korea, Sunny Hong came to the US in 1983. She was employed in the computer software profession and was active in a local church. At that time Sunny was seeking for God’s call as to how she could be involved in missions. Eventually she felt God’s calling to the ministry of Wycliffe Bible translators. She joined Wycliffe in 1994 and worked as a mobilizer for Koreans in the US and Canada for 12 years. She then was sent to the Philippines to work as a mobilization consultant for the Wycliffe Asia and Pacific areas. While in the Philippines, she sensed God redirecting her ministry to missiology/anthropology. She pursued an intercultural studies Ph.D. program at Biola and after completing these studies, started working as a senior intercultural consultant at SIL International which includes teaching at Dallas International University, in Dallas, TX. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 18, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Danny Kennison
The Medical Centers of West Africa, Inc., Sunshine LA
Danny and his wife Frances along with their two sons moved to a central African country in 1992. There they served as part of a pioneering church planting team working among a major unreached people group with an estimated population of around fifteen million in all of sub-Saharan Africa. They returned to the US in 2013 and continue to serve the work in Africa by offering logistical and administrative support. They desire to serve the Body of Christ in the US as mobilizers and encouragers to those who serve in hard places. They also welcome the nations who live among us. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 25, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Bradley Buser
Founder Radius International, San Diego CA
Brad came to faith in Christ at 17 and soon after was challenged with the need of unreached people groups. He began training for this directly after High School.
Beth is from St. Johns MI., her Mom and Dad love the Lord Jesus and raised her with a heart for the world. They met, had two boys and left for Papua New Guinea in January of 1979.
Soon after arriving they moved in among the Iteri people who live in the headwaters of the Sepik River Basin. After 4 years of studying the language and culture of the Iteri people they were fluent and began to share Christ with them for the first time.
The baby church was discipled and in a few years leaders were ordained. The Busers worked on the New Testament translation and by 1999, after 20 years in the village, with the translation done, the church up and thriving, their need to be among the Iteris was over.
Upon returning from PNG he and other men saw the need for appropriate training for missionaries who would be sent to Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. In 2010 he helped found Radius International as a ministry to do such training.
Radius is currently the largest training program for those going into Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Tribal peoples. For those who desire to do church planting among the least reached it is the premier training available.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 8, 2018
Time: 2:00 AM to 5:00 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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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 15, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Tollie Meggs
Out of the Boat Ministries, Tuscaloosa AL
Founder of Out of the Boat Ministries where she is a Bible teacher, conference speaker, and author. Missions Mobilizer at Capstone Church in Tuscaloosa. Tollie leads retreats and conferences around the world, and has an ongoing counseling/teaching ministry to women in homeless shelters, helping them re-establish their lives. A passionate and gifted communicator, Tollie’s mission is: challenging and mobilizing followers of Christ to know Him more deeply and to make His glory known among the nations. She has a passion to help Christ followers discover their gifting and maximize their gifts, talents and life experience for the glory of God at home and abroad. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 22, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 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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Todd Ahrend
The Traveling Team, Fayetteville AR
Todd Ahrend graduated from Northeastern State University, has a Masters from Dallas Theological Seminary and a Doctorate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
He is the founder and international Director of The Traveling Team, a national missions mobilization movement. He and his wife, Jessica, have spent almost two decades traveling both nation-wide and abroad, speaking to thousands of people about involvement in world evangelization. Todd has exposure in over sixty countries and has lived in the Middle East. He is the author of The Abrahamic Revolution and In This Generation. Todd and Jessica have six children: Camden, Brody, Axel, Noble, Quincy and Cruz!
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 29, 2018
Time: 2:00 AM to 5:00 AM
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Celebration
Registration & Orientation
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Brooks Buser
New Tribes Mission, San Diego CA
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, May 6, 2018
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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