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Chula Vista, CA S18
Spring 2018
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God has called all of us to be global Christians and join Him in His mission to reach the world. You have an epic role to play -
no matter where you are at in life. We all are on our own special
journey. And over the course of these sessions we can journey together
and see what God has for us. No matter who you are or what you do, Perspectives will help you learn how to live for God's Kingdom more fully.
Join us this spring as we explore God's Heart for every tribe, tongue and nation. In Perspectives, we will hear 15 lessons presented by outstanding speakers as they share from their experiences and teach on the biblical, historical, cultural &
strategic perspectives of God's plan for the nations. Hear how God has been and continues to work throughout the world. Learn more about God's kingdom and His glory. Find out what your part is in this exciting movement to make Jesus' disciples from all nations.
Please Note!!
In order to fit more with our church and local school calendars, we are doing our class in 11 weeks. This means, in addition to our normal Monday night classes, we will have four classes on Friday nights--Feb 9, Feb 16, March 9, March 16. These four Friday nights likely will not be taught by a live instructor. Be sure to check with the class coordinator if you have any questions about the schedule.
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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
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: Monday, January 8, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Mike Brown
The Family Table, Chatsworth CA
Mike began his ministry by pastoring a local church in Los Angeles, then spent several years on the mission field in Mexico, where he started a training ministry called 'El Puente', which served as a bridge to equip short term missionaries and enable the local Body of Christ in Mexico to become self supporting apart from American funds.
In 2008, Mike planted a church in Los Angeles, CA (Redeemer), and teaches Biblical Theology & Church Planting at Radius International, a 12 month training program in Tijuana, designed to equip missionaries to the unreached with the cultural, linguistic and Biblical skills necessary. In 2018, he transitioned out of local church ministry to start The Family Table, a non profit mobilizing churches to care for vulnerable children in the foster care system. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 15, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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
Tom Theriault
Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, San Marcos CA
Born and raised in the Northwest, Tom Theriault is retired, serving most recently for 21 years as Associate Pastor for Mission and Outreach at the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach, California (in north San Diego County). A congregation of over 1400 members, Solana Beach Pres supports a wide range of mission activities, including a large outreach to local Hispanics, a burgeoning Creation Care initiative, and the support of missionaries around the world.
Attending the University of Washington, Tom majored in history and psychology. Upon graduation from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena,CA, was ordained as Associate Pastor for Christian Education and Youth Ministry at the La Crescenta Presbyterian Church near Pasadena. He then served as the Evangelism and Mission Pastor at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Yakima, WA.
When God opened the door, he moved back to Pasadena as Executive Director of the Presbyterian Center for Mission Studies. For six years he traveled extensively, mobilizing God’s people to more vigorously pursue God’s global purposes through the PCUSA.
Back in the pastoral saddle at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church in 1996, Tom spearheaded his church’s commitment to plant the gospel among an unevangelized Muslim group in the desert of Ethiopia. He is a big booster of the Perspectives class, having taught Perspectives around the country and offered it twice in his church. Tom earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Seminary’s School of Inter Cultural Studies, doing research around the topic, “The Influence of Universalism in Presbyterian Mission Policy and Practice in the 20th Century.”
Tom and his wife of 40 years, Judy, thank God for their three grown children, Anna Julie, and Steve , a wonderful son-in-law, a beautiful daughter-in-law and four amazing grandsons and one granddaughter. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 22, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Brian Murphy
, Bakersfield CA
Brian serves as a local pastor in Bakersfield with both a heart for the church in America and around the world. He loves to proclaim God's Word, help Christians grow in their faith and enable the church to help send and support missionaries around the world. Brian is married and has four children, ranging in ages from 21 to 13 years old. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 29, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Ron Solomon
Radius International, San Diego CA
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Date: Monday, February 5, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Date: Friday, February 9, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Joel Heppner
Bakersfield CA
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 12, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Class Info
Date: Friday, February 16, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Steve Coffey
Christar, Richardson TX
Steve is the U.S. Director of Christar. God gave Steve and his (newly married) wife, Beth, the privilege of working for a year in a humanitarian project in the Red Sea hills of Sudan (among the Beja people). It was during this time that God opened their eyes and hearts to those who have never heard of God’s love and grace. They served in France for 12 years before returning to the U.S. as a part of the Christar leadership team. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 19, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Kenneth Nehrbass
La Mirada CA
Dr. Nehrbass translated the New Testament in Tanna, Vanuatu, from 2002 to 2012. He has worked as a translation and anthropology consultant with SIL and the Seed Company. His Ph.D. is from Biola in Intercultural Studies, and he is the author of more than 30 publications, including reviews, books, articles and even a dictionary.
He and his wife Mendy have four kids.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 26, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 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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Brooks Buser
New Tribes Mission, San Diego CA
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Date: Monday, March 5, 2018
Time: 6:30 AM to 9:30 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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Date: Friday, March 9, 2018
Time: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
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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: Monday, March 12, 2018
Time: 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
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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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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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Date: Monday, March 19, 2018
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM
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