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Nashville,TN F18
Fall 2018
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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
Nathan Jewett
Huntsville AL
Nathan Jewett is a follower of Christ, husband to Amber, and mobilizer for the nations. He studied Bible and Preaching in Dallas, TX before moving to Alabama in 2010 to pastor in the local church. His heart to see God's glory among all nations has taken him to Nicaragua, Panama, Rwanda, India, and Nepal. He now mobilizes through his work in the marketplace and advocates for social change around the issue of chronic homelessness in his local community, with the overall aim of seeing God's glory displayed among all peoples. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, August 19, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Leroy Armstrong
Proclaiming the Word Ministries, Mckinney TX
Leroy R. Armstrong, Jr. is a native of Kansas City, MO and resides in the Dallas area with his wife Genena and family. Leroy holds degrees from the University of Kansas (B. S. Electrical Engineering) and Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.). He is Lead Servant of Proclaiming the Word Ministries (www.proclaimingtheword.com). Leroy has been teaching in the Perspectives Movement since 2007. Leroy has served in pastoral leadership roles in churches for 25 years. He was Director of the International Conference on Expository Preaching, sponsored annually by E. K. Bailey Ministries, Inc. for 5 years. He also owns Charis Communications, LLC, an umbrella business focused on acquiring income producing assets (https://chariscommunications.now.site/home). b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, August 26, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Will Herndon
Clements Baptist Church, Athens AL
After serving in the mission field for 16 years, we are now serving as Missions pastor at Clements Baptist Church in Athens, AL and seeking to be used in church member’s mobilization to evangelism across the street and around d the world. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, September 2, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Myrtle Smalls
Beyond the 4Walls4 Inc., Covington, GA
Myrtle grew up in the church but was never exposed to global missions. She attended the World Outreach Missions Training School which ignited a “fiery” passion in her to see the nations reached with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, September 9, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Mike Pollard
Pioneers, Murfreesboro TN
Mike Pollard serves as a regional Church Partnerships Facilitator and is based in Nashville, TN. In this capacity he mentors, encourages and resources local churches to grow in missions health and send missionaries well, with an end goal of an increased, effective footprint among the world's least reached peoples. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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David Kaufmann
City Church Network, Nashville TN
David Kaufmann is the lead pastor of City Church Network. He is married to Rebekah, his high-school sweetheart, and has 4 amazing and wonderful children (William, Gracie, Belle, and Noah). His heart for church planting comes from over 10 years of prayer, experience, and study in the ministry. He first began as youth pastor in Huntsville, AL and then moved on to e3 Partners to become the International Director for Students. After traveling to 15 different countries spanning four years and training international leaders, David received a call to serve as a pastor with Lighthouse Christian Fellowship in Antioch, TN.
David planted City Church of Woodbine five years ago with a vision to birth a church planting movement in Nashville, TN that would successfully spread the gospel among all refugee and immigrant communities in the city. David’s hope is that someday Nashville will be known as a light unto the nations (Isaiah 49:6).
David is now leading a team of 9 Missionary families to plant churches among the most unreached people groups in Nashville, TN. In addition, he helps train church planters across the United States and India. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Thi Mitsamphanh
Murfreesboro TN
Thi is pastor of International Community Church in Smyrna, TN, a ministry to refugee communities. He has been a church planter and pastor for over 10 years, working primarily in cross-cultural contexts. Thi holds a PhD in Missions from Mid-America Baptist Theological seminary in Cordova, TN. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, September 30, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Amanda Ballard
Chattanooga Christian School, Hixson TN
Amanda Ballard grew up as a missionary kid in Manila, Philippines, where her passion for world missions began. She pursued her bachelor's degree in Intercultural Studies at The University of Northwestern-St. Paul in the Twin Cities. While studying missions and culture extensively in college, she served as the Communications Director for Northwestern's Global Outreach student ministry and worked as an intern at a church plant in Vienna, Austria. She also is a certified TESOL instructor. Since moving to Chattanooga, TN, she has worked in a variety of ministries, from refugee resettlement to ELL education with international students at Chattanooga Christian school. Amanda and her husband, Chase, have two young daughters, Leah and Emma. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, October 7, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Edward Speyers
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Saugatuck MI
Ed and Linda Speyers joined Wycliffe Bible Translators in 1976 and invested 20 years (1979-1999) in South America doing incarnational ministry which included Bible Translation among the Suriname Javanese people. In March 2000 the fruit of their efforts culminated in the dedication of the Suriname Javanese New Testament.
At the time this also marked the 500th New Testament in which Wycliffe members (known as SIL overseas) had been involved.
The Suriname Javanese New Testament also marked a transition in the way Bible translation was approached in the years that followed. Until this translation, most
projects were done by generalists. That is, field workers handled nearly all of the
logistics of a translation project such as linguistics, literacy, translation, distribution, and Scripture Use.
The Suriname Javanese project was a different approach to translation in that local speakers were equipped to become proficient themselves in Bible translation techniques and all other aspects of the work. This led to greater involvement of local speakers which led to more proficiency and ultimately greater accuracy. With this approach, the Speyers assumed a more facilitator-type role as expatriates on the translation team with the nationals as the specialists in their own areas of expertise.
Largely because of this transfer of ownership and responsibility, translation of the Old Testament continued by the Suriname Javanese translators until August 2018 when the entire Bible was completed and dedicated. Around this same time, Wycliffe marked their involvement in the 1000th New Testament. The first 500 took 67 years and the second 500 took 17 years. This indicates the accelerated pace of Bible translation today.
The Speyers currently reside in MI and serve as recruiters on Wycliffe’s Mobilization team traveling to graduate schools and seminaries nationwide looking and praying for translation consultants and exegetical workers. They love to tell their story and encourage others to join the movement of God called Bible translation. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, October 14, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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
Todd Bradley
Equipping Leaders International, Spring Hill TN
Dr. Todd Bradley currently serves with Equipping Leaders International, a leadership development ministry for international pastors. He is a former professor of leadership and intercultural studies at Dallas Theological Seminary and has taught at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, Lebanon and Grace Theological Seminary in Indiana. Dr. Bradley has served as the chairman of the board for Middle East Bible Outreach, a U.S. organization that promotes Christian ministry among Muslims throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Dr. Bradley's degrees include a Doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, Masters in Military Arts and Sciences (Strategy and Middle East emphases) from the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College, Master of Arts in Religion from Liberty University, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Texas A&M University. He has also done graduate work in the geography and historical background of the Holy Land at the Jerusalem University College in Israel.
Dr. Bradley has been married to Pam Bradley for over 50 years. They have two sons: Matt, who is senior pastor at All Saints Presbyterian Church in Brentwood, Tennessee, and Adam, who works as a policy officer at the Department of State. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Fady Al Hagal
Spring Hill TN
Pastor Fady Al Hagal, founder of the International Leadership Coalition, exists for the purpose of discovering, discipling and sending a company of ethnic Gospel planters to make disciples among the international people groups in the United States and beyond. In partnership with the local American church, the ILC aims to plant ministries locally, nationally and internationally, offering eternal hope through the Gospel and holistic healing in Word and Deed. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, October 28, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Amy Richardson
Nashville TN
Amy Richardson, MPH, is an advocate for vulnerable populations and their well-being locally and globally. Though a proud Nashville native, Amy’s work and travel abroad led her to recognize the interconnectivity of the world. She entered the sphere of health care through a side door, becoming a public health advocate while simultaneously developing a passion for refugees and immigrants. She has served in numerous leadership roles with refugee and immigrant agencies in Nashville, and she currently works as Chief Community Health Officer at Siloam Health, a faith-based nonprofit, where she promotes a culture of health among refugees and immigrant communities. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, November 4, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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Ronald Surgeon
Renewal Church, Germantown TN
Ronald loves his native Memphis, and Renewal Church, where he serves as an elder, church planter and mobilizer. He wants to be God’s tool to release His frozen assets – lay people.
Ron’s passion is to grow disciples with vision to impact the world, multiplying till the end of time. Ronald says, "God expects that I reproduce His investment, so that my influence for Him never dies - expanding to future generations long after I die."
As Henrietta Mears said, “When I consider my ministry, I think of the whole wide world. Anything less than that would not be worthy of Christ nor His will for my life.”
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, November 11, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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John King
Final Command Ministries, Murfreesboro TN
John King based in Murfreesboro Tn has been training missionaries and church planters in teaching a simple, easily-reproduced, inductive Bible study method called Discovery Bible Stuidies that encourages obedience-based discipleship. A 2004 short-term mission trip to Sierra Leone, Africa altered the course of his life. Witnessing the power of transformation in that nation exposed him to the kinds of truths examined in the Perspectives course.
John returned to Sierra Leone in 2005 to support a developing Church Planting Movement (CPM). He was commissioned to train indigenous church planters to teach others to do simple inductive Bible studies .The approach he taught has been used throughout the sub-Saharan Africa and has contributed to the planting of thousands of new churches there.
In June of 2011 John transitioned from pastoral ministry to full-time missions training with Final Command Ministry. He works for the spread of the gospel through indigenous believers in the least reached nations. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, November 18, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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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AJ P.
INIM Inc., Forest VA
AJ is the Director & General Secretary for INIM established 1964. The sole focus of this indigenous Mission remains Evangelism, Discipleship & Church Planting.
AJ, who was born & raised in New Delhi India is an alumnus of Liberty University. AJ shares responsibility for INIM's church planting & field evangelism efforts in South Asia. In addition to all his Missional responsibilities, he also serves as the Men's Pastor at his home church.
AJ & his wife have been married for 28 years and blessed with five children ranging from 19 years old to 9 yrs old. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, December 2, 2018
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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