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Columbus, OH S23
Spring 2023
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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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Brian Hogan
Disciple Making Mentors, Fayetteville AR
Brian and Louise Hogan have served in mission since 1987. From the Navajo Tribe to Outer Mongolia, their passion has been to see Jesus glorified and lifted up among those who have never known Him.
From 1993-1996 their team pioneered a church planting movement in Erdenet (AIR-DUH-NET), Mongolia that continues to grow under fully indigenous leadership to this day. Their Mongolian disciples are now training and sending out their own missionaries to other unreached people groups. The story of the work in Erdenet can be read in Brian’s book: There’s a Sheep in my Bathtub (Asteroidea Books), and in the case study article – “Distant Thunder: Mongols Follow the Khan of Khans” – on page 695 of your Perspectives Reader. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 9, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Bob Sjogren
UnveilinGLORY, Mechanicsville VA
Bob Sjogren (pronounced show - gren) is the president of UNVEILINGLORY, a ministry awakening the Church to new awareness of God's glory in all areas of life, and to
seeing His glory go to all the world's peoples.
Bob has been mobilizing the Body of Christ to reveal God's greatest glory through reaching all ethnic groups with the gospel. He and his wife Debby have written homeschool Bible curricula. And in 2021, Bob launched a YouTube Channel called, "Maturing The Bride."
Bob and Debby live in Richmond, VA.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 16, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Paco Amador
New Life Community Church, Chicago IL
Paco Amador is pastor of New Life Community Church in the Little Village community on Chicago's west side. Paco has served as a missionary, a public school teacher, and is currently a pastor at the mexican immigrant of Little Village. He and his wife, Sylvia, have seven children and live in Chicago. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 23, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Andy Langdon
Water for Ishmael, Toledo OH
Andy Langdon is the Director of the American School Evening and American School Kids at Water for Ishmael in Toledo, OH, as well as Associate Pastor of Missions at Covenant Church. After serving as a pastor in southern Indiana for over 15 years and teaching English in Turkey for two years, he and his family moved to Toledo to invest in the lives of internationals.
Water for Ishmael partners with the local church to build a welcoming community for Toledo area internationals, share the hope and love of Jesus Christ, and to empower internationals with skills to become successful.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, January 30, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Wayne De Wet
One Plus God Ministries, Marion OH
Wayne de Wet and his family had the privilege to grow up in the lovely, and very diverse South Africa. Wayne had learned since childhood how to put his trust in God no matter what, and how precious time is to make a difference to God’s glory! Over the years Wayne gained a global perspective, through his studies and missions involvement in several African countries, Haiti, Jamaica, Papua Indonesia, Thailand and the Karen State of Myanmar. He does not only have a burning passion for God’s Word, but also a broken heart for the lost, that inspired him to start One Plus God Ministries in 2013 to continuously pursue mission mobilization. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 6, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Elizabeth Himsworth
Columbus OH
Beth, her husband James and young children lived in the Northern Brazilian Amazon region for 6 years. Her focus was on meeting the felt need of people in indigenous villages – medical and dental clinics – and Bible study and training for discipleship. Another dozen years were spent in Southern Brazil and International ministry focused on leadership development and discipleship with World Team. In 1995, she started a discipleship network – writing a four-year training curriculum and raising up a dozen national workers. This network continues today in its fourth generation of training groups. Among other projects, Beth developed a 2 weekend Seminar to train pastors how to develop their own adult education for their churches and ministries.
Her current focus is on personal discipleship in the local church context and teaching parenting classes to equip young parents in the discipleship of their children.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 13, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Dan Green
, Columbus OH
Dan Green has been the Pastor of Global Witness at Grace Polaris Church in Westerville, OH, since 1999. After growing up on a farm in Indiana, Dan pursued a career in agronomy at Purdue, and then studied soil chemistry at The Ohio State University. It was there that Dan met The Living God and became impassioned for the lives of internationals. After further study at Columbia International University, Dan and his wife Nancy headed to Brazil, where they were involved in church planting with Encompass World Partners for 15 years. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 20, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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 Mann
Upper Arlington Lutheran Church, Columbus OH
Dave Mann has been Pastor for Mission and Internationals at Upper Arlington Lutheran Church in Columbus, Ohio since March 2015. With his wife Pam, he has served for more than 20 years in Cameroon, Haiti, and Morocco. Having worked in multiple languages, they enjoy helping other internationals improve their ability in English. Pam and Dave have four adult children and five grandchildren. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, February 27, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Marvin Newell
Niles MI
Dr. Marvin J. Newell is Executive Director Emeritus of Alliance for the Unreached, and Ambassador at Large of Missio Nexus. Previously he served as a missionary in Papua, Indonesia, a mission administrator, and a professor of missions. He is the author of five mission related books. Marv and his wife Peggy have been involved in missions for over 44 years.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 6, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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James Cha
Crescent Project, Leesburg VA
Rev. James Cha was born in Korea, but grew up here in the US. He studied electrical engineering at Cornell University, and worked ten years as an engineer. In 2000 he and his wife, Faith, took their 3 kids to Central Asia, where they served ten years as church planting missionaries with Pioneers. They are now back in the US reaching out to the Muslims in the Washington, DC area. James & Faith are Washington DC Area Coordinators for Crescent Project. They also direct ESL ministry in Leesburg, VA. They have three adult children and one grandchild. James recently published a book about their missions journey - Fear Not: Living a Life of No Regrets. Available on amazon. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 13, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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 Sieberhagen
Heritage Christian Church, Westerville OH
Andy Sieberhagen joined the pastoral staff of Heritage in June of 2009 as our Missions Pastor. Andy studied for four years at Baptist Theological College of South Africa, and he has served as a full-time student pastor and associate pastor at a Baptist church in South Africa. He spent 14 years doing church planting among muslims in Central Asia as well as working with Church planters in Africa. Andy is currently one of the lead Pastors at Heritage Christian Church .Andy brings a wealth of personal experience in overseas missions along with a big heart to reach the ends of the earth with the good news of Jesus! He and his wife, Lynn, have two beautiful daughters, Stephanie and Rebecca. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 20, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Scott Arnold
Columbus OH
Scott has been the Executive Director of Central Ohio Youth for Christ since 1997. Scott is a graduate of OSU with a B.A. in Psychology, and has an M.A. in Biblical studies from Ashland Seminary. He lives in west Columbus with his wife and two daughters. Scott is a sphere leader and ordained teaching pastor in Dwell Community Church where he has served in various leadership and teaching roles since 1985. He is on the national board of YFC/USA and is a member of the YFC/USA City Life team. Locally, he is chairman of the board of Family Comes First, and a founding member of the Mission Columbus Advisory Team and a member of the Franklinton Partnership Advisory Team. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, March 27, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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James Kim
PIONEERS, Frederick MD
James aspires to inspire, develop, and empower courageous global leaders who are biblically grounded, culturally agile, and growing in character and intimacy with Jesus Christ. While serving as the Vice President of Mobilization for Pioneers USA (2003-2011) and the Executive Director of Pioneers Canada (2012-2018), he has traveled to over 50 countries for missions purposes. Born in South Korea and holding both U.S. and Canadian citizenships, James brings a unique perspective as both an “insider” and an “outsider” of biblical worldviews, histories, cultures, and missions strategies of the hyper-globalizing world. Currently, James serves as a Regional Mobilizer for Pioneers USA while pursuing a Ph.D. in Global Leadership. b
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Class Info
Date: Monday, April 3, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Andrew Workman
Frontiers, Columbus OH
Andrew Workman, from Columbus, Ohio, attended The Ohio State University and in 2006 obtained a Masters Degree. After receiving a calling from the Lord, in 1993 Andrew and Martha Workman moved overseas to share the love of God. In 2011, they moved back to Ohio with their two daughters to continue this ministry coaching team and mobilizing more workers for the harvest. b
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Date: Monday, April 10, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 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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Richard Mendola
International Friendships, Upper Arlington OH
Rich was born in Buffalo, NY, the grandson of immigrants from Italy who settled in Western, NY. His mother and father were both raised in the Italian section of the city. Although he was raised in a religious family who attended church, he did not personally know Christ until he was 17 years old. Prior to that, the death of his father at age 13 triggered a search for meaning and truth. This eventually led to studying the Bible, where he discovered that the true purpose of life was to worship and serve God. Through reading the New Testament he learned that Jesus Christ made it possible to come to God because of His sacrificial death for sins. Immediately upon coming to know Jesus, Rich had the strong desire to let others know the good news.
Rich attended Colgate University in New York State where he majored in Biology and minored in Education and Philosophy and Religion. After his graduation, he had the first opportunity to pastor and was called to serve a rural congregation . At the same time he served on the Dean’s staff at Colgate University as the Director of Housing. In addition, he studied for a Master’s degree in counseling.
In 1979 Rich and Janet attended.the Urbana Mission Conference. There Rich sensed a call to full time cross-cultural ministry. In 1980 he began to work full-time with international students in Buffalo, NY. At the same time, Janet attended medical school at SUNY Buffalo. In 1987 they moved to Athens, Ohio to open a new ministry to international students while Janet fulfilled her obligation to the National Health Service Corp – a program placing physicians in shortage areas.
In 1991, Rich and Janet moved to Columbus, Ohio to work with International Friendships.
Since 1998 he has served as the Executive Director. He also leads Bible studies and does 1-1 discipleship with students. He has written several Bible studies for internationals. He has served as the Chairperson for the Association of Christians Ministering to Internationals. Rich has also helped to plant two churches. He currently serves as lead pastor for All Nations Christian Fellowship.
During Rich’s 29 years of service among internationals hundreds have come to know Jesus and many have returned as effective witnesses of Jesus among their own people. The kingdom of God is advancing among Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and atheists because of the ministry to internationals. Jesus can share many wonderful and dramatic stories of God’s work among internationals.
Rich is a regular speaker at missions conferences, evangelistic outreaches, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement and is a lecturer at Vineyard Leadership Institute.
Rich and Janet have 6 children: Grace, Danielle, Hope, Philip, Melody, and Paul.
Rich’s interests are: Evangelism, Discipleship, trips, chess, and hats.
Rich’s spiritual gifts are leadership, exhortation, and evangelism.
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Class Info
Date: Monday, April 17, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM to 9:15 PM
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