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Spring 2023
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Perspectives on the World Christian Movement Spring 2023 Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples! (Psalm 96:3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WHAT is Perspectives? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This course presents the biblical, historical, cultural, and strategic aspects of God’s heart for the nations. We encourage anyone who is serious about gaining a deeper understanding of God’s ultimate purpose in the world to attend this course.
Perspectives seeks to reveal the nature of God's heart to be worshiped by all nations, and that we are called to be a part of HIS purpose regardless of whether we feel called to serve overseas, at home, or in our own workplace. It is about a deeper understanding of who God is, what He's about.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .What Will the Course Entail? . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registration/Orientation on January 22 2023 Time 3:00pm-4:30pm. Classes will be held on Sunday Afternoons, 3:00pm-6:00pm, January 29 2023 through May 21st 2023, at LWCC 2530 Cape Horn Road in Red Lion and will include lectures from dynamic speakers from around the United States, interactive learning experiences, and creative demonstrations. *Textbook Notice: Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to order your Reader and Study Guide at a discounted rate. Biblical Lessons (1-5) The Word of God is revealed with striking clarity as Perspectives illuminates God's unchanging promises as they unfold from Genesis to Revelation. Historical Lessons (6-9) Discover your spiritual lineage as you learn Christian history is wrought with the immeasurable power of God as He makes His name known among the nations. Cultural Lessons (10-11) The peoples of the world come alive as we eventually see, through Christ Jesus, the expressions of the New Testament church thriving among every nation, tribe, people, and language. Strategic Lessons (12-15) Find your place in God's story as there are endless opportunities to help complete the Great Commission.
The Perspectives Class offers 3 levels for completion:
Key Reading Level | $280
Prepare for great speakers and great material with light reading. Be challenged to consider your own role in world missions. This level requires 15-20 pages of reading each week with little written homework. Five "Personal Reflections" assigned during the term will require about an hour each to complete.
Certificate Level | $280
This is the recommended level which provides a rich learning experience. It involves weekly homework assignments, five "Personal Reflections" and one research project due by the end of the course. This level requires 30-40 pages of reading and weekly open book test of work per week. Each certificate level student is assigned a grader/mentor to provide encouragement and support.
Credit Level | Please see Class Pricing on Right
An in-depth study with 3 semester credit hours given through Trinity International University or Excelsior College. It involves additional reading and two research projects. It is offered at both the undergraduate or the graduate level.
Additional Cost for Text Books. There are two books that need to be purchased after registering for the course. These are Perspectives on the World Christian Movement A Reader (Fourth Edition) , and The Study Guide. The cost is $30.
Discounts EARLY REGISRATION If you register before December 31 you automatically receive a $30 discount. FAMILY MEMBERS If another member of your family in your household registers (Spouse or dependent), there is a $25 discount. PASTORS AND MISSIONARIES If you are serving as a Full Time Pastors or Full Time Missionary, there is a $20 discount. Scholarship Help Please contact the Class Coordinator (see Class Info above) if you are interested in scholarship help to take Perspectives. ** LIVING WORD CC MEMBERS: please contact Pastor Stephen Grames for Scholarship information and code.
For a summary of the course, please watch this video.
Click on the session numbers to see details about our speakers. Check out the links on the right to view the class schedule, pricing, and to register for the class. 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 the class coordinator, Steve Niphakis <>
https://lbc.formstack.com/forms/perspectives_lbc_credit
Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Location: Living Word Community Church 2530 Cape Horn Rd Red Lion PA 17356
Contact: Steve Niphakis
717-318-4654
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Registration & Orientation
Registration & Orientation
Registration & Orientation
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Instructor
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Date: Sunday, January 22, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 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
John and Margie Marsh
Leola PA
John and Margie teach and encourage both adults and children to live for the glory of God in all areas of life with a passion for all peoples of the world. They serve in partnership with UnveilinGLORY ministries, Volunteers in Missions with World Witness and ReadySetGo. They have travelled extensively teaching and training globally. John has an MDiv from Reformed Theological Seminary, Margie earned a post graduate degree in Mission Education from the same seminary, in addition to two previous Masters degrees. John and Margie have three grown children, three grandchildren and an extensive international family to which they are known as “mom and “dad”. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2023
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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Clay Katongo
Havertown PA
Clay is pastor of Philadelphia International Alliance Church, a multicultural congregation located in one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the Northeast. He attended seminary through the Assemblies of God in the D.R.Congo, and holds an MDiv in Old Testament and Mission from Alliance Theological Seminary in New York. He resides in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two children. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023
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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Lyn Newbrander
International Students, Inc., Philadelphia PA
Lyn has 25 years of overseas missions experience in Japan, The Netherlands, and Germany. Since 2013, she and her husband Tim have worked with international students from all over the world. Lyn's role is primarily at the University of Pennsylvania where she is a chaplain's associate. Over 70 nations have been represented in the Newbrander's home in Philadelphia. Lyn and Tim open their home and their hearts wide to students, many of whom consider them their family away from home. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 12, 2023
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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David Taylor
Christian Aid Mission, Charlottesville VA
David served for ten years as a missionary in the Philippines with the Frontier Mission Fellowship. He is the author of Eternal Vision and senior editor of the Global Mission Database. He serves as president of Christian Aid Mission and chairman of COSIM (Coalition on the Support of Indigenous Ministries) b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
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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Larry Ray
Philadelphia PA
Larry Ray is a native of Philadelphia Christ drew him to Himself at the age of 17. He was introduced to evangelism by the Navigators while in the U.S Navy. The Lord also drew him to Christian Stronghold in 1995. He has served on the Evangelism Ministry. He has been involved in short term missions to Tiajuana Mexico and Nairobi Kenya The Lord called Larry, his wife Rebecca and their two children Lauren and Jedidiah to the Arab World where they served for four years. One of Larry's favorite ministry verse is Ephesians 2:10 " For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them" Larry and his family serve with Pioneers. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, February 26, 2023
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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Instructor
Grace Fabian
Douglassville PA
Grace tells her amazing story in her book, Outrageous Grace. You’ll be inspired to hear how our Almighty God brings life out of death.
Grace Fabian, whose missionary husband was slain while translating the New Testament into a Pacific island language, could easily be excused if she were to carry to her grave the conviction that the loss was meaningless.
“Couldn’t I also, in a gesture of adoration and faith, offer my husband’s blood as a precious ointment to my Savior?” she asked after reading in God’s word about a woman who, in an act of worship, poured out expensive perfume over Jesus’ head.
She along with her husband, Edmund, lived in an isolated Nabak-speaking village in Papua New Guinea, learned the language, devised an alphabet, produced literacy materials and translated the Scripture for the 25,000 people speaking this language. God’s kindness was poured out on this family, and after Edmund’s death, Grace, along with dedicated Nabak men and women completed the translation. In 1998 the Nabak New Testament was dedicated to the glory of God.
Now Grace resides in Pennsylvania where she speaks, teaches and writes, hoping that others will be inspired to join in the work of reaching Bibleless people groups around the world. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023
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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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: Sunday, March 12, 2023
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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Francis Patt
Frontier Ventures, Exton PA
Graduated from Penn State in 1974 with a degree in History. Graduate studies at Penn State in 1976-7. Coordinating team for the first Perspectives class at Penn State 1980. Began coordinating Perspectives classes in 1984. Has coordinated over 100 classes. Joined the staff of Frontier Ventures (formerly the USCWM) in 1981. Regional director of Eastern Regional Office of Frontier Ventures 1988-2017. Church elder for 15 years. Part of leadership for church planting teams 1998-2004. Training workers to serve on Muslim fields 2004 to present. Serving on the Board of Frontier Ventures since 2015.
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023
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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Fanny Basta
7,000 Knees, Norristown PA
Fanny Basta has a Ph.D in Managerial Economics and served for more than 25 years planting churches in Italy. She also led the Latino Branch of WEC International for several years.
Fanny leads 7,000 Knees, a ministry that seeks to promote evangelism and transformation in the marketplace. She is a tentmaker who develops mission strategies and projects and train long and short term missionaries to the unreached. Fanny is the author of the book "The One Who Breaks Through".
Fanny has been married to Gianni Basta for more 30 years and, together with their children, Francesco, Melissa and Jonathan, live in Norristown, PA (USA).
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023
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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Dennis Washington
Anacostia River Church, Upper Marlboro MD
Pastor Dennis Washington is a native New Yorker and a veteran in the United States Air Force. Since his time in service, he has served in several international capacities, both as an employee of the Department of State and as a mission Director. He has served on the leadership team for the National African American Mission Conference, as an Area Mobilizer for Perspectives and Campus Minister for International Students Inc. He currently serves as the Mission Pastor at Anacostia River Church. Dennis is married to Tarsha Washington and they have four children together: D’mani, D’naja, Joshua, and Jonathan. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023
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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Brittany Woods
SIM USA, Washington DC
Brittany is a North Carolina native living in Washington, DC with her partner in life and ministry, Alex, a Campus Ministry Director at Howard University.
Brittany serves as an Educator and Recruiter with SIM USA, an international mission organization existing to respond to need, proclaim the Gospel and equip local churches in communities where Jesus is least known.
After living in South America for a season, Brittany has spent the past five years recruiting and equipping African American believers for God’s global Gospel work, training candidates of all backgrounds as they prepare for overseas service, and journeying with church and organization leaders desiring to send well.
Brittany has led short-term teams to West, South and North Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and throughout Europe, serving in nearly 20 countries and she remains in awe of how God is moving among His people. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023
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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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: Sunday, April 23, 2023
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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Ed
Immerse International, Millersville PA
Ed and his wife Joan lived in Indonesia for 14 years prior to returning to the USA. He has coached CP teams in Indonesia, Malaysia, and India, and has trained dozens who now live abroad. Involved in several start up businesses in the USA and currently serves as Executive Director of Immerse International, a living learning community in Lancaster, PA. b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, April 30, 2023
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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Ed Scheuerman
Director of Intercultural Studies, Lancaster PA
Dr. Ed & Carol Scheuerman served with PIONEERS in Southeast Asia for 23 years. They returned to PA in the summer of 2010 for Ed to take up the role of Director of the Intercultural Studies major at Lancaster Bible College. Dr. Ed (as he’s known on campus) has a heart to see students catching God’s heart for the world. Ed is the author of "Knowing God to Make Him Known: Living Out God's Attributes Cross-Culturally." b
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Class Info
Date: Sunday, May 7, 2023
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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Class Info
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2023
Time: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
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