Class Info

Date: Monday, January 9, 2023

Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Location: Grace Community Church 1320 Auburn Way S Auburn WA 98002

Contact: Gary W Weiman

(253) 886-1719

• • Registration & Orientation

    Come and see what Perspectives is all about! Orientation and first 2 classes are free.

    Registration & Orientation

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  • Date: Monday, January 9, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    C.C.

    Portland OR

    Our speaker was born and raised in Oregon and currently serves as one of the pastors of a church in Portland. Before pastoring, he served with a non-profit in the US, London, and North Africa. He has been married for 24 years, and has two daughters and one son.
    
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    Date: Monday, January 16, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Jonathan Dawn

    Lynden WA

    We were missionaries in East Africa for 20 years. I was a 1. Bible College educator; 2. a church nurturer; 3. a designer/implementor of 2 year, field-based, non-formal training for international teams of church planters amongst unreached peoples; 4. Principal of college training African missionaries And in the 19 years since then, I have: 5. taught at Trinity Western University 6. co-led an ESL Bible study for new immigrants and refugees My wife is an educator as well, and we have been blessed with a married son and a married daughter.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, January 23, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    K. W. Moore

    Frontiers, Puyallup WA

    After graduating high school in Puyallup, WA, I spent a few years as a missionary with YWAM. During that time, my heart began to expand for church planting, and over ten years later through Perspectives God would bring about more vision and clarity to this desire. I'm currently involved with an organization who is committed to sending workers into unengaged Muslim people groups. In tandem with reaching unreached and unengaged Muslims, teaching and studying the Scriptures are a great passion of mine.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Sage Mwiinga

    Meridian ID

    Sage Mwiinga is an inspirational speaker with a passion to inspire others to walk and live by faith in God. Sage and his wife moved to the United States from Zambia in obedience to God’s call to be witnesses of His grace. Sage is a graduate of Northwest Nazarene University and George Fox University, and currently works in higher education. The Mwiinga Family live in the Boise, Idaho area where they attend Calvary Chapel Boise.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, February 6, 2023

    Time: 1:00 PM to 1:00 PM

• • 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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    Robroy Ranger

    Superintendent Oregon Free Methodist, Vancouver WA

    Robroy Ranger is an Australian who is the Superintendent for the Oregon conference of the Free Methodist Church. Their mission is to become a multicultural group UNITED around JESUS to ignite a SPIRIT-fueled movement. His primary passion is to breathe Christ in the world and set people free. As well as leading Redmond AG, he has lead Business As Mission projects, which are sources for amazing “God stories”. He will draw from his many and varied experiences around the world - from singing for the Queen of England to being in the mud with children in Haiti. He is an innovative presenter clearly communicating the gospel with history, accuracy of context, and fun.
    
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    Date: Monday, February 13, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Marie H

    , Anchorage AK

    Marie H. has a passion for both making Christ known among the nations and making the nations known among the local church.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, February 27, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Karyl Groeneveld

    Furniture Bank Coordinator, Olympia WA

    When I was six my aunt went as a missionary nurse to Africa, this began my life long interest in cross-cultural ministry. I served as the Regional Missions Mobilizer for my denomination, covering several states from Alaska to Utah for 10 years. Also, I was a Board member of a Christian worldwide media ministry for 6 years.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, March 6, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Betty Sue Brewster

    Fuller Seminary (Retired), Vancouver WA

    Retired: Senior Associate Professor of Language and Culture Learning, School of Intercultural Studies. Currently: Language and culture learning consultant Betty Sue has traveled in over 100 countries, teaching and consulting in the area of language and culture learning. Her teaching and writing focus on practical, hands-on learning through relationships.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, March 13, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Richard Nakamura

    Japanese Diaspora Ministries, Fort Worth TX

    Richard Nakamura was born and raised in a Buddhist home in Seattle, WA. At the age of 19 (1979), Richard received Christ through the influence of his older brother, who converted a year earlier. Richard joined SEND International in 1988 and served as a church planter in Japan until 2011. He is now doing a Japanese Diaspora Ministry outreach out of Fort Worth, TX. through SEND International and RJC (Reaching Japanese for Christ).
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, March 20, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Karen Pease

    Better English in Tacoma, Tacoma WA

    I have been "multi-cultural" for most of my life - from my upbringing in the CA Bay Area to my college major (Intercultural Studies), which took me to China to serve as an English teacher for 6+ years before returning to the States. Since then, God has opened up doors for ESL & Discovery Bible Study ministries to the people groups in our community, including Muslims. He is also giving me opportunities to mobilize & equip individual believers, churches, and non profits to reach beyond their comfort zones to befriend and share the love of Christ with everyone - no matter how "different" they seem.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, March 27, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Darrell Whiteman

    Asbury Theological Seminary 1984-2005; The Mission Society 2005-2014; Interim Executive Director, Overseas Ministries Study Center 2015-2016; Global Development 2017-present; , Gig Harbor WA

    Darrell Whiteman is a missiological anthropologist now semi-retired but continues to teach and train cross-cultural workers around the globe. He retired as VP and Resident Missiologist at The Mission Society, now TMS-Global. Darrell served in cross-cultural ministry for nine years in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Central Africa, then was one of the founding professors of Asbury Theological Seminary's School of World Mission and Evangelism, where he taught for 21 years and served as dean in the later years. He’s given leadership to many professional missiological societies researching the intersection of cultures and biblical values. Darrell annually equips hundreds of cross-cultural witnesses to understand God's mission around the globe and to help them to better connect the gospel to the deepest part of their worldview.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Edward Aw

    Tsunami Unleashed, Gilbert AZ

    Ed and Rachel have two teenage sons and live in Arizona. Their ministry, Tsunami Unleashed, focuses on helping bring clarity to believers on how to live purpose "full" lives for Jesus. In addition, they provide a simple path to exponential discipleship, leadership, and church reproduction. Currently, the Lord has them building Tsunami Unleashed. The vision is to see 1 billion people across the global mobilized, equipped and impacted for Jesus. This will leverage the technological infrastructure that exists (everything internet) in an effective way that draws people from the cold medium of the web into hot relationship with believers (in-person) and Jesus. It will require an open-handed approach to all interactions and resources. They don't care who gets credit as long as the work is done giving glory to God through loving obedience to Jesus Christ. They seek to partner with any believer or organization who desires to do "something" for the Lord, not matter how small.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, April 17, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Pamela Franks

    Embrace the Nations, Founder, in Omaha, NE www.embracethenations.com, Omaha NE

    Pam began her call to missions in Guatemala, Central America. She led medical missions for a large Christian organization during a time of civil war in that country. After five years on the field, the family relocated to Omaha, NE. As Missions Director at Glad Tidings Church in Omaha since 1998, Pam has been able to share her passion to see Jesus lifted up among the nations and has built relationship with people from all over the world. As a Registered Nurse, she has used her experience to instruct healthcare professionals and other groups in cultural awareness. In 2009, Pam began a Christian non-profit called Embrace the Nations. The main focus of this ministry has been toward refugees living in the city who are from unreached parts of the world. Embrace the Nations exists to bring the gospel to refugees so they may know and glorify Jesus. We do this through empowering families, discipling cross-culturally and mobilizing the church toward prayer and action.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, April 24, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Jim Stevens

    Fr., Portland OR

    Training in Biology and Environmental Science Worked as agricultural consultant and water quality specialist 6 years in Uganda in late 80's early 90's as agriculture development specialist. 4 years in Kyrgyzstan (06 thru 09) teaching in national ag university and doing projects outside of capitol. Currently Pac NW area director for recruiting and mobilization for a mission agency.
    
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  • Class Info

    Date: Monday, May 1, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

• • 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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    Tyler Pease

    Perspectives USA, Tacoma WA

    Tyler serves as the Regional Director for Perspectives in the Coastal NW and Inland NW regions (WA, OR, ID, MT, AK). In addition to his work with Perspectives, he serves with the pastoral staff at Sunset Bible Church, leading their global outreach ministry and serving as an interim campus pastor at a partner church in Tacoma, WA. On a personal level, Tyler and his wife, Karen, regularly apply what they continue to learn in Perspectives through a local ministry that Karen leads, called Better English in Tacoma. Better English is a multi-church ministry serving international friends through formal classes, one-on-one conversation partners, and Discovery Bible Studies.
    
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    Date: Monday, May 8, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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    Date: Monday, May 22, 2023

    Time: 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

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