STH TM815 A1

Christian Mission

Exploration of biblical, historical, theological, political, and cultural perspectives on the world mission of the church. This course is a requirement for United Methodist MDiv students pursuing ordination in the United Methodist Church.

STH TC835 A1

Evangelism and Contemporary Cultures

This course explores the practice of bearing faithful, visible, and embodied witness to God's commonwealth in contemporary contexts and cultures. The course covers the biblical, historical, and theological foundations of evangelism, its practice within congregational life, and contextual strategies. 

EV701 HA

Evangelism & Discipleship Through the Local Church

Practical theological foundation for the practice of evangelism and for evangelistic leadership in the church. Includes content and communication of the gospel within cultural context at home and abroad. Preparation in class, followed by community experience. Prayer is primary throughout.

WM662 HA

NGOs and Development in Mission

The course is an overview of the role of non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and development in Christian mission. It covers biblical, theological, historical, and current perspectives on the global trend toward integration of development and mission. The course also looks at the role of globalization in the spread of the gospel. It examines plans made by Christians to alleviate social problems.

NT918 HA

New Testament Missions

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NT618 HA

New Testament Missions

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HI-532-1

Contemporary World Christianity

Over the last century, Christianity has undergone great change. There has been a recognition that the geography of Christianity has shifted. Christian practice plummeted in Europe, but has grown rapidly in Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa. Christians have emigrated from the Middle East, the ancestral home of the faith, at dramatic rates. Christians are found nearly everywhere on earth, saying their prayers in myriad languages, and practicing their faith in vastly varied cultures. In this course we will encounter Christians in their global diversity, seeing their faces, hearing their voices, and exploring the ways in which they practice their faith. We will gain perspective on the recent history and current state of the exciting field of World Christianity. We will inquire as to who gets to define what is truly orthodox Christianity. This course is suitable as an appropriate starting point for those beginning their study of Christianity, but it also provides students with more background in Christianity a global perspective on the faith.

HI-532-2

Contemporary World Christianity ONLINE

Over the last century, Christianity has undergone great change. There has been a recognition that the geography of Christianity has shifted. Christian practice plummeted in Europe, but has grown rapidly in Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa. Christians have emigrated from the Middle East, the ancestral home of the faith, at dramatic rates. Christians are found nearly everywhere on earth, saying their prayers in myriad languages, and practicing their faith in vastly varied cultures. In this course we will encounter Christians in their global diversity, seeing their faces, hearing their voices, and exploring the ways in which they practice their faith. We will gain perspective on the recent history and current state of the exciting field of World Christianity. We will inquire as to who gets to define what is truly orthodox Christianity. This course is suitable as an appropriate starting point for those beginning their study of Christianity, but it also provides students with more background in Christianity a global perspective on the faith.

HDS 2049

History of Christianity in West Africa: From Local Mission to Reverse Mission

Pentecostalism has become a global movement that has elicited several responses from people across denominations and generations. How did Pentecostalism evolve in West Africa, and how was its spread facilitated over time? This course will explore topical issues like the origins of Pentecostalism in West Africa; the global spread of Pentecostalism; Pentecostalism and charismatic Movements; Pentecostalism and Youthscapes in West Africa, the Challenges of twenty-first-century youths in the Church and Church leadership; and the establishment of the youth ministry in the Church.

HDS 2056

Asia and World Christianity

This course examines Christianity in Asia and its location in an emerging World Christianity, from 1850 to present. Much of the emerging literature on World Christianity is centered on church growth in sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights how Africans have appropriated and translated the Christian gospel within local cultural frameworks, where healings, exorcisms and the performance of miracles factor prominently. In what ways do Africanist paradigms apply to Asia, and in what ways does Asian Christianity set new norms for World Christianity? What can we learn about the socio-political impact of religious conversion across Asian contexts and the politics of conversion? Finally, what are central themes of Asian Christian theology? This course employs methods and insights of historians, anthropologists and theologians to address such questions.

PAST 7351

Missions And Evangelism

This course will help one understand the central importance and role in the Church of witnessing our faith through missions and evangelism. The �spirit of missions� is central in our ecclesiology and Orthodox worldview and identity. The need for Christians and churches to continue the work of Christ, welcoming and reaching out to those outside our Christian faith is paramount. We need Churches which instill in its members the spirit to raise up, train and send out missionaries and witnesses locally, nationally and globally. This course will educate and inspire students to understand the central spirit of missions and evangelism in the Church. The first part of the course will focus on the lives, ministries and methods of some of the greatest Orthodox missionaries - the Apostle Paul and the early Christians, Cyril and Methodios, Innocent Veniaminov of Alaska, Nicholas Kasatkin of Japan - along with exemplar witnesses of the faith from last century like St Maria Skobtsova, St Tikhon (Bellavin) of Moscow, and St. Raphael (Hawaweeny) of Brooklyn, Sister Gavrillia Papayiannis, and contemporary missionaries like Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania and OCMC missionary Lynette Hoppe. The last third of the course will apply the studied missionary methods to evangelism in the contemporary American context. How should the Orthodox Church carry on this spirit of evangelism in its present reality in America?