MCS 521 宣教學概論 Introduction to Missiology

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1 正道福音神學院 Logos Evangelical Seminary MCS 521 宣教學概論 Introduction to Missiology Richard R. Cook 柯立天老师 Fall Semester 2018 (8/27/18 to 12/14/18) Mondays 9:00-11:40am (3 Credits) Note: Language of Instruction- English (There will also be some Mandarin, and some of the discussion in class may be in Chinese. Please contact the Academic Office if you are concerned about the lectures being offered in English.) I. COURSE DESCRIPTION A survey of the theology, history, culture, politics, and methods of the Christian mission, with special emphasis on recent developments, crucial issues, and future trends, ending with a careful study of missions in the local church. 此课程是对基督教宣教的基础认识, 透过神学教义, 历史演进, 文化, 政治, 及宣教方法来认识宣教 课程也会大致涵盖最近宣教发展, 重要议题, 未来趋势 有关本地教会的宣教方法也会涉及 II. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES 课程目标 Students will be able to articulate a biblical basis for missions 学生能从圣经学到宣教的基础 Students will become familiar with broad outline of the history of the missionary outreach of the church 学生会从教会历史中学到宣教士向外拓展的重点 Students will gain a grasp of the scope and significance of the global church today 学生会对今日普世教会有些认识 Students will analyze the cultural, political, religious, church and missions situation in several important areas in the world 学生能学会分析不同国家的文化, 政治, 宗教, 教会组织等的特别情况 Students will understand the process of an individual becoming and then serving as a missionary (missionary life and service) 学生会了解成为一位宣教士的过程 ( 全时间的服事 ) Students will begin to prepare a plan for the role of the local church in global missions 学生会明白本地教会如何装备自己参与世界宣教的角色

2 III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 课程要求 Final Exam 40% The Final Exam will cover material discussed in class and from the texts. Reading 10% All students will fill out a reading report. The Reading Report will be filled out on Populi. Weekly Assignments/ Discussion Groups Required Field Trip 10% Students are required to visit a missions organization. You may go by yourself, in a small group, or in a large group (I encourage you to go in groups.) You are required to turn in a one page report. Include: Time and place of the visit. Name of the organization and the person/people you talked. Ask your contact what their organization does that is different than any other organization. Also ask how they integrate missions ministry and the local church. You may also ask other questions. Briefly describe your interview with them in your one page report. The visit should last about minutes. DUE: October 29 Participation in Missions Week or Special Missions Activity 10% TBA (Wednesday). We will work with the seminary concerning what role we can play in the Missions Week activities or other Wednesday service. (Or, alternatively, you may also create Missions Poster or short 1-2 minute missions video. The poster or video is to be a creative work that will be displayed during missions week. You can, for instance, choose a missionary and prepare an artistic and inspiring presentation of their life and missions work. Use pictures, drawings, artwork, text, etc. Be creative and have fun!) Part time students: Part time students who will not be able to participate in the Missions Week or chapel can complete the poster/video assignment. Moreau Quizzes 30% DUE: Follow Schedule Below Reading Schedule: Sep 10 Moreau, Chapter 1 (read); and Moreau, Part 1 (1st quiz due) Sep 24 Moreau, Part 2 (2nd quiz due) Oct 8 Moreau, Part 3 (3rd quiz due) Oct 22 Moreau, Part 4 (4th quiz due) Nov 5 Moreau, Part 5 (5th quiz due)

3 Nov 26 Choose one of the books listed under Choose one. (Read whole book; the quiz on Populi will only ask if you completed reading the book) Complete all reading before class session. Class discussion will sometimes be based on the daily reading assignment active course participation is required. IV. GRADING Final Exam 40% Field Trip 10% Missions Week 10% Course Participation 10% Moreau Assignments 30% V. COURSE TEXTS (Note: Please use the Second Edition from 2015.) Moreau, A. Scott, Gary R. Corwin, and Gary B. McGee. Introducing World Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Practical Survey. (Second Edition). Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Choose one: 莊祖鯤, 宣教歷史 ( 使者,2004) 宣教與文化 ( 使者,2004) 宣教神學 ( 使者,2004). Ott, Craig, and Stephen J. Strauss. Encountering Theology of Missions: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Anderson, Allan Heaton. To the Ends of the Earth: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of World Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, Marshall, Alfred, Lela Gilbert, and Nina Shea. Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Schnabel, Eckhard J. Paul the Missionary: Realities, Strategies, and Methods. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, Sills, M. David. The Missionary Call: Find Your Place in God's Plan for the World. Chicago: Moody Publishers, Steffen, Tom and Lois McKinney Douglas. Encountering Missionary Life and Work: Preparing for Intercultural Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Sunquist, Scott W. The Unexpected Christian Century: The Reversal and Transformation of Global Christianity, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015.

4 VI. REFERENCE BOOKS 宣教學該輪上下 賈禮榮 印尼東南亞聖道神學院 1987 壯膽跟隨主 周淑惠 普世豐盛中心 高雄市 2008 今日世界宣道 哈伯博士, 慕侯蘭博士 天恩出版社 臺北市 1997 更新變化的宣教 Transforming Mission David J. Bosch 著, 白陳毓華譯, 華神 1996 披荊斬棘 一 ~ 五冊 禤嘉路得著, 巫秉駒譯, 中國信徒佈道會 1994 世界基督教運動面面觀 溫德 霍桑著, 盧等譯, 福音證主協會 (Most recent edition) VII. Helpful literature: Adeney, Miriam. Kingdom without Borders: The Untold Story of Global Christianity. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books, Anderson, Allan Heaton. To the Ends of the Earth: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of World Christianity. New York: Oxford University Press, Baker, Dwight P. and Robert J. Priest, eds. The Missionary Family. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, Barnett, Mike, and Robin Martin, eds. Discovering the Mission of God: Best Missional Practices for the 21st Century. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, Bays, Daniel H. A New History Christianity in China. West Sussex, UK: Wiley- Blackwell, Bosch, David J. Transforming Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology and Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, Christofferson, Ethan J. Negotiating Identity: Exploring Tensions between Being Hakka and Being Christian in Northwestern Taiwan. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, Daily, Christopher A. Robert Morrison and the Protestant Plan for China. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, Daughrity, Dyron B. The Changing World of Christianity: The Global History of a Borderless Religion. New York: Peter Lang, Dillon, Christine. Telling the Gospel Through Story: Evangelism the Keeps Hearers Wanting More. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Books, Gallagher, Robert L., and Paul Hertig, eds. Landmark Essays in Missions and World Christianity. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, Goheen, Michael W. Introducing Christian Mission Today: Scripture, History and Issues. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, Granberg-Michaelson, Wesley. From Times Square to Timbuktu: The Post-Christian West Meets the Non-Western Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013.

5 Grim, Brian J., and Roger Finke. The Price of Freedom Denied: Religious Persecution and Conflict in the Twenty-First Century. New York: Cambridge University Press, Hiebert, Paul G. Anthropological Insights for Missionaries. Grand Rapids: Baker, Hollinger, David A. Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America. Princeton: Princeton University Press, Hunt, Robert A. The Gospel Among the Nations: A Documentary History of Inculturation. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, Jacobsen, Douglas. The World's Christians: Who they are, Where they are, and How they got there. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. Revised and Updated ed. New York: Oxford University Press, Kalu, Ogbu. African Pentecostalism: An Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, Kostenberger, Andreas J. and Peter T. O Brien. Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, Litfin, Bryan M. Early Christian Martyr Stories: An Evangelical Introduction with New Translations. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, Ma, Li and Jin Li. Surviving the State, Remaking the Church: A Sociological Portrait of Christians in Mainland China. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, Mandryk, Jason, ed. Operation World. 7th ed. Colorado Springs: Biblica Publishing, Marshall, Alfred, Lela Gilbert, and Nina Shea. Persecuted: The Global Assault on Christians. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, Micklethwait, John, and Adrian Wooldridge. God is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith is Changing the World. New York: The Penguin Press, Miller, Donald E., and Tetsunao Yamamori. Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement. Berkeley: University of California Press, Moreau, A. Scott. Effective Intercultural Communication: A Christian Perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Moreau, Scott A. Contextualization in World Missions: Mapping and Assessing Evangelical Models. Grand Rapids: Kregel Academic, Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Middlesex, England: Penguin, Noll, Mark A. From Every Tribe and Nation: A Historian's Discovery of the Global Christian Story. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Ott, Craig, and Stephen J. Strauss. Encountering Theology of Missions: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Pierson, Paul E. The Dynamics of Christian Mission: History through a Missiological Perspective. Pasadena: William Carey, Piper, John. Let the Nations Be Glad! The Supremacy of God in Missions. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2003 (Second Edition). Piper, John. A Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named. Minneapolis: Desiring God Foundation, Plueddemann, James E. Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, 2009.

6 Robert, Dana L. Christian Mission: How Christianity Became a World Religion. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, Rundle, Steve, and Tom Steffen. Great Commission Companies: The Emerging Role of Business in Missions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, Sanneh, Lamin. Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture. Second Edition Revised and Expanded ed. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, Sharkey, Heather J. A History of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Middle East. New York: Cambridge University Press, Sunquist, Scott W. Understanding Christian Mission: Participation in Suffering and Glory. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Sunquist, Scott W. The Unexpected Christian Century: The Reversal and Transformation of Global Christianity, Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Taylor, William D., Antonia van der Meer, and Reg Reimer, eds. Sorrow & Blood: Christian Mission in the Contexts of Suffering, Persecution, and Martyrdom. Pasadena, California: William Carey Library, Tennent, Timothy C. Invitation to World Missions: A Trinitarian Missiology for the Twenty-First Century. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, Terry, John Mark and J.D. Payne. Developing a Strategy for Missions: A Biblical, Historical, and Cultural Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004 (Second Edition). Walls, Andrew, and Cathy Ross, eds. Mission in the 21st Century: Exploring the Five Marks of Global Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, Winter, Ralph D. and Stephen C. Hawthorne, eds. Perspectives on the World Christian Movement, (Locate most recent edition). Pasadena: William Carey Library, Wright, Christopher J. H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, Wright, Christopher J. H. The Mission of God s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church s Mission. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, Wu, Jackson. Saving God's Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame. Edited by Tom Sappington, EMS Dissertation Series. Pasadena, CA: William Carey International University Press, Wuthnow, Robert. Boundless Faith: The Global Outreach of American Churches. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009.

7 VIII. LECTURE OUTLINE 课程大纲 1. Missions Theology 宣教神学 Missions and Worship 宣教與敬拜 Missions and Prayer 宣教与祷告 Missions and Suffering 宣教与苦难 Missions and the Nations 宣教与万国 2. Missions History 宣教历史 Initial Impulse to Reach the Nations 宣教初探 Gradual Advance and Retreat 逐渐扩张 New Impetus to New Regions 走向新大陆 Missions to All Peoples 向万民宣教 3. The Global Church 普世教会 4. Missions & the Local Church Today 宣教与今日本地教会 COURSE FORMAT The readings are essential as they provide a systematic overview of the content that must be mastered in Introduction to Missiology. The readings will often also form the basis of class discussion. The lectures will not examine each important area, but rather they will provide deeper reflection on selected matters of significance. 指定必读书籍提供对宣教学有一系统的认识, 课堂中也会讨论读后心得分享, 因此课前的阅读是绝对必要 授课内容并不会仔细详述每一项重要事件, 而会选择性地对某些重点作较深的反映