1. Develop a biblical understanding of the church's mission. 2. Develop cultural literacy, learning how to read culture theologically

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1 WSOLC Western Seminary Online Campus Curse Number: PTS 504E Fall 2014 Curse Title: Maximizing the Church s Redemptive Influence Instructr: Jhn Jhnsn, Ph.D. Credit Hurs: 2 COURSE SCHEDULE This curse is ffered in bth an 8 and a 16 week schedule. Yu can see a Curse Schedule by Week in this syllabus. After enrllment in the curse yu can see a curse schedule with specific dates in the learning center fr yur assignments. COURSE DESCRIPTION This curse gives attentin t the essential nature and vcatin f the Church as Gd's called peple. Students are challenged t rethink the missin f the Church, mving beynd traditinal assumptins, and relating the missin t a mdern/pstmdern cntext. Fcus will be given t cuntering pluralism and the new paganism, determining a biblical strategy fr accmplishing the missin, develping a scial cnscience, putting tgether a glbal apprach t ministry, and creating the structures fr achieving redemptive influence. 2 credit hurs. COURSE OBJECTIVES - As a result f this curse, yu shuld be able t: TEXTBOOKS 1. Develp a biblical understanding f the church's missin 2. Develp cultural literacy, learning hw t read culture thelgically 3. Becme familiar with the different ptins fr cultural engagement, develping a methd that mst effectively impacts culture 4. Lead the church in becming the redemptive influence Gd intends fr the church t be by crafting sund strategies fr engaging culture Andy Cruch, Culture Making. Intervarsity Press, (2008) 13: MSRP: $ Varius articles, handuts lcated n the nline learning center A bk frm the list in the syllabus (r ne apprved by yur curse instructr) that yu have nt read previusly. PTS 504E Syllabus Page 1

2 Imprtant Nte: Required and recmmended curse texts are subject t change at any time. Yu are encuraged t purchase these titles thrugh the Amazn.cm assciate prgram; yu may use the links prvided abve, r the search ptin fund n the Western website under Students/Online : COURSE FORMAT 1. Curse Audi/Vide Materials. Shrtly after yur curse registratin, yu will receive instructins abut hw t dwnlad yur curse using the Integr@te prgram (nt earlier than three weeks frm yur start date). 2. Learning Center. Yu will als be given access t a web-based learning center which functins as yur classrm fr the curse. There yu will find: The curse syllabus. Please Nte: The syllabus in yur learning center is the gverning curse syllabus. Syllabi dwnladed frm the seminary website, r received frm any ther surce, are fr infrmatinal purpses nly. A week-by-week schedule t help yu successfully cmplete the curse n time with the least amunt f stress. T discuss changing the assignment due dates within the schedule, please cntact Jn Raibley: jraibley@westernseminary.edu A prgress reprt fr each lessn, by which yu will indicate whether yu cmpleted yur lessn requirements. While still allwing great scheduling flexibility, prgress reprts help us help yu shuld yu begin t fall behind. Assignment summaries and links fr uplading assignments. Links t discussin frums, yur curse instructr and ther students, the distance learning supprt team, as well as links t ther helpful cmmunicatin and instructinal resurces. 3. Respnsibilities. Befre the end f the first week f the sessin, yu need t lg nt the nline learning center t cmplete and uplad the curse affirmatin file. By federal law, we nw need t ensure that students participate in curses fr the full length f the curse. S failure t cmplete the curse affirmatin ntime will result in a lss f curse pints and may impact yur financial aid eligibility. Students will receive n-time cmpletin pints fr finishing their curse wrk accrding t the schedule. This means students in the 8 week sessins are required t have all their curse wrk int their curse instructr by the end f week 7. Students in the 16 week sessins are required t have all their wrk int their curse instructr by the end f week 15. If yu have nt been granted an extensin, graded assignments turned in after 8:00 a.m. n PTS 504E Syllabus Page 2

3 Mnday f the final week may be subject t a late penalty f up t 10% per day. N nline cmpletin pints will be granted after that time. 4. Curse Instructr. Yu will be assigned a curse instructr wh will participate as apprpriate in classrm activities; review, grade, and prvide feedback n curse assignments; and interact with yu n any questins yu have abut the curse. When yu receive yur curse materials, yu will als receive cntact infrmatin fr yur curse instructr. Please cntact yur curse instructr within tw weeks f yur curse start date and maintain regular cntact thrughut the curse. ASSIGNMENTS 1. Participatin Requirements. Fr each lessn, cmplete the items as instructed in yur learning center, and submit the prgress reprt verifying that yu ve dne s. These prgress reprts are ur primary means f verifying yur attendance, and each is wrth up t ne pint tward yur final grade. If the prgress reprt is submitted by the due date n yur curse schedule, yu ll receive 100% f the reprt grade. If yu submit the prgress reprt late, but within tw weeks f the due date, yu will receive 80%. If yu submit the prgress reprt mre than tw weeks late, yu will receive 50%. And, f curse, if yu fail t submit a prgress reprt at all, yu will receive 0%. Certain changes are allwed within the curse schedule, t allw fr flexibility. Yu may cntact Jn Raibley fr details: jraibley@westernseminary.edu. In additin, yu are t cmplete three activities that will allw us t verify yur participatin at key pints within the curse, in cmpliance with federal regulatins. Failure t cmplete these activities within the designated times may impact the amunt r timing f federal financial aid yu receive. First week participatin: Within the first week f the psted curse dates, cmplete and uplad the affirmatin file. On-time verificatin. By the date listed in the schedule, submit yur final assignments and cmplete the verificatin assignment, t cnfirm that yu finished the curse wrk n time. Curse evaluatin and reflectin. Within the final week f the psted curse dates, cmplete the curse evaluatin and reflectin assignment; a link will be ed t yu at that time. Pints: 32 pints pssible (26 fr prgress reprts, 1 fr affirmatin file, 5 fr n-time verificatin Time: 30 hurs estimated media time; estimated 25 hurs reading time. 2. Reading Reprt. Read ne bk that addresses culture and redemptive influence (frm the list later in this syllabus, r with the apprval f yur curse instructr). Prepare a tw page reprt, the first page being an verview f the bk, the secnd page a careful critique. PTS 504E Syllabus Page 3

4 Time: 5 hurs estimated time Pints: 30 pints pssible. 3. Cultural Analysis. Select a film, TV series, r bk (t be apprved by instructr) that has made (is making) a substantial impact n culture, with the aim f the fllwing: a) determining what is behind the screenwriter, directr, authr s intent b) determining what it is saying abut ur age, c) finding the pints f cntact by which ne might engage in a discussin pinting t redemptin. Summarize yur findings in 7-8 pages. Fllw the fllwing frmat: Brief Descriptin (1-2 pages); Why yu selected this film/bk (1 page); What it is saying abut ur age (2 pages); An analysis f what it says in light f Scripture (1 page); A strategy fr relatinally using this wrk t build a bridge fr the gspel, with questins yu wuld ask that culd eventually lead t sharing the gspel (2 pages). Time: 15 hurs estimated time Pints: 100 pints pssible. 4. Cunterculture Paper. Write a paper answering the questin, Hw Can Fllwers f Christ Be a Cunterculture fr the Cmmn Gd? using the mdel fund in The Christian Visin Prject. We re asking fr specific ways in which we as Christ fllwers influence and make a psitive difference in ur wrld. The gal is fr yu t cme up with an idea that wuld be truly cuntercultural and yet be fr the cmmn gd. A gd article t get a sense f the prject is by Lauren Winner, wh addressed the issue f sleep in a B&C article getting the amunt Gd designed us t have which runs cunter t ur culture that is sleep deprived. This nt nly represents creatinal guidelines (Ps 127), but it is ultimately fr the cmmn gd. Gd calls us t smething radical, and yet life is s much better when we cmply. The article can be fund at n the learning center. Chse smething radical -- smething Jesus calls us t -- that ultimately serves humanity. It takes wrk t cme up with an idea, but the aim is t help yu make a difference, shwing the wrld that fllwing Christ is what we are all desperate fr. The paper shuld be 5-7 pages in length, duble-spaced. Time: 10 hurs estimated time Pints: 50 pints pssible. 5. Discussin Frum. A discussin frum allws yu t share yur thughts with, and receive feedback frm, yur curse instructr and ther students in the curse. Yu will make three riginal pstings thrughut the semester, and respnd t the pstings f three ther students. Yu might address such questins as the fllwing: What is a key lessn yu ve discvered in the previus lectures r reading? What d yu agree r disagree with? PTS 504E Syllabus Page 4

5 Hw des yur experience cnfirm r cnflict with the teaching? What Scriptures address the principles and attitudes discussed in the material? What character issues were raised in the lectures r reading? What actin steps can yu take t better influence the culture in ne f the areas cvered? GRADING SCALE Time: 5 hurs estimated discussin time. Pints: 45 pints pssible. (10 pints per riginal pst, 5 pints per respnse) A+ A A- B+ B B % 95-98% 93-94% 91-92% 88-90% 86-87% C+ C C- D+ D D % 81-83% 79-80% 77-78% 74-76% 70-73% ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY Assignment Apprx. Pints Lessn Hurs Pssible Due 1. Participatin Requirements 25 Reading 26 Per Curse Lectures 30 schedule Plicy Affirmatin, On Time Verificatin, Curse Evaluatin 6 2. Reading Reprt Cultural Analysis Cuntercultural Paper End 5. Discussin Frum (3 psting sets) , 8, 13 Ttals COURSE SEQUENCE Imprtant: See the curse schedule in the learning center fr the due dates f yur assignments. 8-Week 16-Week Lessns Assignments & Ntes 1 1. The Need fr Redemptive Influence (Cmplete the prgress reprt fr each lessn) Thelgical Fundatins Reading: Cruch, pages Defining and Assessing Culture Reading: Cruch, pages Christ Against Culture Reading: Cruch, pages Frum psting #1 due PTS 504E Syllabus Page 5

6 Accmmdating t Culture Reading: Cruch, pages Christ Over Culture Reading: Cruch, pages Dynamic Tensin Reading: Cruch, pages Redemptive Influence n Life Issues Reading: Cruch, pages Frum psting #2 due 9 9. Engaging in Ppular Culture Reading: first half f chsen bk Engaging in Plitics Reading: secnd half f chsen bk A Redemptive Church Reading Reprt due Glbalizatin Cultural Analysis paper due Summary Frum psting #3 due Cuntercultural Paper due On-time Verificatin (16 week curse, k t submit in week 15). Curse Evaluatin and Reflectin. If yu have nt been granted an extensin, graded assignments turned in after 8:00 a.m. n Mnday f the final week may be subject t a late penalty f up t 10% per day. SUGGESTED BOOK LIST Barna, Gerge. Revlutin Briner, Bb. Final Rar Budziszewski, J. Evangelicals in the Public Square Carsn, D.A. Christ & Culture Revisited Carter, Craig. Rethinking Christ and Culture Clapp, Rdney. A Peculiar Peple Cnder, Tim. The Church in Transitin Cruch, Andy. Culture Making Detweiler, Craig. A Matrix f Meanings Ericksn, Millard. The Pstmdern Wrld Fitch, David. The Great Giveaway Frster, Greg The Cntested Public Square Friedman, Thmas. The Lexus and the Olive Tree Friedman, Thmas. The Wrld is Flat Frst, Michael and Alan Hirsch. The Shaping f Things t Cme Frst, Michael and Alan Hirsch. ReJesus Frst, Michael. Exiles Gibbs, Eddie. Emerging Churches Gilgff, Dan. The Jesus Machine Grenz, Stanley. A Primer n Pstmdernism Guiness, Os. Prphetic Untimeliness Guiness, Os. The Case Fr Civility Hirsch, Frgtten Ways Jhnstn, Rbert. Reframing Thelgy and Film Kreeft, Peter. Hw t Win the Culture War Lewis, Rbert. The Church f Irresistible Influence Lindsay, Michael. Faith in the Halls f Pwer Lgan, Samuel. Cnfrnting Kingdm Challenges PTS 504E Syllabus Page 6

7 McLaren, Brian. Mre Ready Than Yu Realize McLaren, Brian and Tny Campl. Adventures in Missing the Pint McManus, Erwin. An Unstppable Frce Merrill, Dean. Sinners in the Hands f an Angry Church Milne, Bruce. Dynamic Diversity Mre, T.M. Culture Matters Niebuhr, H. Richard. Christ and Culture Rmanwski, William. Eyes Wide Open Seay, Chris. The Gspel Accrding t Tny Spran Schmidt, Alvin. Under the Influence Smith, Chuck. The End f the Wrld as We Knw It Stackhuse, Jr., Jhn. Making the Best f It Staub, Dick. T Christian, T Pagan Stevens, Tim. Pp Ges the Culture Strkey, Alan. Jesus and Plitics Sweet, Lenard. Carpe Manana Sweet, Lenard. The Church in Emerging Culture Sweetman, Brendan. Why Plitics Needs Religin Van Gelder, Craig. Cnfident Witness Changing Wrld Vanhzer, Kevin. Everyday Thelgy Webber, Rbert. Ancient-Future Faith Webber, Rbert. Yunger Evangelicals Wells, David. Abve All Earthly Pwers Williams, D.H. Retrieving the Traditin & Renewing Evangelicalism COURSE POLICIES Attendance and Late Assignments: Student will receive n-time cmpletin pints fr finishing their curse accrding t the schedule. Students in the 8 week sessins are required t have all their curse wrk int their curse instructr by end f week 7. Students in the 16 week sessins are required t have all their wrk int their curse instructr by end f week 15. If yu have nt been granted an extensin, graded assignments turned in after 8:00 a.m. n Mnday f the final week may be subject t a late penalty f up t 10% per day. N nline cmpletin pints will be granted after that time. Cpyright Vilatin and Plagiarism: Research in secndary surces fr the written prject is permitted and welcmed. Hwever, any apprpriatin f either ideas r wrding taken frm ther surces, whether print r electrnic, must be prperly ftnted. Failure t d s cnstitutes plagiarism which can result in substantial grade reductin r failure. Any unauthrized cpying r use f cpyrighted materials, including dwnladed files f varius kinds, can result in criminal charges and fines. Fr a fuller explanatin f these issues r WS's cpyright plicy, see the Cpyright Issues and Cheating" sectin f the Student Handbk: Incmpletes/Extensins: In the case f serius illness, family emergency, r ther extenuating circumstances beynd the student s cntrl, students may request ne curse extensin f n mre than 4 weeks. Registratin fr a distance educatin curse is cnditinal upn the successful cmpletin f any current curse yu are taking. If yu have received an extensin fr yur current curse, PTS 504E Syllabus Page 7

8 yu are expected t finish yur current curses befre yur next Online Campus curse start date t stay registered. If students face a persnal emergency that requires requesting an extensin ging beynd the end f the semester, it may affect their ability t receive financial aid in the next semester, and they may face the pssibility that their next semester s curse registratins will be cancelled. Please cntact the Financial Aid Office fr assistance. Audit/Enrichment Students: Enrichment students are encuraged, but nt bligated, t participate in assignments and class discussins. Prfessrs are nt bligated t grade participatin fr these students, but may pt t d s depending n class size. The Availability f Disability Services at Western Seminary: Western Seminary is cmmitted t respnding t the needs f students with disabilities as utlined in bth the Rehabilitatin Act f 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act f Western students are assisted individually as their needs dictate. It is the respnsibility f students with disabilities t identify themselves and the nature f the disability. Any student wh has a disability shuld cntact the seminary s Disability (Sectin 504) Crdinatr, Ashley Mitchell, at / , ext Her ffice is at the Prtland campus. Students at the nrthern Califrnia campuses may cntact Student Services Crdinatr San Jse r Directr f Student Services Sacrament, r they may cntact Ms Mitchell directly. Apprpriate frms will be prvided and must be submitted t the Disability Crdinatr s ffice. Questins regarding this curse r its materials shuld be directed t: Western Seminary Online Campus 5511 SE Hawthrne Blvd., Prtland, OR, Attn: Jn Raibley jraibley@westernseminary.edu In Prtland: PTS 504E Syllabus Page 8