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Culture and the Missional Church

Course Dates

Date:  November 12, 13 & 14, 2010
Location: Polson Park Free Methodist Church, Kingston, ON
Start Time:  9:00 am each day

Instructors: Rev. Dan Sheffield & Rev. Jared Siebert
Prerequisite must be at least a Ministerial Candidate in the FMCiC
Course Description The Church is God’s chosen instrument for accomplishing Missio Dei (God’s Mission). This course is designed to introduce an understanding of culture and theology of mission that informs our engagement with our own communities, with peoples around us who are not like us, and gives foundations for involvement in mission beyond our own borders. Processes and practices for engagement with our own communities, and beyond, are introduced and discussed.
Course Objectives
Course Objectives

Upon completion, participants will have been

  1. introduced to basic issues in understanding culture in both society and organizations
  2. introduced to basic principles for research and analysis of local church culture(s)
  3. introduced to processes for leading congregations through the “change cycle”—the basic ministry rhythm of the missional church
  4. introduced to several leadership practices for the missional church

Required Reading		 Hirsch, Alan. The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church.  ISBN-10: 1587431645



Knight, Hal. “John Wesley and Emerging Church” article (provided with syllabus upon registration)



Newbigin, Lesslie. Selected readings. (2 - both provided with syllabus upon registration)



Van Gelder, Craig. The Ministry of the Missional Church: A Community Led by the Spirit. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007. ISBN-10: 080109139X

 

To register online for this course, click here.

To register by phone, please call Susan DePlanche at 905-357-3165.



*Please note this course is for those who have reached at least the Ministerial Candidate level in the tracking.*



For more information contact:

Susan DePlanché

Director of Personnel Office
7360 Merritt Avenue

Niagara Falls, ON  L2G 5C4

Tel & Fax (call first):  905-357-3165