Introduction to the Module | 9 |
Course Requirements | 11 |
Lesson 1 - The Vision and Biblical Foundation for Christian Mission: Part 1 | 17 |
Contact | 23 |
Content: Segment 1 | 25 |
Content: Segment 2 | 41 |
Connection | 55 |
Lesson 2 - The Vision and Biblical Foundation for Christian Mission: Part 2 | 67 |
Contact | 73 |
Content: Segment 1 | 75 |
Content: Segment 2 | 91 |
Connection | 110 |
Lesson 3 - Christian Mission and the City | 125 |
Contact | 130 |
Content: Segment 1 | 132 |
Content: Segment 2 | 147 |
Connection | 166 |
Lesson 4 - Christian Mission and the Poor | 179 |
Contact | 185 |
Content: Segment 1 | 187 |
Content: Segment 2 | 201 |
Connection | 219 |
Appendices | 231 |
Appendix 1 - The Nicene Creed | 233 |
Appendix 2 - We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed | 234 |
Appendix 3 - The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots | 235 |
Appendix 4 - The Theology of Christus Victor | 236 |
Appendix 5 - Christus Victor | 237 |
Appendix 6 - Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom | 238 |
Appendix 7 - Summary Outline of the Scriptures | 239 |
Appendix 8 - From Before to Beyond Time | 241 |
Appendix 9 - “There Is a River” | 243 |
Appendix 10 - A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom and the Church | 244 |
Appendix 11 - Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom | 245 |
Appendix 12 - Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future | 246 |
Appendix 13 - Traditions | 247 |
Appendix 14 - Jesus and the Poor | 255 |
Appendix 15 - Paul’s Partnership Theology | 261 |
Appendix 16 - Six Kinds of New Testament Ministry for Community | 262 |
Appendix 17 - Spiritual Gifts Specifically Mentioned in the New Testament | 263 |
Appendix 18 - Checklist of Narrative Elements | 265 |
Appendix 19 - Translating the Story of God | 268 |
Appendix 20 - World Impact’s Vision: Toward a Biblical Strategy to Impact the Inner City | 269 |
Appendix 21 - The Role of Women in Ministry | 270 |
Appendix 22 - Discerning the Call: The Profile of a Godly Christian Leader | 274 |
Appendix 23 - Selecting a Credible Criteria for Independence | 275 |
Appendix 24 - Salvation as Joining the People of God | 278 |
Appendix 25 - A Theology of the Church | 283 |
Appendix 26 - Culture, Not Color: Interaction of Class, Culture, and Race | 302 |
Appendix 27 - That We May Be One | 303 |
Appendix 28 - Ethics of the New Testament: Living in the Upside-Down Kingdom of God | 313 |
Appendix 29 - Empowering People for Freedom,Wholeness, and Justice | 314 |
Appendix 30 - Substitute Centers to a Christ-Centered Vision | 344 |
Appendix 31 - Three Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development | 345 |
Appendix 32 - The Complexity of Difference: Race, Culture, Class | 346 |
Appendix 33 - Investment, Empowerment, and Assessment | 347 |
Appendix 34 - The Oikos Factor | 348 |
Appendix 35 - Targeting Unreached Groups in Churched Neighborhoods | 349 |
Appendix 36 - Re-presenting Messiah | 350 |
Appendix 37 - How to PLANT a Church | 351 |
Appendix 38 - Kingdom of God Timeline | 358 |
Appendix 39 - Models of the Kingdom | 359 |
Appendix 40 - Thy Kingdom Come! | 361 |
Appendix 41 - Understanding Leadership as Representation | 370 |
Appendix 42 - Readings on the Church | 371 |
Appendix 43 - Five Views of the Relationship between Christ and Culture | 374 |
Appendix 44 - A Theology of the Church in Kingdom Perspective | 375 |
Appendix 45 - The Picture and the Drama | 376 |
Appendix 46 - Fit to Represent | 377 |
Appendix 47 - Let God Arise! | 378 |
Appendix 48 - Editorial | 396 |
Appendix 49 - When “Christian” Does Not Translate | 400 |
Appendix 50 - Pursuing Faith, Not Religion | 402 |
Appendix 51 - Contextualization Among Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists | 406 |
Appendix 52 - A People Reborn | 412 |
Appendix 53 - Missions in the 21st Century | 416 |
Appendix 54 - Documenting Your Work | 418 |