Perspectives Outline

Perspectives is run in 2 modules, each lasting 12 weeks. The first module is a prerequisite to the second which will only run if there are sufficient numbers interested. The second module is fundamentally an expansion on the first with extra study on people group blocs.

Each module looks at the issues in global mission from four perspectives: Biblical, Historical, Cultural and Strategic.

MODULE ONE

Biblical Perspective

Week 1.  The Living God is a Missionary God

Week 2.  The Obligation and the Opportunity

Week 3.  A Man and a Message for Peoples

Historical Perspective

Week 4.  The Expression of the World Christian Movement

Week 5.  The Modern Mission Movement - 3 Eras and 4 Men

Cultural Perspective

Week 6.  A World of Difference

Week 7.  How Shall They Hear?

Week 8.  Building Bridges of Love

Strategic Perspective

Week 9.  That Everyone May Hear

Week 10. The Task Remaining

Week 11. Serving as Senders

Week 12. World Christian Discipleship

MODULE TWO

Biblical Perspective

Week 1.  The Kingdom Strikes Back!

Week 2.  Prayer and Spiritual Warfare

Historical Perspective

Week 3   Models, Movements and Missionaries

Cultural Perspective

Week 4.  Issues of Culture in Church Planting

Week 5.  The Church in Culture

Strategic Perspective

Week 6.  Global Focus: Personal Action

Week 7.  Focus Blocs: Animist, Chinese, Hindu

Week 8.  Focus Blocs:  Islam

Week 9.  Issues in Contemporary Mission

Week 10 Reaching the Cities

Week 11. The Unreached Peoples and the Hungry Half.

Week 12. World Christian Teamwork