MIS411 Intercultural Evangelism
This course is designed to help students develop an effective practical approach to bringing the unchanging Gospel to culturally diverse settings in today's world. Core Gospel concepts will be reviewed along with an evaluation of methods of engagement, challenges of communication, indigenous worldviews, and cultural patterns. Identification of practical local needs will be explored to determine the logical starting point when communicating the Gospel within a target culture.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Understand the difference between individual and institutional Biblical mandates and how they engage intercultural ministry contexts and develop the ministry around those differences.
- Present the Gospel in cross-cultural settings with clarity and simplicity.
- Create an effective evangelistic strategy for mobilizing individuals and churches in different cultural contexts to reach their worlds with the Gospel.
- Integrate an understanding of the Scriptures with the creation of approaches to evangelism.
- Evaluate a range of outreach methods for effectiveness and Biblical consistency within a specific cultural context.
- Develop a regular pattern of evangelistic praying.
- Identify the logical starting point for the Gospel presentation to an individual by taking into account methods of engagement, worldview noise, cultural patterns and practical needs.
- Identify key philosophical, religious, theological and worldview challenges that affect communication of the Gospel in a cross-cultural context.