COLLEGE OF MISSIONS-MISSIONARY STUDIES AND MISSIOLOGY (ONLINE AFRICAN & JAMAICAN STUDENTS ONLY)
College of Mission-Missionary and Missiology-JAMAICA BRANCH
COURSE SYLLABUS
Description: A program that focuses on the theory and practice of religious outreach, social service and proselytization, and that prepares individuals for mission vocations. Includes instruction in theology, evangelism, preaching, medical and social mission work, missionary education, missionary aviation, emergency services, legal and political aspects of working in other countries, and preparation for ordination as missionaries.
Is Missions Missionary Studies and Missiology the right major for you?
| INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MISSIONS | PROFESSORS | |
| 1 WEEK | ||
| What is ‘missions’? | ||
| What is a ‘missionary’? | ||
| Why study about missions? | ||
| THE HISTORY OF MISSIONS | ||
| 2 WEEK | ||
| History of Missions: Old Testament | ||
| History of Missions: John the Baptist & the Apostles | ||
| History of Missions: Post-Apostolic to Middle Ages | ||
| 3 WEEK | ||
| History of Missions: Protestant Reformation to American Revolution | ||
| THE MOTIVATION FOR MISSIONS | ||
| 4 WEEK | ||
| The Commandment (the main motivator) | ||
| 5 WEEK | ||
| The Love (do you care?) | ||
| 6 WEEK | ||
| The Lake of Fire (why have missions?) | ||
| 7 WEEK | ||
| The Promise (Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit) | ||
| HOW ARE THE FIELDS LOOKING? | ||
| 8 WEEK | ||
| A Worldwide Emergency | ||
| 9 WEEK | ||
| The 10:40 Window | ||
| 10 WEEK | ||
| Outside the 10:40 Window | ||
| 11 WEEK | ||
| What Field might God be calling you to? | ||
| THE BIBLICAL BASIS FOR MISSIONS | ||
| 12 WEEK | ||
| What’s the Mission? | ||
| 13 WEEK | ||
| Where do Missionaries come from? | ||
| 14 WEEK | ||
| The Training | ||
| 15 WEEK | ||
| The Commissioning, Sending, and Planting | ||
| 16 WEEK | ||
| A “Mission work” vs. the Biblical model | ||
| THE MINISTERS & MINISTRIES OF MODERN MISSIONS | ||
| 17 WEEK | ||
| The Evangelist I | ||
| 18 WEEK | ||
| The Evangelist II | ||
| 19 WEEK | ||
| Getting the Big Picture of Biblical Missions | ||
| 20 WEEK | ||
| Mission Boards I | ||
| 21 WEEK | ||
| Mission Boards II | ||
| 22 WEEK | ||
| Missionary helpers and short term missions | ||
| 23 WEEK | ||
| The National Pastor issue | ||
| Female Missionaries | ||
| 24 WEEK | ||
| Unorthodox & unscriptural ministers & ministries II | ||
| THE CALL & PREPARATION OF THE MISSIONARY | ||
| 25 WEEK | ||
| Recognizing and answering the call of God | ||
| Biblical examples of the call of God | ||
| How to discern which field He’s called you to | ||
| 26 WEEK | ||
| How to prepare to be a Missionary | ||
| PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF MISSIONS | ||
| 27 WEEK | ||
| Foreign field vs Home missionary: challenges, differences, similarities | ||
| 28 WEEK | ||
| The Third World & Missions | ||
| 29 WEEK Exam # 3 | ||
| The sending church’s role with the Missionary | ||
| 30 WEEK | ||
| The Deputation dilemna I | ||
| 31 WEEK | ||
| The Deputation dilemna II | ||
| 32 WEEK | ||
| The Deputation dilemna III | ||
| 33 WEEK | ||
| The church member’s role in supporting missions | ||
| 34 WEEK | ||
| Self-supportive church vs. dependency model | ||
| 35 WEEK | ||
| Church planter vs. full time pastor model | ||
| 36 WEEK | ||
| Getting to your field: documents, shipping, tickets, start up costs | ||
| 37 WEEK | ||
| Furlough | ||
| Changing fields | ||
| 38 WEEK | ||
| The language hurdle | ||
| Bible translation on the foreign field | ||
| THE LIFE OF A MISSIONARY | ||
| 39 WEEK | ||
| The advantages and disadvantages of being a Missionary | ||
| 40 WEEK | ||
| Culture shock | ||
| The need for fellowship | ||
| 41 WEEK | ||
| MISSIONARY RECRUITMENT | ||
| The Missionary’s family | ||
| 42 WEEK | ||
| Life on the foreign field: the first year | ||
| 43 WEEK | ||
| Life on the foreign field: years two through five | ||
| TODAY’S OBSTACLES IN MISSIONS | ||
| 44 WEEK | ||
| Sending church; supporting churches; Mission boards; Clearinghouses | ||
| 45 WEEK | ||
| Governmental & Extremists obstacles | ||
| 46 WEEK | ||
| Missionary attrition: Money & health, sin, heresy, discouragement | ||
| 47 WEEK | ||
| A lack of laborers (pray ye therefore…) | ||
| 48-50 WEEK | ||
| REVIEW | ||