Global evangelism / Communicating the Gospel in a pluralistic world
A 6-week online course taught for Nazarene Bible
College students
"This class should be called Wake up to World Missions and
Evangelism because it has made me feel as though I have just come out of a deep sleep." --
Rege C., NBC student
Course resources
- Course policies
- Lectures
- Biographies
- Helpful pages
- Text of sections of Fred Parker's Mission to the World: A
History of Missions in the Church of the Nazarene through 1985
- PowerPoint resources
Assignment instruction videos for this course
Course objectives
As a result of taking this course, students will be able to:
- Outline a biblical rationale and the theological imperative for world evangelization
- Identify and describe some key movements and individuals in the history of the global
expansion of the Christian movement including those within one's own denomination
- Articulate some of the problems and skills involved in the complexities of communicating
the gospel cross-culturally, taking into account insights from applied anthropology
- Give a biblical rationale for involvement in development and social change and outline ways
the Church is involved at home and abroad.
- List some basic components necessary for local congregations to be involved in the
missionary task of the Church.
- Explain the task yet to be accomplished and describe important trends and selected strategies
being used in contemporary world mission outreach
"After everything I've learned in this class, I now feel prepared to emphasize the
importance of global missions in my ministry. Growing up in the Nazarene church, I heard a lot
about how important missions is, but not much about what to do if you're called to stay." -- Joy
P., Nazarene Bible College student
On-line classes at NBC
-- Howard Culbertson,
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