MM500: Spirituality and Mission (4 units)
Jude Tiersma
Watson, Assistant Professor of Urban Mission
Fall 2003 Pasadena
DESCRIPTION:
This course will help students develop an
approach to their spiritual life that integrates their spirituality with their
missional activities. We will use the
Lord's prayer as a structure for forming a sustainable spirituality that can be
adapted to cross-cultural situations. A
narrative approach will be introduced that will integrate the students own
pilgrimage, scripture, and the cultural context. Students will think through their own pilgrimage as a way to
share their faith with others.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students will develop a sustainable and foundational approach to
spirituality and mission.
Students will understand how to sensitively share their faith.
Students will grow spiritually in relation to ministry.
Students will be challenged to think cross-culturally about spirituality and
mission.
COURSE FORMAT:
Class format will use a variety of
approaches -- lecture, storytelling, video clips, class discussion and small
groups.
REQUIRED READING (for a total of 1200 pages):
Bosch David. A Spirituality of the Road.
Foster, Richard. Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the great Tradition of Christian
Faith. Harper: San Francisco, 2001.
Hunter, George. The Celtic Way of Evangelism.
Abingdon 2000.
Nouwen, Henri, et al. Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian
Life. Image Books, 1982.
Tutu, Desmond. No Future Without Forgiveness. Doubleday, 2000.
Wright, N.T. The Lord and His Prayer.
Eerdmans
Reader prepared by professors, including a variety of cultural perspectives.
RECOMMENDED
READING:
Madame Guyon. Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ.
Rolheiser, Ronald. The Holy Longing: The Search for Christian
Spirituality. Doubleday, 1999.
Willard, Dallas. The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God. Harper: San Francisco, 1998.
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Weekly prayer journal.
2. Required reading of 1500 pages.
3. 2 book reviews, 500 words (2 pages) each.
4. Two 1750-2000 word (7-8 page) papers:
a.
Paper
reflecting on the student’s spiritual pilgrimage, and how their story can be
used in witness.
b.
Final paper
on a topic relating spirituality and mission.
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: MACCS Core Competency.
FINAL EXAM: None.