MM500: Spirituality and Mission (4 units)
Roberta R. King, Associate Professor of Communication and
Ethnomusicology
Summer 2004 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):
Battle, Michael. Reconciliation: the UBUNTU
Theology of Desmond Tutu.
Boa, Kenneth. Conformed to His Image. Zondervan
2001.
Bosch David.
A Spirituality of the Road.
Hunter, George. The Celtic Way of Evangelism. Abingdon 2000.
Madame Guyon. Experiencing the Depths of Jesus Christ.
Nouwen, Henri J. M. The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful
Life. Crossroad 1999.
Reader prepared by professors, including a variety of cultural perspectives.
RECOMMENDED READING:
Willard, Dallas. The Divine Conspiracy:
Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God.
HarperSanFrancisco, 1998.
Wright, N.T. The Lord and His Prayer.
Eerdmans
ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Weekly prayer journal.
2. 3 book reviews, 2 pages each.
3. Two 7-8 page papers: a. Paper
reflecting on the students spiritual pilgrimage, and how their story can be
used in witness. b. Paper on the life
of a missionary or other Christian worker, focusing on their spirituality --
what sustained them over the long haul.
PREREQUISITES: None.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: CCS core
competency.
FINAL EXAM: None.