Mission and Leadership for Contemporary Australia (DM9200T)

Content

This unit introduces some of the basic elements of contemporary Anglican thinking about mission: specifically (1) the Anglican Communion’s Five Marks of Mission, (2) western Anglicanism’s engagement with “fresh expressions of church” in the “mixed economy” of a “mission-shaped church”, and (3) the growing influence upon Anglicans of the theologies of the “missional church network.” The unit relates these aspects of contemporary Anglican missiology to cultural exegesis of contemporary Australian cultures. Particular attention will be given to consideration of roles and styles of leadership in the missional activity of the church.

Learning outcomes

Pedagogy

Lectures and class discussion; assignments

Indicative Bibliography

• Burns, Stephen & Tengatenga, James (eds), Anglican Theology: Postcolonial Perspectives. SCM Press, 2024.
• Curnow, Andrew et al, Building the Mission-shaped Church in Australia. Alexandria: Broughton Books, 2008.
• Dulles, Avery. Models of the Church: A Critical Assessment of the Church in All its Aspects 2nd ed. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan, 1989.
• Gelder, Craig van. The Ministry of the Missional Church. Grand Rapids MI: Baker, 2007.
• Lingefelter, Sherwood G. Leading Cross-Culturally: Covenant Relationships for Effective Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids MI: Baker: 2008.
• Pickard, Stephen. Inbetween God: Theology, Community, Discipleship. Adelaide: ATF, 2012.
• Plueddemann, James E. Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church. Downers Grove IL: IVP, 2009.
• Possamai, Adam & Tittensor, David. Religion and Change in Australia. Routledge, 2022.
• Sadler, Philip. Leadership. London & Sterling VA: Kogan Page, 2003.
• Walls, Andrew and Ross, Cathy (eds), Mission in the Twenty-first Century: Exploring the Five Marks of Global Mission. London: DLT, 2008.

Assessment