This unit is designed to give the student an introduction to the concept and practice of mission and its priority for the people of God. It explores the topic of mission from a biblical, theological, historical and sociological perspective. It enables the student to develop and apply concepts of mission in their local context.
Unit code: DM1113B
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 1
Unit discipline: Missiology
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify developments in the theology and practice of mission in the Bible and in different eras of church history. |
2. | Describe the impact of current sociological issues and trends on the practice of mission for the church. |
3. | Define the concept of holistic mission. |
4. | Evaluate current approaches to mission utilised by individuals, congregations and denominations. |
Lectures, group work, online forums, videos
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) | |||||
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Variant 1 | ||||||||
Case Study | Note: One set from two assessment variants will be nominated at the time of scheduling by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit and published in the unit outline. Students may have topical choices within a given assessment variant, but are not able to make choices outside that set of assessments. |
1000 | 25.0 | |||||
Forum | online forum participation, regular postings |
1000 | 25.0 | |||||
Essay | 2000 | 50.0 | ||||||
Variant 2 | ||||||||
Article (for Newspaper, e.g. letter to the editor) | article for denominational magazine Note: One set from two assessment variants will be nominated at the time of scheduling by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit and published in the unit outline. Students may have topical choices within a given assessment variant, but are not able to make choices outside that set of assessments. |
1000 | 25.0 | |||||
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Lead tutorial plus written summary |
1000 | 25.0 | |||||
Essay | 2000 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 26 Oct, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-26 16:19:09 +1100