Contemporary Mission in Context (DM9138B)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit is designed to help students reflect on the meaning and expression of mission in contemporary Australia in a global context. This unit will cover themes such as multiculturalism and multi-ethnicity, post-secularism, contemporary issues in a world of contested ideas, globalism, and diverse missional perspectives.

Unit code: DM9138B

Unit status: Approved (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Missiology

Delivery Mode: Online

Proposing College: Eva Burrows College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Evaluate key tenets of ethnic and cultural diversity that are present in contemporary Australia and the implication of this diversity for mission and ministry

2.

Explain critical biblical, theological, and pastoral issues relevant to ministry with people from diverse contexts
3.

Apply a missional hermeneutic to contemporary issues
4.

Critically analyse contextual factors influencing missional initiatives and devise strategies for effective engagement with contemporary issues. 
5.

Demonstrate an understanding of the key tenets of globalisaton and their impact on mission

Unit sequence

Prerequisite: 24 points in DM

Pedagogy

Online tutorials, readings, videos, podcasts, assessment tasks

Indicative Bibliography

  • Cornford, Jonathan. Coming Home. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2019.
  • DeYmaz, Mark. Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments and Practices of a Diverse Congregation. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2020.
  • Ezzy, Douglas, et al., Religious Diversity in Australia. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.
  • Frost, Michael, Darrel Jackson and David Starlin, eds. Not in Kansas Anymore: Christian faith in a Post Christian World. Sydney: Morling Press, 2020.
  • Hibbert, Evelyn and Richard Hibbert. Walking Together on The Jesus Road: Intercultural Discipling. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Publishing, 2018.
  • Holland, Tom. Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind. London UK: Little Brown Book Group, 2019.
  • Richmond, Helen and Myong Duk Yang, eds. Crossing Borders: Shaping Faith, Ministry and Identity in Multicultural Australia. Sydney: The National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia, 2006.
  • Sayers, Mark. Strange Days: Life in the Spirit in a Time of Upheaval. Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2017.
  • Whiteman, Darrel L. Crossing Cultures with the Gospel Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2024.
  • Woo, Rodney M. The Color of Church: The Biblical and Practical Paradigm for Multiracial Churches. Nashville: B & H Academic, 2009.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay 2500 35.0
Oral Presentation 1500 20.0
Essay 3000 45.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 11 Sep, 2024

Unit record last updated: 2024-09-11 09:16:38 +1000