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M5100C Introduction to World Mission

This unit provides an overview of key biblical, cultural, historical, and strategic aspects of mission and explains some of the challenges of communicating the gospel message across widely different cultures.
Unit Overview

Qualification

Diploma

Unit Availability

Trimester 1

Study Mode

No Facilitation, Online Facilitation

Placement

30 hours of vocational placement

Tuition

Diploma BTM Fee

Prerequisite

N/A

Corequisite

N/A

Notes

N/A

Schedule
Availability Facilitation Type Time Dates Facilitator
Trimester 1 2025 Online Facilitation 9am – 1pm
(AEDT/AEST)
Monday 24 February
Tuesday 11 March
Monday 24 March
Monday 7 April
Tuesday 8 April
Dr Rod Russell-Brown

Unit Details

This unit provides an overview of key biblical, cultural, historical, and strategic aspects of mission and explains some of the challenges of communicating the gospel message across widely different cultures.

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Describe the biblical and theological basis of Christian mission.
  2. Outline key Christian perspectives related to the practice of world mission.
  3. Explore strategies to strengthen local church involvement in world mission.
  4. Suggest ways in which Australian churches might address cultural and religious diversity in their outreach to the local community.
  5. Apply perspectives covered in this unit to a specific mission context of personal relevance or interest.
  1. Biblical foundations for mission including the Trinitarian basis of mission and Missio Dei
  2. Historic and contemporary missiology and practice
  3. Trends in mission: long term; short term
  4. Proclamation/witness and evangelism in mission
  5. Contemporary entry points and strategies for mission in Australia
  6. The ‘Five Marks’ of mission
  1. Online Forums (10%)
    Word Limit: 400
    Due: Weeks 3, 6, 8, 9 and 12
  2. Brief Paper (30%)
    Word Limit: 1200
    Due: Week 4
  3. Facilitation Assessment (15%)
    Word Limit: 600
    Due: Week 10
    OR
    Integrated Learning Portfolio (15%)
    Word Limit: 1900
    Due: Week 4 & 10
  4. Essay (45%)
    Word Limit: 1800
    Due: Week 12
  • Walls, Andrew F. and Cathy Ross. Mission in the Twenty-first Century: Exploring the Five Marks of Global Mission. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2008.

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