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P8145C Strategies for Church Health

This unit provides students with a biblical, cultural, social and practical understanding of the life and mission of the local church.
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Qualification

Graduate

Unit Availability

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Study Mode

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Placement

30 hours of vocational placement

Tuition

Graduate BTM Fee

Prerequisite

N/A

Corequisite

N/A

Notes

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Unit Details

This unit provides students with a biblical, cultural, social and practical understanding of the life and mission of the local church. It will equip the student to discern the purpose of the local church in its current context with particular reference to ministry as mission.

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

  1. Reflect critically on the nature and purpose of the local church from biblical, cultural and social perspectives.
  2. Coherently integrate the theory and practice of mission in today’s church with a view to its implementation in a changing cultural context.
  3. Investigate and analyse current views on cultural and social change and how they impact the ministry of the church.
  4. Reflect critically on the importance of a range of ministry functions and suggest ways to maximise their missional effectiveness.
  5. Construct a program for a local church or ministry (e.g., church planting, raising leaders, making disciples) that explains and implements a “multiplication” mindset, and include a theological and practical rationale for this program.
  1. A definition of the “local church” and understanding of its purpose
  2. Examination of the three key functions of church life: worship, community and mission
  3. Cultural change and the response of the local church
  4. A theology of mission
  5. Missional ecclesiology
  6. The role of discipleship and leadership in the local church
  7. An examination of the importance and occurrence of values and purpose in the local church
  8. The role and practice of church planting

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