# THEO 594 - Pentecostal Theology of Missions

<table class="table table-bordered" id="bkmrk-teacher-dr.-s.%C2%A0schum" style="width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Teacher</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">Dr. B. Waltrip</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Semester</td><td style="width: 24.9691%;">Fall</td><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Duration</td><td style="width: 24.9691%;">8 Weeks</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Frequency</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">Every three years</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Credits</td><td style="width: 24.9691%;">5 ECTS</td><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Workload</td><td style="width: 24.9691%;">150 Hours</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Module format</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">Intensive</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Applicability</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">This course is intended to help the graduate student develop a personal theology of   
missions from a Pentecostal perspective.  
</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Course structure</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">See [module and courses](https://kms.ets-kniebis.de/knowledge/3-modules-courses-mamhmc-86)</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Contact time</td><td style="width: 24.9691%;">40 Hours</td><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Self-Study</td><td style="width: 24.9691%;">110 Hours</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Participation requirement</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">See [access to the program](https://kms.ets-kniebis.de/knowledge/2-access-to-the-program-mamhap-85)</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Evaluation</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;"><table width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>**Evaluation**</td><td>**Hours**</td><td>**Weight**</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #d3d3d3;"><td>Phase 1</td><td>TBA</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr><td>Critiques of required reading  
</td><td>TBA</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #d3d3d3;"><td>Phase 2</td><td>40</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr><td>Participation  
</td><td>40</td><td>20%</td></tr><tr style="background-color: #d3d3d3;"><td>Phase 3</td><td>TBA</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr><td>Research Paper  
</td><td>TBA</td><td>40%</td></tr><tr><td>**Total**</td><td>**150**</td><td>**100%**</td></tr></tbody></table>

</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Content of the Module</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">This course will consider a theology of missions from a Pentecostal/Charismatic perspective.  
The course will specifically explore the missional understanding of the Trinitarian God and   
His Church. The role of the Holy Spirit in mission is a major feature of Pentecostal theology   
of mission. Therefore, the course will specifically address such topics as the role   
glossolalia/xenolalia, signs and wonders (power evangelism), spiritual gifts, and prophetic   
evangelism. Because Early Pentecostals had an eschatological urgency, the course will seek   
to develop a contemporary theology on the topic. Since mission happens in context, a   
theological understanding of culture from a Pentecostal perspective will also be explored.   
Finally, the course will consider a Pentecostal theology of missions and revival, which has   
missiological and eschatological implications.</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Learning Objectives</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">A. General Learning Objectives

- This course seeks to:
- construct a theological understanding of the missional nature of God,   
    including a Pentecostal perspective of the Missio Dei
- construct a theological understanding of the missional nature of the Church   
    and Her apostolic role in the world
- identify the contours of the Holy Spirit’s role in the Missio Dei from a   
    Pentecostal perspective
- analyze theologically how Pentecostal/Charismatic eschatology relates to   
    the Missio Dei
- establish a Pentecostal/Charismatic theology of harvest and culture that   
    considers the Church’s missional role in context
- analyze the theological connection between mission and revival
- identify our place in history and the eschatological significance for revival   
    and mission

B. Specific Learning Objectives

As a result of the activities and study in this course, students should be able to:

- define and defend theologically the missional nature of God and His   
    Church from a Pentecostal/Charismatic perspective
- defend the Missio Dei from Biblical perspectives from the Old and New   
    Testaments
- describe the role of the Holy Spirit in the Missio Dei from a Pentecostal   
    perspective
- recognize and defend the eschatological significance of mission for   
    today’s historical and cultural reality
- articulate their theology of culture from a Pentecostal/Charismatic   
    perspective and identify the implications for missional engagement
- identify the missional implications of revival
- defend our place in history from an eschatological and missional   
    understanding
- research and write your theology of mission

</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Outline</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">- The Missio Dei = what is it?
- The Missional nature of the Trinitarian God
- Christ, Harvest, and the Great Commission
- The Missional Church
- The Apostolic Church
- Biblical perspectives of mission from the Old Testament
- Biblical perspectives of mission from the New Testament
- The Role of the Holy Spirit in Mission
- Spiritual Gifts
- Signs and Wonders in Mission (Power Evangelism)
- The Role of the Prophetic in Mission
- Theologies of culture and the implication for mission
- Incarnational mission
- Where the Harvest is today – global trends in missions
- Pentecostal passion and urgency for mission due to eschatology
- The Kingdom of God and Eschatology
- Mission, revival and awakening – what is next?

</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Examination</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">See Evaluation</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Core Literature</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">**Textbooks:**

Ott, Craig, Stephen J. Strauss and Timothy Tennent.   
Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical   
Developments, and Contemporary Issues.   
ISBN: 978-0-8010-2662-1  
Baker Academic, 2010

Wright, Christopher J. H.   
The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative  
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2571-4   
InterVarsity Press, 2006

</td></tr><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 24.9691%;">Other information</td><td colspan="3" style="width: 74.9073%;">  
</td></tr></tbody></table>