THEO 594 - Pentecostal Theology of Missions Teacher Dr. B. Waltrip Semester Fall Duration 8 Weeks Frequency Every three years Credits 5 ECTS Workload 150 Hours Module format Intensive Applicability This course is intended to help the graduate student develop a personal theology of missions from a Pentecostal perspective. Course structure See module and courses Contact time 40 Hours Self-Study 110 Hours Participation requirement See access to the program Evaluation Evaluation Hours Weight Phase 1 TBA 40% Critiques of required reading TBA 40% Phase 2 40 20% Participation 40 20% Phase 3 TBA 40% Research Paper TBA 40% Total 150 100% Content of the Module 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. Learning Objectives 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 Outline 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? Examination See Evaluation Core Literature Textbooks: Ott, Craig, Stephen J. Strauss and Timothy Tennent. Encountering Theology of Mission: Biblical Foundations, Historical Developments, and Contemporary Issues. ISBN: 978-0-8010-2662-1Baker Academic, 2010 Wright, Christopher J. H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand NarrativeISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2571-4 InterVarsity Press, 2006 Other information