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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: 978-0-8010-2662-1
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
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