Spring 2017/Pasadena
ML578/678/MK778
Branson/Jin
ML578/678/MK778: FOUNDATION
OF MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP. Mark Lau Branson and Jinna Jin
DESCRIPTION: This is a practical theology course that
engages biblical, theological, and practical matters in ecclesiology and
leadership. The work of lay and clergy leadership is explored in regard to
fostering an environment in which all participants are to be formed into an
interpretive community that is engaged with God personally and corporately in
congregation formation, spiritual formation, and missional formation. Working
from a praxis-theory-praxis perspective, the course will attend to topics as
they are integrated in a practical theology methodology with an emphasis on missio Dei.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Students
will (1) articulate an understanding of missional ecclesiology for the
student’s anticipated ministry context; (2) articulate an understanding of the
tasks of congregational leadership; (3) apply course frameworks for
ecclesiology, contexts, and leadership to exercises regarding specific cases;
and (4) articulate reflectively concerning one’s own gifts and calling in
relationship to course frameworks for ecclesiology, contexts, and leadership.
COURSE FORMAT: This
class meets once per week for three-hour sessions for a total of 30 hours of
classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 10 hours of directed
learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. Course time will
include lectures, individual and group exercises, site visits, reflective
discussions of materials and experiences, and guest speakers. Each week
students and the professor will interact on Moodle concerning readings and class
presentations.
REQUIRED READING:
Branson, Mark Lau, and Nicholas Warnes. Starting Missional Churches: Life with God in the Neighborhood. InterVarsity,
2014. ISBN: 978-0830841165, Pub. Price $18.00, Chapter 2 (pages 28-47). Reading section will be translated into
Korean [19 pp. assigned].
Roxburgh, Alan. 길을 잃은 리더들 (Sky is falling), 국제제자훈련원, 2009. ISBN: 9788957313961,
Pub. Price 10,000 won [252 pp. assigned]. ______________. Joining
God, Remaking Church, Changing the World. Morehouse, 2015. ISBN: 978-0819232113,
Pub. Price $16.00. Chapter 1-3 (pages 3-37). Reading section will be translated into Korean [34 pp. assigned]. Van Gelder, Craig. 교회의 본질 (The Essence of the Church). CLC, 2015. ISBN: 9788934114451,
Pub. Price 15,000 won [302 pp. assigned]. Guder, Darrell and
Barrett, Lois. 선교적 교회 (Missional Church). 주안대학원대학교출판부, 2013.
ISBN: 9791195055302, Pub. Price 25,000 won [400 pp. assigned]. 엄예선. 한국 교회와 가정사역
(Korean church and Family Ministry). 생명의 말씀사, 2007. ISBN: 978-8904121304. Publisher’s Price 26,000 won,
chapter 2 (pages 34-94) [60pp. assigned] 정수복. 한국인의 문화적 문법
(Korean Cultural Grammar). 생각의 나무, 2007. ISBN: 978-8984987401. Publisher’s Price 18,000 won, chapter
5-7 (pages 194-347) [153pp. assigned] . Articles on Moodle and student selected reading to total 1,220
pp. ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT: 2.
Attend class and maintain On-line report (10%).
[30 hours]. 3.
Web interaction weekly (DLAs), including autobiographical
reflections, videos, posts, and other reflective activities (25%). [This
assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 3, 4]. [20 hours]. 4.
Write a 500-600 word Adler-style book critique
on both Van Gelder and on Roxburgh (10%). [This assignment is related to
learning outcome #1, 2]. [4 hours]. 5.
Reflective essay (750 words) on your leadership
capacities in light of class, midway through class (10%). [This assignment is
related to learning outcome #2, 4]. [6 hours]. 6.
Team visits to a church, conversations about
observations in relationship to course; personal 5-page research paper
(observation/interpretation), per syllabus (10%). [This assignment is related
to learning outcome #1, 2, 3]. [10 hours]. 7.
Write 10-page term paper, per syllabus, that
integrates issues of ecclesiology, missiology, context, and leadership;
includes the student’s reflection on progress concerning course goals (25%).
[This assignment is related to learning outcome #1, 2, 5]. [20 hours]. PREREQUISITES: RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:. FINAL EXAMINATION:
None.