This course will examine a Gospel centered community. They will develop an understanding of their Gospel Identity and their biblical mandate to be a unified community centered on the Gospel living the Spirit’s mission to build the Kingdom. The class will research the nature, function, and form of the church that is centered on the Gospel. From this research students will learn the theology behind a Gospel Centered Missional Community and develop their own practical steps to implementing one into their local context.
A true Missional Community is one that is centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The course will dive deep into the Gospel and the implications the Gospel has for the community. The course will examine the nature of the church and how the Gospel is the center of that. Without an understanding of a Gospel Centered Community the community is no different than any other secular community organization.
The Gospel is the most important thing for a missional church. Without an understanding of a Gospel Centered Community we will not be able to establish a missional life, community, or church. It is important that students have a basis for this. A true Missional Community is one that is centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The course will dive deep into the Gospel and the implications the Gospel has for the community. The course will examine the nature of the church and how the Gospel is the center of that. Without an understanding of a Gospel Centered Community the community is no different than any other secular community organization
This course will be based on a biblical worldview. We will focus on key texts from Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:42-48, among others. We will also spend time looking at how Jesus led his missional community from the book of Luke. A grounding in scripture will be key for students to learn how to effectively lead a missional community.
The course will help students learn how to be Gospel centered and focus the missional community on the Gospel.
Just as Jesus became flesh and dwelt among us there is nothing more contextual than the Gospel. Contextualizing the Gospel is learning to live like Jesus would in your local context.
This course will seek to integrate the concepts into every cultural context. The theme contextually will be “let culture be your context.” The course will bring in practitioners from many different culture’s.
This course will help the students to develop practical ways they can live missionally in their everyday life
The course will encourage students to live out what they are learning and share their experiences with the rest of the class.
