EPHESUS
SCHOOL OF MISSIONS & EVANGELISM
CULTURAL ASPECT OF MISSIONS
(3 Credits)
Course Description
This course introduces to the student the importance of
understanding the culture of the people in reaching out to them and the basic principles of adapting oneself in a
new culture environment. It also covers the methods of cross-cultural communication for
the purpose of preaching the Gospel in a cross-cultural setting.
Course Objective
To acquaint the student with the importance of cross-cultural evangelism and missionary work.
To develop in the student the right attitude towards the culture of others.
To prepare the student to live in a cross-cultural setting through the incarnational model of Jesus Christ.
To introduce
to the student to cross-cultural communication for
the purpose
of evangelism and missionary work.
Course Content
| Part 1 | Understanding Culture in Missions |
| Lesson 1: Introduction to Culture | |
| Lesson 2: Cross-cultural Differences & Implications for Missions | |
| Lesson 3: The Role of Culture in Communication | |
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Part 2 |
Ministering Cross-culturally in Missions |
| Lesson 4: Introduction to Cross-cultural Evangelism (1) | |
| Lesson 5: Introduction to Cross-cultural Evangelism (2) | |
| Lesson 6: The Viable Missionary - Learner, Trader & Story Teller | |
| Lesson 7: Bonding & the Missionary Task | |
| Lesson 8: Cross-cultural Missionaries in the 21st century | |
| Lesson 9: The Missionary's Role in Culture Change | |
| Lesson 10: The Willowbank Report (1) | |
| Lesson 11: The Willowbank Report (2) | |
| Lesson 12: The Willowbank Report (3) |