Upon completion of this course, students will be expected to:

1. Articulate their understanding of the context for mission as it has developed over time;
2. Discuss important missional paradigms and their changing nature throughout Christian history;
3. Demonstrate knowledge of major missional themes and images in both Old and New Testaments;
4. Articulate an understanding of the Churchs official teaching on mission;
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the Trinitarian basis of contemporary mission theology, and the links between Trinity, Gods mission, the role of the Holy Spirit, and the role of the Church;
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the major domains of evangelization today.

Themes will include: how context shapes of mission strategy; history of mission facing changing images and paradigms; the strengths and weaknesses of various contemporary images; major faces of mission in the Old Testament; Jesus teaching on the Kingdom of God; the approaches to mission in Matthew and Luke-Acts; mission in Catholic teaching from the Second Vatican Council to the present; the missional nature of liturgy, prayer and contemplation within a Church; the major domains and challenges for evangelization today.

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Distance Learning : Paper Based

Self Directed Learning

Self Directed Learning: for 130 hour(s) per Term for Full Term