Leading Your Congregation in Missional Ministry
Course Instructors: Rev. Dr. Brian Craig, and Rev. Clint Mix
With the mission of God as our reason for existence, we are called to lead, equip and care for the people of God as they engage in that mission. As church leaders, what are the understandings, skills and practices that serve this mission and the church? This course will look at who we are as leaders, and how we can grow and develop in our ability to lead effectively and empower others to do the same. One aspect of the course will be to address the life and character of leadership, and another will address the specific tasks and areas of ministry we are most commonly called to undertake in church ministry.
Course Objectives:
- Express key aspects of what leaders are called to do in the context of local church ministry
- Mentor and empower others in mission and ministry
- Identify your own gifts and tendencies in leadership
- Practice various skills required for effective leadership
Course Dates:
Thursday, January 10 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday, January 24 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday, February 2 9:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday, February 21 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday, March 7 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday, March 21 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Thursday, March 28 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location:
Tyndale University College & Seminary
25 Ballyconnor Court
Toronto, ON | M2M 4B3
Developing Intercultural Leaders
Course Instructors: Robert Cousins, and Chris Pullenayegem
God’s people are called to participate in God’s mission of blessing the nations of this world. With the movement of peoples Toronto has become one of the most multicultural cities of the world. If we are going to engage in missional ministry, in Toronto and beyond, it will mean having to cross cultural boundaries to build trusting relationships’. This course seeks to develop intercultural competencies for Christian leaders engaged in intercultural ministry.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the developmental model of intercultural sensitivity
- Understand the process of intercultural communication
- Be aware of how their own cultural values influence communication
- Understand cultural differences and how they impact communication
- Appreciate the adaptation process of entering another cultural context
- Have some skills for effective in intercultural relationships
- Develop skills for handling intercultural conflict
- Have developed self-awareness regarding his/her intercultural leadership capacity
- Be able to articulate a biblical theology of cultural diversity
Course Dates:
Tuesdays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
January 15 & 22; Feb 5 & 19; March 5 & 19; April 2, 16, 23;
Last class May 7
Location:
The Peoples Church
374 Sheppard Ave East
Toronto, ON | M2N 3B6
Bible Interpretation
Course Instructor: Rev. Dr. Michael Krause
We all discover meaning in the Bible. Even though most of it was written more than 2000 years ago to people who had different languages and cultures than we do, it still speaks to us today. This process of discovering what the text is really saying in its original context is called exegesis. Interpreting what that text means to us is called hermeneutics. This course is designed to help students read and study the Bible with greater understanding by teaching them the basics of good interpretation for the various types of literature (genres) that make up the Bible. Once we have understood the text and discerned its meaning, we also need to communicate it to others. This course will also incorporate exercises that outline the text to help find the main idea of passage so that it can be taught and preached more effectively – which is Homiletics. Please remember that any time we interpret Scripture we are interpreting language and grammar and sentence structure. This course will require a good basic understanding of the English language. The course is based on the book How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart.
Course Objectives:
- Demonstrate the hermeneutical framework, progressing from exegesis (what the text meant) to exposition (what it means to the Christian Church at large) and on to appropriation (what it means to individual members of the faith community). This will demonstrated using block diagrams, exegetical and homiletical outlines, an exegetical summary and a class presentation in the form of a teaching or sermon.
- Follow the principles of good exegesis in understanding “The World behind the Text.”
- Describe the major literary genres of the Old and New Testaments displaying how each genre impacts interpretation (sometimes called “the first horizon” or “The World of the Text”).
- Incorporate an understanding of the role of our culture and current context to correctly interpret the Bible displaying the principles of proper appropriation and application (sometimes called “the second horizon” or “The World in front of the Text”).
Course Dates:
Mondays, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Jan 28; Feb 4, 11 & 25; Mar 4, 11, 18 & 25; April 1
Location:
The Peoples Church
374 Sheppard Ave East
Toronto, ON | M2N 3B6