PT 801 Course Syllabus (2016).pdf
Course Syllabus Course title:
PT 801 Missions
Course description:
A systematic and practical study of the theology and practice of biblical missions.
Course instructor:
Robert R. Gonzales Jr. is a graduate of the Reformed Baptist School of Theology, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds a Master of Arts degree (M.A.) in Theology and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Old Testament Interpretation from Bob Jones University. He is the author of Where Sin Abounds: the Spread of Sin and the Curse in Genesis with a Special Focus on the Patriarchal Narratives (Wipf & Stock, 2010) and a contributor to the Reformed Baptist Theological Review, The Founders Journal, and Westminster Theological Journal. Bob and his wife, Becky, have five children.
Course lecturer:
Since 1980, Dr. James E. Adams has been pastoring the congregation at Cornerstone Church in Mesa, AZ, having served for years previously as a missionary in Colombia. He and his wife Nancy have three children: Jonathan, an attorney in Mexico and married to Elisa from Costa Rica; Deborah, wife of Tomi, Peruvian medical doctor; and David, who has started a new ministry-publishing company in Medellín, Colombia; and seven grandchildren. He remains actively involved in missions and literature work in Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Argentina, Chile and other Latin American countries. He serves as professor in the William Carey Seminary in Córdoba, Argentina. His book Libertad: El Evangelio de Dios is an exposition of the gospel set in the Latin American culture. Also available in Spanish, Tamil and Portuguese is his book Decisional Regeneration vs. Divine Regeneration (in Spanish: Regeneración Decisoria). His volume War-Psalms of the Prince of Peace has been translated into Chinese and published in Spanish. Jim is a native of Arizona with theological degrees from The Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church and Westminster Seminary California. Trevor Johnson and his wife, Teresa, are both registered nurses, and they serve a remote tribal group in the Papua region of eastern Indonesia. Trevor served five years as an active-duty army officer, is a grad of Reformed Theological Seminary, and is a candidate for the Doctor of Missiology (D.Miss.) from Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained and sent out by his sending authority of Bible Baptist Church in Saint Louis (www.bbcstl.com) and partners with Heartcry Missionary Society. Trevor and Teresa have been married over 15 years, have three children, Noah, Alethea, and Baby Perpetua, and are in the process of international adoption.
Course credit:
2 credits
Course requirements:
Student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:
(1) Lectures
The student must listen to all 16 lectures on Missions, including the Q&A Session. .
(2) Reading
The student must complete the following assigned reading:
Required reading: Bavinck, John H. An Introduction to the Science of Missions, trans. by David Freeman. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1992. Piper, John. Let the Nations be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions, 3rd edition. Grand Rapids, Baker, 2010. Recommended reading: Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1962. Ashford, Bruce, ed. Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2011. Barter, Ian S. “Some Missionary Lessons for Today,” The Banner of Truth Issue 305, February 1989, pp. 12-26. Bonar, Horatius. Words to Winners of Souls. London: Banner of Truth, 1970. Carey, William. An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathen. Reprint, London: Baptist Missionary Society, 1942. Chantry, Walter J. Today’s Gospel: Authentic or Synthetic. London: Banner of Truth, 1970. Fuller, Andrew. A Heart for Missions: Memoir of Samuel Pearce. Birmingham: Solid Ground Books, 2005. Hale, Thomas. On Being a Missionary. William Carey Publications, 2003. Haykin, Michael, and C. Jeffrey Robinson. To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin’s Missional Vision and Legacy. Wheaton: Crossway, 2014. Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2007. Johnstone, Patrick. Operation World: 21st Century Edition. Gabriel Resources, 2000. Kaiser, Walter, Jr. Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2000. Köstenberger, Andreas J., and Peter T. O’Brien. Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Edited by D. A. Carson. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2001. Kuiper, R. B. God Centered Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1961. Little, Paul. How to Give Away Your Faith. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity, n.d. Mandryk, Jason. Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation. 7th edition. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010. Metzger, Will. Tell the Truth. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity, 2nd edition, 1984. Murray, Iain H. The Puritan Hope. London: Banner of Truth, 1971. Nevius, John L. The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches. Presbyterian and Reformed, 1958. Reprint, Hancock, NH: Monadnock Press, 2003. Packer, James I. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1991. Piper, John, and David Mathis. Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2012.
Pratt, Zane, M. David Sills, and Jeff K. Walters. Introduction to Global Missions. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2014. Reisinger, Ernest C. Today’s Evangelism: Its Message and Methods. Phillipsburg: Craig Press, 1982. Reymond, Robert L. Paul, Missionary Theologian: A Survey of His Missionary Labours and Theology. Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2000. Sills, M. David. Reaching and Teaching: A Call to Great Commission Obedience. Chicago: Moody, 2010. ________. The Missionary Call: Find Your Place in God’s Plan for the World. Chicago: Moody, 2008. Terry, John Mark. Missiology: An Introduction. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1998. Wells, Tom. A Vision for Missions. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1985. Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. Young, John M. L. The Motive and Aim of Missions. Wilmington: World Presbyterian Missions, 1964. The student may be allowed to substitute other reading for the requirements listed above, but he must obtain approval from his mentor and course instructor before doing so. (3) Book Reviews
The student should prepare two book reviews, each being between 4-6 pages in length double-spaced, from the required reading (The Science of Missions and Let the Nations Be Glad) or from an approved book.
(4) Term Paper
When finished with the audio lectures and required reading, the student will write a final term paper on one of the following topics: (1) “An Old Testament Theology of Missions” (2) “An Analysis of Isaiah 42:1-4 and Its Application to the Great Commission” (3) “A Practical Theology of Evangelism & Missions from the Book of Acts” (4) “Biblical Principles for Church Planting Drawn from the Life, Ministry, and Teaching of the Apostle Paul.” The proposal of a different topic is subject to the instructor’s approval. The paper should be 15-20 pages in length and include a bibliography. (See Guidelines & Expectations for Students for writing format guidelines.) If the student has any questions about the proposed topics or if he would like to propose a different topic related to evangelism and/or missions, he should contact the course instructor, Dr. Robert Gonzales (916-862-4291/[email protected])
Course grading:
Lectures = 10%; Reading = 10%; Book Reviews = 30%; Final Paper = 50%
PT 801 Missions
Course description:
A systematic and practical study of the theology and practice of biblical missions.
Course instructor:
Robert R. Gonzales Jr. is a graduate of the Reformed Baptist School of Theology, Grand Rapids, Michigan. He also holds a Master of Arts degree (M.A.) in Theology and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Old Testament Interpretation from Bob Jones University. He is the author of Where Sin Abounds: the Spread of Sin and the Curse in Genesis with a Special Focus on the Patriarchal Narratives (Wipf & Stock, 2010) and a contributor to the Reformed Baptist Theological Review, The Founders Journal, and Westminster Theological Journal. Bob and his wife, Becky, have five children.
Course lecturer:
Since 1980, Dr. James E. Adams has been pastoring the congregation at Cornerstone Church in Mesa, AZ, having served for years previously as a missionary in Colombia. He and his wife Nancy have three children: Jonathan, an attorney in Mexico and married to Elisa from Costa Rica; Deborah, wife of Tomi, Peruvian medical doctor; and David, who has started a new ministry-publishing company in Medellín, Colombia; and seven grandchildren. He remains actively involved in missions and literature work in Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Cuba, Argentina, Chile and other Latin American countries. He serves as professor in the William Carey Seminary in Córdoba, Argentina. His book Libertad: El Evangelio de Dios is an exposition of the gospel set in the Latin American culture. Also available in Spanish, Tamil and Portuguese is his book Decisional Regeneration vs. Divine Regeneration (in Spanish: Regeneración Decisoria). His volume War-Psalms of the Prince of Peace has been translated into Chinese and published in Spanish. Jim is a native of Arizona with theological degrees from The Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal Church and Westminster Seminary California. Trevor Johnson and his wife, Teresa, are both registered nurses, and they serve a remote tribal group in the Papua region of eastern Indonesia. Trevor served five years as an active-duty army officer, is a grad of Reformed Theological Seminary, and is a candidate for the Doctor of Missiology (D.Miss.) from Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary. He was ordained and sent out by his sending authority of Bible Baptist Church in Saint Louis (www.bbcstl.com) and partners with Heartcry Missionary Society. Trevor and Teresa have been married over 15 years, have three children, Noah, Alethea, and Baby Perpetua, and are in the process of international adoption.
Course credit:
2 credits
Course requirements:
Student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:
(1) Lectures
The student must listen to all 16 lectures on Missions, including the Q&A Session. .
(2) Reading
The student must complete the following assigned reading:
Required reading: Bavinck, John H. An Introduction to the Science of Missions, trans. by David Freeman. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1992. Piper, John. Let the Nations be Glad!: The Supremacy of God in Missions, 3rd edition. Grand Rapids, Baker, 2010. Recommended reading: Allen, Roland. Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1962. Ashford, Bruce, ed. Theology and Practice of Mission: God, the Church, and the Nations. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2011. Barter, Ian S. “Some Missionary Lessons for Today,” The Banner of Truth Issue 305, February 1989, pp. 12-26. Bonar, Horatius. Words to Winners of Souls. London: Banner of Truth, 1970. Carey, William. An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathen. Reprint, London: Baptist Missionary Society, 1942. Chantry, Walter J. Today’s Gospel: Authentic or Synthetic. London: Banner of Truth, 1970. Fuller, Andrew. A Heart for Missions: Memoir of Samuel Pearce. Birmingham: Solid Ground Books, 2005. Hale, Thomas. On Being a Missionary. William Carey Publications, 2003. Haykin, Michael, and C. Jeffrey Robinson. To the Ends of the Earth: Calvin’s Missional Vision and Legacy. Wheaton: Crossway, 2014. Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. 2nd edition. Oxford University Press, 2007. Johnstone, Patrick. Operation World: 21st Century Edition. Gabriel Resources, 2000. Kaiser, Walter, Jr. Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2000. Köstenberger, Andreas J., and Peter T. O’Brien. Salvation to the Ends of the Earth: A Biblical Theology of Mission. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Edited by D. A. Carson. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2001. Kuiper, R. B. God Centered Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1961. Little, Paul. How to Give Away Your Faith. Downers Grove: Inter Varsity, n.d. Mandryk, Jason. Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide to Every Nation. 7th edition. Downers Grove: IVP, 2010. Metzger, Will. Tell the Truth. Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity, 2nd edition, 1984. Murray, Iain H. The Puritan Hope. London: Banner of Truth, 1971. Nevius, John L. The Planting and Development of Missionary Churches. Presbyterian and Reformed, 1958. Reprint, Hancock, NH: Monadnock Press, 2003. Packer, James I. Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1991. Piper, John, and David Mathis. Finish the Mission: Bringing the Gospel to the Unreached and Unengaged. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2012.
Pratt, Zane, M. David Sills, and Jeff K. Walters. Introduction to Global Missions. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2014. Reisinger, Ernest C. Today’s Evangelism: Its Message and Methods. Phillipsburg: Craig Press, 1982. Reymond, Robert L. Paul, Missionary Theologian: A Survey of His Missionary Labours and Theology. Ross-shire, Scotland: Christian Focus, 2000. Sills, M. David. Reaching and Teaching: A Call to Great Commission Obedience. Chicago: Moody, 2010. ________. The Missionary Call: Find Your Place in God’s Plan for the World. Chicago: Moody, 2008. Terry, John Mark. Missiology: An Introduction. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1998. Wells, Tom. A Vision for Missions. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1985. Wright, Christopher. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010. Young, John M. L. The Motive and Aim of Missions. Wilmington: World Presbyterian Missions, 1964. The student may be allowed to substitute other reading for the requirements listed above, but he must obtain approval from his mentor and course instructor before doing so. (3) Book Reviews
The student should prepare two book reviews, each being between 4-6 pages in length double-spaced, from the required reading (The Science of Missions and Let the Nations Be Glad) or from an approved book.
(4) Term Paper
When finished with the audio lectures and required reading, the student will write a final term paper on one of the following topics: (1) “An Old Testament Theology of Missions” (2) “An Analysis of Isaiah 42:1-4 and Its Application to the Great Commission” (3) “A Practical Theology of Evangelism & Missions from the Book of Acts” (4) “Biblical Principles for Church Planting Drawn from the Life, Ministry, and Teaching of the Apostle Paul.” The proposal of a different topic is subject to the instructor’s approval. The paper should be 15-20 pages in length and include a bibliography. (See Guidelines & Expectations for Students for writing format guidelines.) If the student has any questions about the proposed topics or if he would like to propose a different topic related to evangelism and/or missions, he should contact the course instructor, Dr. Robert Gonzales (916-862-4291/[email protected])
Course grading:
Lectures = 10%; Reading = 10%; Book Reviews = 30%; Final Paper = 50%
