Category: Theology

Is repentance essential? Is surrender essential? What does it mean to be born again? Why is the resurrection important, sacrificial atonement, etc. In short, what is the gospel, thoroughly define essential aspects .

Discussion: Evangelism and the Gospel

REad chapters 1 – 5 and Chapter 30 of Everday Evangelism by Dave Earley and David Wheeler. Read chapter 3 of The Art of Personal Evangelism by Will McRaney, Jr. Read chapters 1- 5 of The Great Commission to Worship by David Wheeler and Vernon M. Whaley. Read What Evangelism Is Not.
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In McRaney chapter 3, the author outlines content essentials to understanding the gospel message. He also outlines what the “message” is NOT, and what “belief” is NOT – in a world that is constantly trying to water down and replace the gospel through pursuits like social justice and moral deism to name a few, discuss the essentials of the gospel message in detail.

Is repentance essential? Is surrender essential? What does it mean to be born again? Why is the resurrection important, sacrificial atonement, etc. In short, what is the gospel, thoroughly define essential aspects .

In addition, after reading the assigned chapters in Everyday Series: Evangelism, as well as reading the article on “What Evangelism is Not” and watching the introduction video for this week that discusses several key perspectives related to evangelism, incorporate several insights from the material into your thread in reference to how this will impact your perspective on evangelism.

Based on the material, thoroughly discuss how evangelism should be viewed and be honest about your misunderstandings. Were you surprised by some of the observations in reference to what evangelism is “not”? Are you guilty of excuses? What needs to change?

Has the practice of Western Christianity narrowed/weakened the gospel? Explain your answer using Biblical texts.

Assignment 1b: Western Christianity Discussion

This is a graded discussion: 30 points possible

due Jan 12
Assignment 1b: Western Christianity Discussion
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Introduction
In your readings, you will read about the creation of man, man’s responsibilities, the fall, and God’s plan of redemption. As you read, give special attention to the believer’s relationship with God and the believer’s relationship with others (this will give a context for discussion).

Question
Has the practice of Western Christianity narrowed/weakened the gospel? Explain your answer using Biblical texts.

 

Write a minimum 500-word autobiographical paper describing yourself and why you are interested in this class. include a testimony of your multiethnic/multicultural journey.

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Write a minimum 500-word autobiographical paper describing yourself and why you are interested in this class. include a testimony of your multiethnic/multicultural journey. This paper does not have to be in Turabian format; however, if you use any outside sources, cite them appropriately using the SSM Style Guide.

How is the Bible true. (Note, this is different than asking if the Bible is true). Using a single story or passage from the Bible, explore what capital T truth the story holds for our world today.

“Capital T-truths” in the Bible

Write a four page paper that answers the question: How is the Bible true. (Note, this is different than asking if the Bible is true). Using a single story or passage from the Bible, explore what capital T truth the story holds for our world today. Paper must incorporate at least 3 additional sources from class content.

Some things to remember and consider:

 

“How has this course shaped your thinking in the following areas related to the ministry of personal discipleship: 1) stages of discipleship, 2) discipleship in the local church, and 3) healthy church characteristics?”

Course Reflection
You will write a 1,000–1,200-word (4–5 pages) reflection essay in current Turabian format. The essay will answer the question “How has this course shaped your thinking in the following areas related to the ministry of personal discipleship: 1) stages of discipleship, 2) discipleship in the local church, and 3) healthy church characteristics?”

What sampling approach will you as a researcher use; purposeful sampling, homogeneous sampling, snowball sampling? What sampling size or number of respondents will be used to accomplish saturation of data? How will you validate the validity of your protocols and sampling group?

Assignment 13b: Data Collection Discussion

What sampling approach will you as a researcher use; purposeful sampling, homogeneous sampling, snowball sampling? What sampling size or number of respondents will be used to accomplish saturation of data? How will you validate the validity of your protocols and sampling group? What is the purpose of a Beta test on your research protocols (questions)?

Questions
Describe your research protocols. How will you verify the validity of your protocols and sampling group?

What sampling approach will you use as a researcher?

What will be the size of your sampling group?

Initial post due by Wednesday. Write a 300-word post detailing how you would use the method of analyzing collected data and the coding process (three coding levels) leading to new outcomes (theories or themes) that might be used. Be sure to include information from the text and cite them appropriately.

Reply due by Saturday. After reading the posts of all your fellow students, reply to two fellow students with a minimum 200-word post giving them feedback on their discussion. Feel free to ask questions regarding the information they share.

Explain how walking in and under the control of the Holy Spirit impacts our spiritual development.

Specific Prompts:

For this assignment, you will write a paper detailing the importance of spiritual formation and how it relates to discipleship.

Give an overview of the 3 areas related to spiritual growth (Chapters 1, 4, 6, 9, 10, 12 in Spiritual Formation Is) and detail how it affects the whole person.

Explain how walking in and under the control of the Holy Spirit impacts our spiritual development.

Take the personal growth assessment and reflect on your strong points and weaker points.
Create and discuss some habits and disciplines for each of the 3 areas that you need to work on.

Critique or evaluate an aspect of the worldview of a world religion. This is not an apologetic argument for Christianity but rather a critique of some aspect of the self-selected world religion’s worldview. choose one of these four options

Discussion: World Religions

This discussion is in two parts, both related to a world religion:

1. Construct a short argument defending Christianity against an aspect of a world religion.choose one of these four options:
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism

You also must choose a different world religion than the one chosen for the second part of the prompt. You must use a paragraph format. You do not need to be comprehensive but your argument must be coherent. Be sure to use scripture and your textbooks as applicable.

2. Critique or evaluate an aspect of the worldview of a world religion. This is not an apologetic argument for Christianity but rather a critique of some aspect of the self-selected world religion’s worldview. choose one of these four options
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism

 

What biblical character in the New Testament would you say gives greatest evidence of the integration of business and mission/ministry in action? In their lives and actions, what application do you see of our development of a biblical-theological view of business and work from Unit #1 related to order( #638346)?

Biblical Evidence of Integration of Business as Mission

What biblical character in the New Testament would you say gives greatest evidence of the integration of business and mission/ministry in action? In their lives and actions, what application do you see of our development of a biblical-theological view of business and work from Unit #1 related to order( #638346)?