《王国的故事

一个小组每周聚几个小时，持续几个星期. One member of the group is a convicted criminal who has done his time. 另一名成员是地区检察官. At the end of their time together, the convicted criminal baptizes the district attorney! And that is just how God’s Kingdom emerges—unexpected, beautiful, powerful, and even ironic. 神的灵感动了. 两个来自不同世界的人建立了联系. 他们的生活发生了改变. The community gathered was changed, and the story rippled through their church.

我们能做到吗? No, but we can prepare ourselves to be catalysts by learning to understand God’s Kingdom, 让我们自己成为王国的使者, looking for ways for God’s Kingdom to come and His will to be done in our churches, and bridging the cultural gap between 教会 and our current society. 你愿意成为催化剂吗? 你愿意成为一颗芥菜籽长成大树的一部分吗? Would you like to help others find the pearl of great price that is God’s Kingdom now and in the future? That is what the 变革事工硕士 is designed to do…

变革事工硕士
项目学习目标

目标1: 地面学生 转化神学 宣告神的王权正在显现.

目标1.1: 学生 summarize the biblical metanarrative and Christians’ role in it.

目标1.2: 学生 explain the concepts of the “emerging” Kingship of God (realized eschatology) and the 该机构一些 (上帝的使命)以及它们与教会的关联.

目标1.3: 学生 perceive the redemptive movement of God’s Spirit in large and small manifestations of His Kingship in the past, 现在, 和未来的.

目标1.4: 学生 describe biblical and historical examples of the missional Church engaged in holistic ministry and transformative social action that embody God’s Kingship.

目标1.5 .学生运用合理的原则, 方法, and strategies that facilitate transformative experiences with God’s written Word.

目标1.6: 学生 articulate a personal philosophy of ministry rooted in the Christian Scriptures and the 该机构一些.

目标2:   使学生具备体验和提升的能力 个人和关系的转变 通过以基督为中心的属灵培育.

目标2.1: 学生 engage classic spiritual formation literature and exercise spiritual disciplines—that is, 与基督同在, 变得像基督, 并在基督的工上有分.

目标2.2: 学生 develop and implement a “care for the caregiver” plan that promotes resilience and longevity of service for Christian leaders and their 家庭.

目标2.3: 学生整合心理学原理, 工具, 以及帮助个人的技巧, 家庭, 社区克服了心理和情感上的挑战, 从而改善心理健康, 改善人际关系, 整体幸福感.

目标3:   使学生具备促进 社会转型 通过满足身体、情感、关系和精神上的需求.

目标3.1: 学生通过圣经的基础来促进神的王权, 情境适宜的沟通.

目标3.2:  学生 critically evaluate contemporary worldviews and cultures from a Christian perspective as they develop and implement redemptive ministry strategies.

目标3.3: 学生 demonstrate “cultural agility” by articulating the key elements of a “culture,"分析一个特定社区的文化, and forming ministry strategies appropriate for the cultural context.

目标3.4: 学生 analyze and evaluate contemporary models of holistic ministry employed by “missional” churches and 基督教辅助机构.

目标4:   使学生有能力 组织转型 through Kingdom-oriented planning, innovative leadership, and effective management.

目标4.1: 学生分析和评估组织, 当地的, 区域, and global Market Viability Index (MVI) trends that shape the future of organizations, 教会, 这个世界.

目标4.2: 学生 critically assess organizational behaviors as well as an organization’s adaptability and willingness to change using industry-standard 工具.

目标4.3: 学生 develop strategic plans that address organizational adaptability and success measurements through case studies.

目标4.4: 学生 practice essential leadership functions that prepare churches and organizations for transformation, 包括分析组织文化, 视觉铸造, 更新组织生命周期, 战略规划, 改变管理.

目标5:   养成…的习惯 终身学习 这为在事工和服事上的长期和富有成效的职业生涯提供了燃料.

目标5.1: 学生批判性地参与关键领域的事工思想领袖.

目标5.2: 学生 research issues and formulate practical, contextualized approaches to ministry challenges.