MSS 543 Seminar in Assemblies of God Missions Structure
A thorough review of policies and procedures in the implementation of an ongoing missionary program especially to the missionary’s home board and field of service. Restricted to missionary personnel.

MSS/MHT 545 Current Issues in Missiology
A course dealing with the trends and issues affecting contemporary missionary outreach of the Church throughout the world. Emphasis will be placed on the practical implications of these issues on present and future missionary activity

MSS 547 Missions and National Church Strategies
A study of strategies, using New Testament missionary principles, for church multiplication across cultural lines, between sending and receiving bodies, and among fraternal organizations. Among the topics to be considered are indigenous church objectives, the organization of mission efforts, missionary training, and conflict resolution.

MSS/PTH 552 Approaches to Muslims
A survey of Christian approaches to Islamic people. The study will include the theological, contextual, and practical approaches. Key issues such as proper attitudes, spiritual warfare, servanthood, sensitivity to culture, and appropriate use of Scripture will be treated.
Prereq: MCS 545 or equivalent unless taken at undergraduate level.

MSS 629/CE 626 Administration in Theological Education
An overview of Bible school administration in a cross-cultural context. Using a basis of organization/management theory, traditional and nontraditional forms of administration are made relevant to domestic and foreign settings. Governance, personnel relationships, fiscal matters, curriculum development, and assessment issues will be studied.

MSS 630/CE 627 Instruction and Assessment in Theological Education
A study of teaching and evaluation methods and strategies appropriate to the Bible institute/college context. The structure and content of course plans, syllabi, and individual lesson plans will be examined and explained. Various teaching methods and techniques will be demonstrated and evaluated. Testing and other evaluation methods will be presented and discussed.

MSS 641 Practicum in Cross-Cultural Ministry I
An opportunity for the student to be exposed to a ministry that obliges him/her to cross a cultural frontier overseas or in the United States. The distinguishing characteristic of this practicum is that a student must work in, and subsequently verbalize the cultural factor in, an environment of a subculture or a minority/ethnic setting other than his/her own traditional cultural roots.

MSS 642 Practicum in Cross-Cultural Ministry II
A second practicum in cross-cultural ministry.
(See MSS 641 above.)

MSS 643 Church Ministry in the Muslim Context
A survey of the major ecclesiological options and their historical development. Principles for establishing Christian ministries in Muslim societies will be explored. Special attention will be given to the unique process of establishing the church within an Islamic culture. Prereq: MCS 545 or equivalent unless taken at undergraduate level.

MSS/PTH 651 Dynamics of Mentoring
An examination of the mentoring model of learning from a biblical, historical, and contemporary perspective. The purpose and context of mentoring, phases and types of mentoring, development of meaningful mentoring relationships, and the interactive dynamics of the mentoring process are explored. Special emphasis is given to preparation for the mentor role.

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