Content

This unit considers the life and written work of John Wesley. The unit examines the reasons why John Wesley and his early Methodists proved so effective in evangelism and discipleship such that new disciples made new disciples. Such an exploration will enable participants to develop the necessary frameworks for better understanding evangelism and discipleship; then and now. The unit will also help students to consider their own approaches to evangelism and discipleship in their ministry context in Australia.

Unit code: DM9025S

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Elective

Unit discipline: Missiology

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Stirling College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Use primary sources as tools for shaping contemporary mission practice.

2.

Critically evaluate Wesleyan models of evangelism and discipleship.

3.

Analyse ways in which scholars have applied Wesley’s belief and practice to contemporary contexts.

4.

Evaluate contemporary challenges in evangelism and discipleship and reframe their own practice in light of Wesley’s contribution.

5.

Demonstrate competence in researching the opportunities and issues for mission in one particular contemporary context.

Unit sequence

18 points in Field B 18 points in Field C 18 points in Field D

Pedagogy

The pedagogy uses a flipped classroom approach whereby students engage with the material prior to class. A variety of lecturers, seminars, recorded video and tutorials are used to engage with the material.

Indicative Bibliography

Primary Sources

  • Baker, Frank, ed. The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, [1984].

Select Bibliography

Abraham, William J. Methodism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019.

Chilcote, Paul W. The Quest for Love Divine: Select Essays in Wesleyan Theology and Practice. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2022.

Chilcote, Paul W. Active Faith: Resisting 4 Dangerous Ideologies with the Wesleyan Way. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2019.

Collins, Kenneth J. and Ryan N. Danker. (eds). The Next Methodism: Theological, Social, and Missional Foundations for Global Methodism. Franklin: Seedbed Publishers, 2021.

Lenton, John. John Wesley’s Preachers: A Social and Statistical Analysis of the British and Irish Preachers Who Entered the Methodist Itinerancy before 1791. Eugene: Paternoster, 2009.

Meadows, Philip R. Remembering Our Baptism: Discipleship and Mission in the Wesleyan Spirit. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2018.

McGever, Sean. Born Again: The Evangelical Theology of Conversion in John Wesley and George Whitefield. Bellingham: Lexam Press, 2020.

Reasoner, Vic. Fundamental Wesleyan Theology. Vol. 1, 2 and 3. Nicholasville: Fundamental Wesleyan Publishers, 2021.

Robinson, Elaine A. Godbearing: Evangelism Reconceived. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2006.

Vickers, Jason, E. and Jerome Van Kuiken. (eds.). Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the Twenty-First Century. Moorfields: Wesley’s Foundery Books, 2020.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Application Essay: (2000 words)

2000 30.0
Essay

Critical Topical Essay: (2500 words)

2500 40.0
Essay

Biographical Essay: (2500 words)

2500 30.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 2 Sep, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-09-02 13:46:51 +1000