This unit is designed to give the student an introduction to the concept and practice of mission and its priority for the people of God. It explores the topic of mission from a biblical, theological, historical and sociological perspective. It enables the student to develop and apply concepts of mission in their local context.
Unit code: DM8113B
Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Missiology
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running1. | Identify and evaluate developments in the theology and practice of mission in the Bible and in different eras of church history. |
2. | Critically reflect on the impact of current sociological issues and trends on the practice of mission for the church. |
3. | Analyse the concept of holistic mission. |
4. | Demonstrate a critical understanding of past and current mission approaches utilised by individuals, congregations and denominations |
5. | Formulate strategies for mission in a local setting. |
Lectures, group work, online forums, videos
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) | |||||
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Variant 1 | ||||||||
Case Study | 1,500 word case study/project Note: One set from two assessment variants will be nominated at the time of scheduling by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit and published in the unit outline. Students may have topical choices within a given assessment variant, but are not able to make choices outside that set of assessments. |
1500 | 25.0 | |||||
Forum | 1,500 words equivalent online forum participation, regular postings |
1500 | 25.0 | |||||
Essay | 3000 | 50.0 | ||||||
Variant 2 | ||||||||
Article (for Newspaper, e.g. letter to the editor) | Article for denominational magazine Note: One set from two assessment variants will be nominated at the time of scheduling by the lecturer/unit coordinator prior to the start of the unit and published in the unit outline. Students may have topical choices within a given assessment variant, but are not able to make choices outside that set of assessments. |
1500 | 25.0 | |||||
Tutorial Paper/Seminar Paper | Lead tutorial and submit paper on the topic |
1500 | 25.0 | |||||
Essay | 3000 | 50.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 26 Oct, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-10-26 16:20:00 +1100