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New MA in Evangelism
and Leadership
Need:
Today only 13% of all churches are growing and only 4% of
all churches are evangelistic . The Church needs a new generation
of leadership. And there are many realities this new generation
of emerging leadership must be equipped to face.
For one,
postmodern culture is influencing the way people think, feel
and respond. New ways to communicate truth, to defend the
faith, to engage the culture and to do church are desperately
needed. In addition, culture around the world is shifting.
Globalization is a reality. In many communities, the multi-ethnic
world is already here and the technology media of the West
has gone everywhere. What’s more, the center of gravity
of the Christian Church has shifted to the Global South. How
do we respond to these global and local realities? How do
we reach people today in this multi-ethnic and culturally
shifting world?
In response
to these realities, Wheaton College Graduate School has launched
a new MA in Evangelism and Leadership degree designed to equip
leaders to think critically and act creatively to embody and
communicate the gospel in our contemporary multi-ethnic world.
Today there is a crying need for “glocal” evangelists
and missionaries, people who can think globally and act locally.
We have committed ourselves to meeting the need for this new
generation of leaders.
This
degree is especially for people seeking to develop professionally
in the following vocational areas:
- Local
church senior leaders, emerging leaders and pastors of
Evangelism and Missions;
- Outreach
leaders and potential leaders in parachurch organizations;
- Aspiring
scholars who want to explore the relationships between
the gospel and cultures;
- Lay
people who want to strengthen their own witness and learn
to train others in evangelism;
- Evangelists
and missionaries around the world.
The
MA in Evangelism and Leadership degree will equip you with
the following competencies:
- You
will learn to generate ministry strategies that are theologically
sound and contextually relevant.
- You
will be equipped to lead and train others in effective
evangelism, and to practice effective evangelism yourself.
- You
will grow in your critical thinking skills about the gospel
and contemporary culture, including emerging culture.
- You
will deepen and expand your understanding of the gospel
as the good news of the kingdom of God.
- You
will learn crucial cross cultural skills related to contextualization
and intercultural communication.
- You
will put contemporary Evangelism in the context of paradigms
and practices of Evangelism throughout Church history.
Internships:
As part of this program, you will have the opportunity
to be placed in cutting edge churches and ministries for
life expanding internships. Alternatively, you can choose
your present ministry position as your internship and lab
experience.
Program
Options:
The
program is offered through a combination of modular and
online (under development) courses over a three year period,
and including a strong internship component. You can contact
Rick Richardson
for further information about your particular situation.
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