End of the Term

Congratulations on a term well spent! You guys did a great job in and outside of class. I am looking forward to see you at the Final, Thursday at 8 a.m. and the graduation ceremonies later that evening. If you are interested, I will be teaching Biblical Foundations for Missions next Fall MWF at 1 p.m. Be prepared to stay awake in class.

Have a great Summer.

Ministry Opportunities for the Summer

• Elderly and Aging

Eugene Rehab Contact: Kathleen Holloway 746-6581	McKenzie Nursing and Rehab Contact: Dennis Duerst 687-1310
Hillside Heights Contact: Lou Ann McQauiston 683-2155	River Park Living Center Contact: Linda Carigia 345-6199
Sawyer House Contact: Lynette Hass 338-8780

• Disabilities

Hilyard Community Center Contact: Twila Jacobsen 682-5311	McNaire House Contact: Rose Hay 342-7579
Easter Seal Treatment Center Contact: 344-2247	The ARC of Lane County Contact: Janet Rapoport 343-5256
Uhlhorn Program Contact: Kevin Anguick 345-4244	Willamalane Specialized Recreation Contact: Pam Caples 746-1669
Cal Young Middle School Contact: 687-3234	Special Olympics Contact: Emerald Valley Special Olympics 747-3536
YMCA Contact: Holly Anderson 686-9622	Early Education Program Easter Seals Contact: Jane Welch-Sprague 485-0368

• Poverty and Homelessness

St. Vincent de Paul Contact: Rebecca Larsen 687-5820	Catholic Community Services of Lane County Contact: Cheryl Larson 345-3628
Brethren Housing Contact: Oscar Heredia 726-8125	The First Place Center Contact: Bonnie Blomberg 342-7728
Family Shelter House Contact: Bonnie Blomberg 686-1262 Ext. 303	Grassroots Garden Project Contact: Food for Lane County 343-2822
Food for Lane County (Food Rescue Express) Contact: Sheila Norte 343-2822	Headstart Contact: Ruby Miller 747-2425
Willamalane Teen Center Contact: Jill Cuadros 736-4540	McKenzie Village (Willamalane) Contact: Jennifer 746-1669
Hosea Youth Services Contact: Mike 344-5583	Birth-to-Three Contact: Sarah or Thelma 484-5316
Big Brother Big Sister Contact: bbbs.org	Habitat for Humanity Contact: Mary Ann Meyers 744-1707

• Abuse

Relief Nursery Contact: Michelle Meador 343-9706

Jasper Mountain Center Contact: Cathy Goins (Wednesdays) 747-1235

• Illness and Dying

Sacred Heart Hospital Contact: Jill Day 686-3875 (Afternoons)

McKenzie-Willamette Hospital Contact: Thelma Clemens 741-4606

• Miscellaneous

Whittaker Center Public Safety Contact: Carrie Chouinard 682-5355

The SMART Reading Program Contact: Liz Degner 726-3302

Supplemental Reading

Here are some references to non-required readings that were used this term in class.

Christianity Rediscovered. By Vincent J. Donovan. New York: Orbis Books, 1978.

This is the story of Donovan experience working East Africa with the Masai. His discovery was that by leaving the school and medical mission facility he was better able to share the gospel. He did not teach literacy or try to change the culture of the Masai, but rather contextualized the message to meet them where they were.

Volunteer Youth Workers: Recruiting and Developing Leaders for Youth Ministry. By J. Dave Stone and Rose Mary Miller. Loveland: Group Books, 1985.

This thin guide encourages and gives practical advice for developing and maintaining vibrant youth groups and youth leaders. The authors use personal experiences as case studies in youth ministries.

"God and War: How Chaplains and Soldiers Struggle to Keep Faith Under Fire." Newsweek. By Eve Conant. May 7, 2007: 26-34

This article follows the experience of a Baptist chaplain working oversees under great physical, emotional and spiritual stress. An excellent case study for missions workers preparing for the field.

For this week!
Non-Traditional Expression of Christianity

Due Friday, May 18th

Participate and respond to a public gathering that celebrates Christianity that is outside of a Church building or Christian school. This event can incorporate any combination of Christian disciplines including prayer, worship, service, confession, proclamation, meditation, study or fellowship. 200 words

Cross-Cultural Experience

Due Friday, May 11th

Participate in a cross-cultural event that is at least one-hour in length and requires interaction between people of different cultures. In a paper write your reactions including your expectations and your experience. Compare your differences and similarities is culture as wells as things that might be affected by race, gender, social and economic factors and perspectives. 200-300 words

Question #3

Please respond by May 14, 2007

"Children, poor people, minorities and women are to be receivers rather than bearers of the gospel."

Globalization Mi363 Midterm Study Guide
Spring 2007

Escobar
Southern-ward shift of Center of Christianity

Elizabeth Elliot, Amy Carmichael and Mabel Cable

Historical ebb and flow of Christianity
Ad 500 1750-1815

500-950 1815-1914

950-1350 1945-1989

1350-1500 1974

1500-1750

Emerging Nations, Third world

Culture Christianity Contextualization

Marginalized Groups Pre modern, Modern and Post Modern

Christendom Hedonism

Materialism Marxism

Rationalism Fundamentalism

Sanders
Accountability compassion Empathy

Holistic ministry

Prophetic Women

Moreau
4 points of Spiritual warfare (from lecture)

Nature of God
Man
and Satan

Marginalized Group -Paper due Friday

Identify and discuss perspective of a marginalized group and discuss their role in missions. About 200- 300 words long. This should include 1 primary and 2 secondary sources. (or 3 unique secondary sources) This paper should be in your urban focus area to give you a start on your final presentation.

Question #2

Please respond by April 29, 2007

"By combining physical help with spiritual help, the modern missionary undermines the power of the Gospel."

Non-traditional Missionary Assignment
Due Friday April 13th

Read your syllabus first, and then look at some hints to help you get started. A link to Missionaries with blogs. Or pick a missionary doctor from Volunteers in Medical Missions. How about the young Missionary Kids, what's life like for them? Or missions opportunities for older people. How about a blog about a church plant? Have fun.

Don't forget! Modern Missionary Organization Paper Due Friday!

Write 200+ words about a contemporary group that is making a difference in the world today. What is their ministry focus? Here is a list of several agencies though EFMA. You can research them on the Internet, but find out what others are saying about them too. You can look up their financial status on www.give.org or ECFA.

Question #1

Please respond by April 11, 2007

"The core of Christianity has shifted away from the Western world, therefore the role of the Western missionary is less relevant than before"

Course Syllabus MI 363

Intercultural Studies
Globalization and Power Encounter
Eugene Bible College, Spring 2007
M W F 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

www.ebcglobalization.blogspot.com

College Mission Statement & Goals

The mission of Eugene Bible College is to glorify God through biblically-based college education that disciples and equips servants of Jesus Christ to become life-long learners who offer effective and relevant Spirit-filled ministry and leadership in the church and the world.

Course Description

This course will analyze globalization from a Christian perspective. Through a combination of discussions, lectures, reading, class activities and assignments students will explore the coming challenges to Christian leaders of the global dynamics in the world today. The course will explore the complexity of leadership in global culture with an emphasis on issues of injustice, ethnicity, gender, religious pluralism and the poor.

This course will also examine conflicts entrenched with spiritual and cultural strongholds present in world views and a discussion of practical ways of putting the truth in action.

Course Objectives

Students taking this course will be able to articulate the current issues within globalization, post-modernism, and shifting social and economic powers as how they relate to Christianity and missions. They will also analyze and write about modern Christianity and mission including non-western or otherwise marginalized perspectives.

During the course, students will compare different view-points and present solutions for different conflicts that may arise in missions today. Students will also experience different cultural social setting and respond using terminology and concepts presented in class and through assigned readings. Students will also utilize modern forms of communication including the Internet to not only receive but to contribute to the global discourse and exchange of information.

Required Reading

The New Global Mission: the Gospel from Everywhere to Everywhere by Samuel Escobar. Intervarsity Press

Ministry at the Margins: The Prophetic Mission of Women, Youth and the Poor by Cheryl J. Sanders. Intervarsity Press

Spiritual Warfare: Disarming the Enemy Through the Power of God by A. Scott Moreau. Harold Shaw Publishers

Course requirements

• Assigned Readings: Read assigned sections for in-class and online discussions For the Escobar reading you will enter your responses to the questions into the class blog at www.ebcglobalization.blogspot.com. These should be 100-200 words long and may respond to other's entries as well as the posted question. These are posted on the Internet. 4/11, 4/29 and 5/9 - 10 %
• Choose a modern missions organization and present a report about their ministry and scope. This paper should be 200-300 words and should include at least 1 primary and 2 secondary sources. DUE FRIDAY April 13, 2007 -5%
• Correspond with a non-traditional missionary and prepare a paper about their work and challenges. This should include primary sources by live or phone interview or emails, journal or blog. DUE FRIDAY April 20, 2007 -5%
• Identify and discuss perspective of a marginalized group and discuss their role in missions. This should include 1 primary and 2 secondary sources. DUE APRIL 27, 2007- 5%
• Discuss modern day spiritual issues in global setting from a Biblical perspective. Each Friday students will study and participate in small group discussions. 10%
• MIDTERM Includes information from first half of term May 4, 2007-15%
• Participate in a cross-cultural experience this term and compare and contrast differences in culture, race, gender, social and economic perspectives. 200-300 word response DUE FRIDAY, May 11, 2007 -10%
• Explore diversity within Christianity by participating in a public Christian expression other than a traditional service held at a Church or Bible College. Students will write a 200-300 word reaction paper using the terms and concepts discussed in class. DUE May 18, 2007 -10%
• Present research on a specific urban center in the world. This may include its historical and ethic make-up as well as economic and social issues. It should also include its unique challenges and opportunities for reaching its various people groups with the gospel. Discuss its spiritual setting and challenges. There will be 10 minute presentation and 5 minutes of discussion or questions. The presentation may be creative in form. This should include an annotated bibliography of 10 sources including 3 primary sources and 4 secondary sources. Students may uses sources from other assignments in class if applicable. DUE May 22-June 6, 2007-10%
• FINAL Includes information from last half of term June 14, 8 a.m. -15%

A primary source is first-hand and can be from an interview, journal, autobiography, radio or television broadcast or memoir. A secondary source can be a newspaper, or magazine article, a book or a website specifically about a subject. A tertiary source includes encyclopedias and online information clearinghouses such Infoplease and Wikipedia and is not acceptable for first- or second-source papers.

All papers are due in class on their assigned days and are subject to 5% deduction per day for late papers. No paper will be accepted after May 22, 2007. EBC's policies of academic honesty and intellectual freedom and discourse will be upheld in this course.

Assigned Reading Schedule

Week	Monday - Escobar	Wednesday - Sanders	Friday - Moreau
1	April 2 Christian Missions ebcglobalization.blogspot	April 4 Ethics of the Bible 1-3	April 6 Chapters 1-2 Choose a City/Urban Center
2	April 9 Mud and Glory	April 11 blog	April 13 Ch 3 Modern Missions Reports
3	April 16 Brave New World Order	April 18 Prophetic ministry of Women 4-6	April 20 Ch 4 Non Traditional Missions
4	April 23 Post Christian Post Modern	April 25 blog	April 27 Ch 5 Marginalized Group
5	April 30 Christ: God's Best Missionary	May 2 Children and Youth 7-9	May 4 Ch 6-7 MID TERM EXAM
6	May 7 The US and Christian Missions	May 9 blog	May 11 Ch 8 Cross Cultural Experience
7	May 14 Text and Context: The World through New Eyes	May 16 Challenges to Church 10-12	May 18 Ch 9 Non Church Experience
8	May 21 Mission as Transforming Service	May 22 (all papers due) Presentation	May 24 Ch 10
9	May 28 New way of Looking	May 30 Presentation	June 2 Ch 11
10	June 4	June 6 Presentation	June 8 Chapter 12
11 Finals		Thursday June 14 FINAL 8 AM

Welcome to Globalization 2007

Here are some links to get you started.

What is globalization?
The basic definition

How does it affect missions?
Link to papers