Course Syllabus MI 363
Intercultural Studies - Globalization
Eugene Bible College, Spring 2009

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.
Each student is encouraged to choose a particular area of the world and use the assignments to further deepen the understanding about that area its people, culture and present condition.

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 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
Missions in the Third Millennium by Stan Guthrie, Paternoster Press, 2004.
Operation World by Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk, 2001 Edition with 2005 Revision and Updates

OTHER READING INCLUDED IN THE TERM
Ministry at the Margins by Cherl J. Sanders, 1997

Course requirements

1. Assigned Readings: Read assigned sections for in-class and online discussions and enter your responses to the questions into the class blog at www.ebcglobalization.blogspot.com. These should be about 100 words long and should take into account other's entries as well as the posted question. These are posted on the Internet. There will be five for the term. - 10 %

2. Each week you will be assigned to learn a section of the globe. There will be a regional map quiz each Friday of the week. - 10%

3. Choose a modern missions organization and present a report about their ministry and scope. This paper should be about 200-300 words and should include at least 1 primary and 2 secondary sources (not just the missionary organization itself). DUE FRIDAY April 17, 2009 - 10%

4. 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 24, 2009 - 10%

5. Identify and discuss perspective of a marginalized group within a particular area and discuss their role in missions. This should include 1 primary and 2 secondary sources. DUE May 15, 2009 - 10%

6. MIDTERM Includes information from first half of term May 1, 2009 - 10%

7. Participate in a cross-cultural experience this term and compare and contrast differences in culture, race, gender, social and economic perspectives. About 200-300 word response DUE FRIDAY, May 11, 2007 - 10%

8. 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 5 sources including 2 primary sources and 3 secondary sources. Students may uses sources from other assignments in class if applicable. Presented June 1, 2007 - 20%

9. FINAL Includes information from last half of term June 10, 1 p.m. - 10%
A primary source is first-hand and can be from an interview, journal, autobiography, radio, personal blog, 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 should only be used as a general reference and not a primary or secondary source for a paper or presentation.

All papers are due in class on their assigned days and are subject to 10-20% deduction for lateness. No paper will be accepted after June 3, 2007. EBC's policies of academic honesty and intellectual freedom and discourse will be upheld in this course as well as proper Internet etiquette.