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Details for Ministry in Animistic Contexts

Quick Info

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Unit code: MIS301
  • Credit points: 10
  • Total workload hours per week: 10
  • Number of timetabled hours per week: 3 *

* Note: Units with reduced contact hours (such as those taught in Intensive format) will have an increased assessment component.↩

Prerequisites

2 x 200 level Missions [MIS] units

The unit Ministry in Animistic Contexts is part of the subject area Missiology and is offered as a part of the following Awards: Bachelor of Contemporary Ministry (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)).

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

This unit provides an advanced study of the animistic world. Ministry approaches that are essential for their effective integration into Christian faith will be examined in detail.

Subject Content

  1. Introduction to animism as practiced today, including phenomenology and key concepts
  2. Overview of the scriptures from an animistic perspective
  3. Key Christian ministry concepts, including power encounter, functional substitutes, ministry to fear, tendency to nominalism, tendency to ritual rather than relationship
  4. Development of ministry approaches, replacing traditional power needs with Christian power solutions

This course may be offered in the following formats

Lectures, seminars, group tutorials, field interview and student presentations. An emphasis will be placed on students’ own research

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis College.

Assessment Methods

Documentary Analysis (30%, 1500 words); Evangelism Report (20%, 1000 words); Major Essay (50%, 2500 words)

Prescribed Text

Readings provided

Representative References