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A warm welcome to my students for this course on world missions. This course is designed to give you a broad understanding of the biblical, historical, global, and methodological perspectives by which the church carries out the Great Commission with practical application to both cross-cultural and domestic missions.

I hope you find yourself challenged in this course as well as inspired to be a active part of God's mission. May you discover ways in which God can use you in the spread of His kingdom throughout the world.

Missions is the overflow of our delight in God because missions is the overflow of God's delight in being God." --John Piper

	Religious State of the World
	Purpose of the Church in the World
	Missionary Cycle
	Mission Preparation: Incarnational Missions
	Church Growth & Missions
	Culture & Missions
	Cross-culturalism & Monoculturalism
	Planning & Strategies
	Urban World & Ministry
	Leadership Development

Links to Course Handouts (MS Word & Power Point Slides)

	Membership of Church of Christ by State
	Missions Terminology
	Disciplines of Missiology
	10/40 Window
	Sending Motif in the Gospel of John
	Dual Culture Model of Communication
	Two Cultural Perspectives
	Identificationalism vs. Extractionism

George Muller, William Carey, David Livingstone, Mary Slessor, Robert Moffat, Hudson Taylor, C. T. Studd

Biography Resources Links:

	*Christian Biography Resources*
	*Missionary E-Text Archives*

	*Introduction to World Missions Syllabus - Spring 2010*
	*Semester Grades Posted*
	*Semester Attendance Posted*

Introduction to World Missions