What to expect
You’ll hear leading experts, like Jeff Christopherson, co-director of the Send Institute at Wheaton College, and Alan Hirsch, founder of Forge and best-selling author, focus on what the future of evangelicalism and its leadership. You’ll also hear from church planters like Devlin Scott of NewCity Church, Russell Cravens of Neartown Church, and Heath Haynes of The Bridge Montrose as they wrestle with how the 21st century church must adapt to the new cultural realities of racial tension, global pandemic, and pastoral leadership. Among other things, expect to take away:
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An understanding of how the early church grew during times of crisis
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A biblical theology of Christianity's relationship with government
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Clear direction when facing racial reconciliation
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The important role that leadership plays during times of crisis
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A vision for what the church will look like in 2050
What's inside this course:
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1
Class Overview
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Welcome to this Ephesiology Master Class
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Introducing The Church in Times of Crisis
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How to use this course
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Before we begin...
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MA Missiology of Movement Students
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Instructions
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Learning Tasks
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Rubric for Asynchronous Discussion Participation
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Rubric for Final Research Project
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Course Bibliography
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Resources for Academic Research
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3
Defining Church
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What you'll learn in this session
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Ecclesiology
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Ecclesiology Part 2
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Ecclesiology, Part 3
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The Church in Crisis
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Reflection
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Christianity and the Government
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What you'll learn in this session
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Christianity's Relationship with the Government - Dr. Michael Cooper
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Notes
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Individualism and the gospel during a pandemic
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Reflections
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Other Resources
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The Church in Ethnic Tension
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What you'll learn in this section
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Confronting our Bias
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Ethnicity and Diversity, Part 1 - Rev. Devlin Scott
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Ethnicity and Diversity, Part 2 - Rev. Devlin Scott
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We Are Not Okay
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Racism has no place in the presence of Christ
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Reflections on the Church in Ethnic Tension
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Church History and Plagues
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What you'll learn in this section
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Free Book Download
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The Early Church and Plagues - Dr. Michael Cooper
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Reflection
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Other Resources from Michael
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The Coming Change in North American Evangelicalism
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What you'll learn in this section
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Jeff Christopherson and North American Evangelicalism
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When Evangelicals Sneeze
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Reflection
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Other Resources from Jeff
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Leadership in the Time of Crisis
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What you'll learn in this section
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Alan Hirsch and APEST Leadership
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Reframation
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Reflection
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Other Resources from Alan
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Responding to Crisis
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What you'll learn in this section
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Heath Haynes and Pushing Shepherding to Small Group Leaders
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Reflection
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The Role of the Sermon
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What you'll learn in this section
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Russell Cravens and the Changing Role of the Sermon
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Reflection
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The Missiologically Theocentric Micro-Church
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What you'll learn in this section
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Matt Till and Resources for the Micro-Church
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Reflection
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Resources for ‘Going Micro’
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A Hypothetical Case Study
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Case Study Introduction
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What will the church of 2050 look like?
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13
Recovering the Growth Posture of the New Testament Church
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Recovering a Growth Posture - The Ephesiology Team
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Download this Roadmap to Growth before you proceed
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Recovering a Growth Posture for Your Church
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More Resources for Growing the Church during Crises
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Additional Resources
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Want to go further? Here's what's next.
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Before you go...
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Clearing Up the Confusion
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Invite us to speak
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Final Projects
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Reading, Reflections, and Class Lessons
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Participation
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Book Review
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Research Project
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Meet your instructors

Associate Professor of Church Planting
Jeff Christopherson

Professor of Missiological Theology
Michael T. Cooper

Associate Professor of Movement Leadership
Alan Hirsch