Theology of Christian Mission and Outreach
St. Mark’s Church,
Theology of Christian Mission and Outreach
Sundays 9:00 – 9:45 am (Education Center): Autumn 2007
The Rev. David Rider
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September 16 |
What is ‘Christian’ About Our baptismal covenant as paradigm for mission Following a Savior who gets his hands dirty Our common humanity: God does not favor ‘us’ or ‘them’ Is Christian identity different from non-Christian people of good will? Victorian to postmodern models of Christian service |
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September 23 |
The Missionary God in Scripture: Redeeming Creation Exodus and our liberation from slavery: God takes sides God and the prophets: judging the world order Our neighbor in need: selected biblical texts on the God who sends Messianic and apocalyptic spirituality: the life of the world to come Divine or human agency: who does the work of redemption? |
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September 30 |
The Taize Tradition of Contemplation and Reconciliation The contemplative heart amid the genocide of WWII Brother Roger, orphans and popes Prayer and transformation: waging reconciliation Avoiding the trap of egocentrism in Christian service |
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October 7 |
Outreach and Evangelism: Reclaiming the Great Commission Parsing mission, outreach, charity, healing and evangelism Urgency of spiritual hunger in Overcoming the false dichotomy of internal and external ministry Witnessing Christ’s redemption in affluent zip codes The mission field just beyond our curb |
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October 14 |
Charity or Social Justice as the Focus of Christian Mission Who and what changes when we serve the world? Noblesse oblige and our common humanity in Christ Theological praxis and transforming structures of injustice The Millennium Development Goals and Christian mission |
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October 21 |
St. Mark’s Humanitarian and Spiritual Outreach for Local, National and Global Mission: Food for Body, Mind, Spirit Recent work of our Outreach Commission Practicing what we preach in Food for body, mind and spirit Focusing our partnerships for community ministry |
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October 28 |
Case Study: Seamen’s Church Institute of Reinventing Victorian ministry in the 21st century Christian mission in an interfaith and pluralistic world Human dignity on the water in an age of terror Pastoral care and advocacy as Christian mission |
