Schedule

date

before class, in order

in class / sailing skills

Movement in the Bible

Jan 6

Jan 8

read Paul Graham, "The Lesson to Unlearn": What lessons might you need to unlearn so not to miss out on education’s truer benefits?

read the syllabus, especially course, policies, and tasks: put dates on your planner

read Roy Moran, Spent Matches ch 1 (Canvas) and 24:14 ch 21 "Brutal Facts": Do you resonate? why or why not?

listen to Newbigin "Bible Overview" part one (OT) (40 min): What are the "brutal facts" at the end of the OT era?

unlearn; organize

Jan 10

watch "Ordinary People" with someone not in the course (93 min): What roles do you assume 'ordinary people' play in Christ's body? What roles do pastors and other leaders play?

Zúme 1.4: spiritual breathing; college value paradox

Jan 13

squads watch Waha trailer and training course week one introductory video (budget 90 minutes)

read Addison What Jesus Started "In the Beginning was Jesus" and ch 1

inhale a God-sized vision, and exhale it

Jan 15

read Addison chs 2-5

learn-and-tell: TW, and others?

Jan 17

read Addison ch 6 and interlude

listen to Newbigin "Bible Overview" part two (NT) (48 min)

Zúme 1.5: SOAPS Bible study

Jan 21

read Addison chs 7-10

learn-and-tell: we will keep doing these

Jan 22

read Addison chs 11-12 and interlude

squads watch Waha training week two: how to start discovery groups; practice with Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (budget 90 minutes)

preview church circle?

Jan 24

read Addison chs 13-16

shema lifestyle; abiding

Jan 27

read Addison chs 17-18

squads watch Waha training week three: be hearers and doers of the Word (budget 60 minutes for each of the rest of these)

take on a regular SOAPS/Bible study dscipline

Jan 29

read Addison chs 19-25

preview four fields?

Movement in Church History

Jan 31

read Addison Movements "Patrick" and introduction

watch this video on movement principles and movements in Europe

Zúme 2.2: prayer cycle

Feb 3

read Addison Movements ch 1

squads watch Waha training week four: multiply prayer

take on a prayer regimen: prayer cycle and/or calendar?

Feb 5

read Addison ch 2

five-fingers people

Feb 7

read Addison ch 3

paper due integrating OT/NT courses and What Jesus Started (revision due a week from now)

Zúme 4.1: three-minute testimony

Feb 10

read Addison ch 4

squads watch Waha training week five: engage the lost (far from God)

identify/engage your five-fingers people

Feb 12

read Addison ch 5 and conclusion

progress/reflection report due

Zúme 5.3 BLESS prayer

God's Moving Kingdom

Feb 14

read Trousdale and Sunshine Kingdom Unleashed ch 1

Zúme 5.1 prayer walking; schedule pray walk?

practice over the long weekend

Feb 19

read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 2-3

Feb 21

read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 4

paper due integrating history/Doctrine courses and Movements that Change the World

three circles

Feb 24

read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 5-6

Feb 26

read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 7

four fields

Feb 28

read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 8

squads watch Waha training week six: find people of peace

seek/test for people of peace

Mar 3

read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 9-10

Mar 5

read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 11-12

Mar 7

read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 13

squads watch Waha training week seven: help discovery groups start

start a discovery group for creation-to-Christ, seven journeys, or a topic

practice over spring break

Mar 17

read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 14-15

Mar 19

read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 16

church circle

Mar 21

read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 17-18

Movement in the Muslim World

Mar 24

read Trousdale Miraculous Movements about and intro

Zúme 7.1: training cycle

Mar 26

read Trousdale chs 1-2

Mar 28

read Trousdale ch 3

squads watch Waha training week eight: coach and multiply churches

MAWL some skills

Mar 31

read Trousdale chs 4-5

Apr 2

read Trousdale ch 6

Zúme 4.3: duckling discipleship

Apr 4

read Trousdale chs 7-8

optional additional-book-related paper due

Apr 7

read Trousdale ch 9

squads watch Waha training week nine: coach and multiply leaders

practice duckling-discipleship, especially in a DG network

Apr 9

read Trousdale chs 10-12

training continues

Movement in Legacy Churches

Apr 11

read Moran chs 2-3

paper on (missiology, world religion, and) Doctrine integrated with Trousdale's books

Apr 14

read Moran chs 4-5

God's kingdom and 'religious' identity?

Apr 16

read Moran ch 6-7

activity reports due

the Kingdom's story?

practice over Triduum

Apr 23

read Moran chs 8-9

ongoing coaching

finals week

squad oral exams; final take-home exam

Go and make and be disciples! Keep abiding, practicing, sharing what you know, and growing and multiplying grace and fruitfulness! Keep in touch, and contact me if I can help you launch.

date	before class, in order	in class / sailing skills
Movement in the Bible
Jan 6		shape of the course
Jan 8	read Paul Graham, "The Lesson to Unlearn": What lessons might you need to unlearn so not to miss out on education’s truer benefits? read the syllabus, especially course, policies, and tasks: put dates on your planner read Roy Moran, Spent Matches ch 1 (Canvas) and 24:14 ch 21 "Brutal Facts": Do you resonate? why or why not? listen to Newbigin "Bible Overview" part one (OT) (40 min): What are the "brutal facts" at the end of the OT era?	unlearn; organize
Jan 10	watch "Ordinary People" with someone not in the course (93 min): What roles do you assume 'ordinary people' play in Christ's body? What roles do pastors and other leaders play?	Zúme 1.4: spiritual breathing; college value paradox
Jan 13	squads watch Waha trailer and training course week one introductory video (budget 90 minutes) read Addison What Jesus Started "In the Beginning was Jesus" and ch 1	inhale a God-sized vision, and exhale it
Jan 15	read Addison chs 2-5	learn-and-tell: TW, and others?
Jan 17	read Addison ch 6 and interlude listen to Newbigin "Bible Overview" part two (NT) (48 min)	Zúme 1.5: SOAPS Bible study
Jan 21	read Addison chs 7-10	learn-and-tell: we will keep doing these
Jan 22	read Addison chs 11-12 and interlude squads watch Waha training week two: how to start discovery groups; practice with Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (budget 90 minutes)	preview church circle?
Jan 24	read Addison chs 13-16	shema lifestyle; abiding
Jan 27	read Addison chs 17-18 squads watch Waha training week three: be hearers and doers of the Word (budget 60 minutes for each of the rest of these)	take on a regular SOAPS/Bible study dscipline
Jan 29	read Addison chs 19-25	preview four fields?
Movement in Church History
Jan 31	read Addison Movements "Patrick" and introduction watch this video on movement principles and movements in Europe	Zúme 2.2: prayer cycle
Feb 3	read Addison Movements ch 1 squads watch Waha training week four: multiply prayer	take on a prayer regimen: prayer cycle and/or calendar?
Feb 5	read Addison ch 2	five-fingers people
Feb 7	read Addison ch 3 paper due integrating OT/NT courses and What Jesus Started (revision due a week from now)	Zúme 4.1: three-minute testimony
Feb 10	read Addison ch 4 squads watch Waha training week five: engage the lost (far from God)	identify/engage your five-fingers people
Feb 12	read Addison ch 5 and conclusion progress/reflection report due	Zúme 5.3 BLESS prayer
God's Moving Kingdom
Feb 14	read Trousdale and Sunshine Kingdom Unleashed ch 1	Zúme 5.1 prayer walking; schedule pray walk?
practice over the long weekend
Feb 19	read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 2-3
Feb 21	read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 4 paper due integrating history/Doctrine courses and Movements that Change the World	three circles
Feb 24	read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 5-6
Feb 26	read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 7	four fields
Feb 28	read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 8 squads watch Waha training week six: find people of peace	seek/test for people of peace
Mar 3	read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 9-10
Mar 5	read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 11-12
Mar 7	read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 13 squads watch Waha training week seven: help discovery groups start	start a discovery group for creation-to-Christ, seven journeys, or a topic
practice over spring break
Mar 17	read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 14-15
Mar 19	read Trousdale and Sunshine ch 16	church circle
Mar 21	read Trousdale and Sunshine chs 17-18
Movement in the Muslim World
Mar 24	read Trousdale Miraculous Movements about and intro	Zúme 7.1: training cycle
Mar 26	read Trousdale chs 1-2
Mar 28	read Trousdale ch 3 squads watch Waha training week eight: coach and multiply churches	MAWL some skills
Mar 31	read Trousdale chs 4-5
Apr 2	read Trousdale ch 6	Zúme 4.3: duckling discipleship
Apr 4	read Trousdale chs 7-8 optional additional-book-related paper due
Apr 7	read Trousdale ch 9 squads watch Waha training week nine: coach and multiply leaders	practice duckling-discipleship, especially in a DG network
Apr 9	read Trousdale chs 10-12	training continues
Movement in Legacy Churches
Apr 11	read Moran chs 2-3 paper on (missiology, world religion, and) Doctrine integrated with Trousdale's books
Apr 14	read Moran chs 4-5	God's kingdom and 'religious' identity?
Apr 16	read Moran ch 6-7 activity reports due	the Kingdom's story?
practice over Triduum
Apr 23	read Moran chs 8-9	ongoing coaching
finals week	squad oral exams; final take-home exam
Go and make and be disciples! Keep abiding, practicing, sharing what you know, and growing and multiplying grace and fruitfulness! Keep in touch, and contact me if I can help you launch.

Theology / Senior Seminar Spring 2025 Schedule