introduction—handouts—mobile academy of mission
DESCRIPTION
Academy of Mission is a modular teaching program focussed upon serving indigenous missional leadership — principally within developing nations of the global south. The curriculum covers a biblical-theological introduction to Christian mission and to the historical and emergent world-mission movements, together with insight into the spirituality, theory and praxis of Christian faith, community and work within a global missionary paradigm.TRANSCRIPT
'eternal purpose‘ academy of mission
mission mobilisation through leadership education—academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk 1
2008-2009
welcome to the ‘eternal purpose’
academy of mission
mission mobilisation…
through leadership education
inspiration for mobile mission academy
“if you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather
the wood, divide the work and give orders;
instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea”
Antoine de Saint Exupery
“write the vision, make it plain upon tablets,
that whosoever reads it, may run with it, as a herald”
the prophet Habakkuk
“keep safe the great treasure that has been entrusted to you,
with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us”
“…and the things you heard from me… these things commit to
faithful people, such as will be competent to teach others
also”
the apostle Paul, writing to Timothy
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
philosophy
mission mobilisation…• part of world Christian mission movement
…through leadership education• not training, committal
• communication…
• creating understanding
• opportunity to learn
“seed time and harvest time”• thirty, sixty, hundred-fold harvest
• depends upon your response!
'eternal purpose‘ academy of mission
mission mobilisation through leadership education—academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk 2
2008-2009
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
inspiration for curriculum
one thing I do: forgetting what is behind
me and straining forward toward what
lies ahead,
I keep pursuing the goal in the hope of
taking hold of that for which the
Messiah Yeshua took hold of me,
in order to win the supreme and heavenly
prize offered by God’s upward calling
in the Messiah Yeshua
― Philippians 3.14
curriculum
God’s high call to his covenant community
destiny of the messianic covenant community
vocation of the messianic covenant community
design of the messianic covenant community
dynamic of the messianic covenant community
pressing toward the high call of God
running the race marked out for us
leading God’s people
overcoming in arena of conflict
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
you may use this teaching freely
…providing you observe these conditions:
credit the author, John Clements
link to http://academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
do not amend the academy contents, in any way
do not use the academy for commercial profit
include this entire notice, whenever the academy
is presented, published or promoted, in any way
you may read this licence in full at
http://academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk/licence
'eternal purpose‘ academy of mission
mission mobilisation through leadership education—academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk 3
2008-2009
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
author
John Clements
married to Sarah, four children
Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain
© john clements 2008 / academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk
contact the author
contact John
author and publisher of the
Academy of Mission
or find out more details
academy.eternalpurpose.org.uk