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Global: OCMS is a key graduate research centre that empowers and extends effective ministry and mission globally. Drawn from over 40 nations, OCMS trains global scholars, professionals, church leaders and missionaries at the cutting edge of global transfor-mation and holistic ministry.

Holistic Transformation:: Holistic transformation is our watchword at OCMS. We hold that true discipleship transforms by informed preaching, teaching, and mission that empowers biblical evangelism, and transforms lives and encourages social, economic, ecclesiastical and political progress. We foster research that makes a real difference in the world as our alumni teach globally, develop literacy, address AIDS, empower the poor and serve as peacemakers in war torn nations. It is this total commitment to sound biblical, practical and holistic scholarship that sets OCMS apart from other research centres.

Effective: OCMS’s combination of close student support and flexible residency allows scholars to combine study with ongoing ministry. This results in an excellent degree completion rate and ensures un-interrupted cutting edge ministry where it is needed most. Indeed, the influence and example of our alumni and scholars are our greatest endorsement. With over 100 part-time and full-time scholars from around the globe, OCMS’s decisive impact on church and mission globally is evident.

Academic Excellence and Global Relevance: Commitment to excellence and engaged reflective service among the powerless, persecuted and impoverished peoples of the earth drives OCMS. We nurture our scholars spiritually, socially and academically, by providing sensitive personalised faculty mentoring, guided supervision from leading

global scholars and access to Oxford’s renowned scholarly resources.

Engaged: In combining academic excellence with engaged research, OCMS is committed to raising schol-ars, professionals and church leaders whose research will make a real dif-ference in the world. We work to en-sure that insight and wisdom gained in critical reflection is moving beyond the walls of the academy for a more just and compassionate world.

Support: Our graduates serve in the neediest corners of the globe. They do not come to obtain lucrative jobs. Thus, OCMS relies on the generous donations of caring institutions and individuals who are willing to share in the task of effective global education. Please prayerfully consider joining this great work through your prayers and financial support.

OUR VISION: to equip leaders, scholars and institutions to bring holistic mission effectively and intelligently to the nations.

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¨Holistic transformation is our watchword at OCMS ¨

moving beyond the four walls of the church and academy for a more just and

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through close mentoring. This inaugurates a period of flexible residency where our scholars are guided through the writing of a viable proposal and

introduced to potential research supervisors from a pool of leading scholars in their field.

Upon successful registration with the University of Wales, only six weeks of residency is required annually. This not only keeps costs down, it allows scholars to maintain their ongoing ministry. OCMS’s approach to research

allows its scholars to remain active in their contextual ministry so that their research is culturally and situationally informed and relevant.

Our goal is to nurture relevant and engaged research for leaders on the cutting edge of global Christian ministry and mission. To better understand the nature of and real issues facing global Christianity, we nurture groundbreaking scholarship from a global perspective.

To do this, OCMS offers an environment that is culturally sensitive and globally informed. Moreover, its programme offers an attractive and affordable alternative for students from the non-western world.

Our initial four week induction school provides sound preparation for graduate research which is reinforced

Given OCMS’s intellectual and spiritual roots, it is fitting that its campus was once a sanctuary. Oxford’s historic St. Philips and St. James Church is OCMS’s home, and has been beautifully refur-bished as a cutting edge global research centre with a large conference hall, seminar facilities and study carrels fitted with network and internet services.

Nestled in the heart of Oxford, this sanctum for research and reflec-tion contains OCMS’s research library, with over 15,000 volumes, peer reviewed journals and audio-

visual resources. Our students also have access to over 100 leading research libraries including the re-nowned Bodleian Library. Oppor-tunities abound for our scholars to attend seminars and lectures in the leading colleges and research cen-tres of Oxford.

Finally, we are but a short walk from the bustling city centre with its rich history, museums, restaurants, shops, concerts and theatre performances. Undertaking research in the fair city of Oxford is not only a great privilege but also a delight.

OUR HOME: OXFORD

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OUR MISSION

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OCMS offers a flexible and affordable graduate degree programme for global church leaders, professionals and missionaries. Flexible residency al-lows research to be culturally informed, ministry connected, and existentially relevant.

The course offered through OCMS and validated by the University of Wales takes place in three stages. Stage one is the OCMS induction that prepares students for graduate research to submit a valid research proposal.

The MPhil. stage begins with University of Wales registration. Under guided supervision, students be-gin to research, reflect and write. This stage culmi-nates with either a successful upgrade to the Ph.D

stage or submission of an MPhil. thesis for examination. Students in residence attend chapel, weekly lectures and present seminar papers as part of their research programme.

During the MPhil./Ph.D stages students in residence meet with their supervisors. OCMS’s supervisory network allows for a wide range of research interests including theology, biblical studies, human development, professional practice and missiology, which in turn creates the thriving cross disciplinary

research culture of OCMS.

The Ph.D stage is completed upon successful examination of the doctoral thesis and the conferral of the doctoral degree.

OUR DEGREE PROGRAMMES: MPHIL. AND PH.D

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RESEARCH ASSOCIATES: be to put together a portfolio, presentation or suit-able publication for our peer reviewed journal Transformation.

Research associates enjoy the benefits of OCMS including faculty support, use of computer facilities, access to the OCMS and Oxford University libraries, as well as participation in lectures and seminars.

Successful completion of the program affords the title of Research Associate.

Our newly minted Research Associate’s programme is a flexible, individualised, inclusive programme that provides both a suitable environment and mentoring support for senior level missionaries, teachers or d e v e l o p m e n t a i d practitioners who wish to research, reflect upon and enhance their understanding of their work.

As such, the Research Associate programme allows for part-time or full-time s t u d y a t O C M S . The culmination of which will

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OUR PEOPLE: DYNAMIC DIVERSITY

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OCMS’s distinctive approach to supervision begins with nine core faculty members. The faculty manages the programme, oversees research interest groups and provides student support and guidance. Individual supervision is provided by senior multi-disciplinary scholars from Britain and around the world who guide the student’s research and writing. Both benefit in that students receive superb supervision and scholars gain critical insight into the nature of and issues confronting global Christianity.

OUR FACULTY

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WONSUK MA Executive Director

Dip.Th (Hansei), MDiv. (APTS), Ph.D (Fuller) Areas: Old Testament Prophets; The Spirit of

God in the OT; OT and Modern Renewal Movement; Asian Pentecostalism; Korean

Pentecostal Movement; Pentecostal Mission

BEN KNIGHTON Ph.D Stage Leader

BA (Nottingham) Dip.App.Th (CNAA) BA,

and Ph.D. (Dunelm), FRAI Areas: Anthropology; African

Studies; Theology and Missiology.

DAVID SINGH MPhil. Stage Leader

Editor, Transformation BSc. (Allahabad), BD, MTh.

(Religions-Islam) (Serampore), Ph.D (Wales) Areas: South Asian Islam;

Philosophy/Mysticism in Islam; Interfaith issues

THOMAS HARVEY Academic Dean BA (Wheaton), MDiv. (Asbury) MTh. (Notre Dame), Ph.D (Duke) Areas:Theology; Ethics; Church and State; Asia/Southeast Asia; Christianity and the Pub-

lic Square; Narrative and Bibli-cal Theology

BERNARD FARR Senior Research Tutor, Internet Resources Coordinator BD (London), Ph.D (Birmingham), ALBC Areas: Practitioner Research; Theological Educa-tion; Philosophical, Sociological and Contextual Theology

DAMON SO OCMS Stage Leader BSc. (Surrey), Ph.D (Imperial, London), Dip.HE (London Bible College), Dip.Th. (Oxon), Ph.D. (OCMS/Wales) Areas: Trinitarian Theology; Chris-

tology; Gospel Narratives; Narrative Theology; Her-meneutics; Epistemology; Ecclesiology; Creation, Cul-ture and Redemption; Karl Barth; Linguistics and The-ology

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JULIE MA Research Tutor (Missiology) Dip.Th. (Hansei University ), BA, MA (Asia Pacific Theological Seminary), MA Th., MA Missiology (Fuller), Ph.D (Fuller) Areas: Biblical Theology of Mission; Contextual Theology; World View; Anthropology; Pentecostal Mission

ANDY HARTROPP Research Tutor (Development) BSc. (Southampton), Ph.D (Southampton), MSc (London), BA (Middlesex), PhD (London) Areas: A biblical conception of justice in economic life; economic development; international debt; Christian ethics

BRIAN E WOOLNOUGH Research Tutor MA(Oxon), BSc.,(Reading), PGCE (Cantab), FInstP Areas: Development and Relief work in Asia and Africa; Education (incl science education); Science and Religion; Research methods; Evaluation and impact; Holistic mission; Tearfund and the local church

IRIM SARWAR Quality Enhancement and Student Records Officer Academic Supervisor Coordinator; Distance and Open Learning Tutor Areas: Academic quality enhancement; Curriculum development.

TIM KEENE Research Tutor (New Testament) BSc. (Warwick University), BA (London School of Theology), MA (King’s College London), Ph.D (Wales) Areas: New Testament Studies; Narrative Ethics in Paul; Gospel Accounts for Muslims; New Readings of 2 Corinthians

RALPH BATES Librarian, Learning Resources Areas: OCMS Library; Liaison Oxford University Library Services; Oversee Special Col-lections; Registration officer for Induction School research students.

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BILL PREVETTE Research Tutor (Practitioner Research) A.S. Pre-Med University of North Carolina, B.A. Biblical Studies, B.A. Biblical Counselling (Marin International Bible College), M.A. Missiology (Fuller), PhD. (Wales/OCMS) Areas: Research and intervention concerning children and youth at risk, 24 years field-based work in Asia and Eastern Europe. Practitioner-based re-search, theology, ecclesiology, and Missiology.

Published by Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, Oxford, OX2 6HR, United Kingdom

© 2010 by OCMS

This scholarly journal, published four times a year, works at the cutting edge in the application of biblical faith to the world, with a special emphasis on the Two-Thirds World.

The Transformation website contains a searchable index of issues going back to 1984 as well as free articles and summaries of those issues which are available in digital format.

There are now 1040 articles by 614 authors available in digital form on the website.

You can subscribe for a full year or order individual issues. A year's subscription is better value and gives you electronic access to complete articles in our growing back catalogue. (For a limited period, you can also register for free access to past issues.)

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