THE COURSE Perspectives on the World Christian Movement
is a life-changing two-part course designed to give Christians a unique
opportunity to investigate the work of God around the world, through
history and to consider their role in His purposes.
Developed by Dr Ralph Winter, Steve Hawthorne and other staff of the U.S. Centre for World Mission in Pasadena, California, Perspectives
surveys background, development and potential of Christianity as an
international social movement. It does so in four main sections:
Biblical: God's unchanging purposes for the nations
Historical: The expansion of the Christian movement
Cultural: Communicating the gospel cross-culturally
Strategic: Means for completing the Great Commission
The
course is taught in weekly class sessions lasting two and a half hours
each. In addition to this, students spend approximately 3 to 4 hours
per lesson in independent study working through the study materials for
the course (the Reader and Study Guide).
