Mission School Curriculum: Global Frontier Missions

Mission School Curriculum

This is a very rough draft of the school curriculum so that you get an idea of what subjects we will be covering.

Semester 1
Orientation Week (Base Policies, School Policies, Foundational Value, GFM Overview, Oaxaca Overview, Chores, Spanish)
Staff and Student Testimonies
Book Report - Bonding and the Missionary Task / Language Learning is Communication is Ministry (Brewsters) (22)
Book Report - Eternity in their Hearts (Don Richardson)(26)
Book Report - Foreign to Familiar (20)

Missions Week
Book Report - Let the Nations be Glad (John Piper)(22)
Book Report - The Calvary Road (Roy Hesson)(17) or The Cost of Discipleship (Bonhoeffer)(16) or Absolute Surrender (Andrew Murray)(20) or 2DIE4 (Dobson)(16)
Video - Cat and Dog Theology (8)(50 minutes)
Video - Passion '03 Sacred Revolution (Louie Giglio)(22 minutes) - Worship, I Am Not
Study - What About Those That Have Never Heard? (Across the Spectrum, What About Those.. Book)
Study - My/His Name, Sake, Glory

Intercessory Prayer Week
Book Report - Intercessory Prayer (Dutch Sheets)(20)
Book Report - Intercession, Thrilling and Fulfilling (Joy Dawson) Chapter ? (1, 2, 7, 12, 15, 16, 19, 20)
Book Report - How to Read the Bible for All it's Worth (Gordon Fee)(17) - Chapter 1, 2
Teaching - 7 steps of intercession (Joy Dawson), Hour that changes the world
Study - Intercessory Prayer Questions and Issues
Study - Prayer Study
Video - Intercessory Prayer (8)(30 minutes)

Knowing Yourself and Others Week
Book Report - The Five Love Languages (Gary Chapman)(16) or The Love Languages of God (Chapman)(7)
Book Report - Sacred Pathways (Gary Tomas)(19) - diagnostic, Chapters 1, 11, and three chapters
Book Report - How to Read the Bible for All it's Worth (Gordon Fee)(17) - Chapter 3, 4
Bible Reading - 1, 2, 3 Jn, Jude
Video - Leadership Summit : The Leader's Pathway (38 minutes)
Video - DISC (personality test) (6)(30 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : The Cause: It's All About People (41 minutes)

Evangelism Week
Book Report - Hell's Best Kept Secret (Ray Comfort)(16) or Way of the Master (Ray Comfort)(17) or One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven (Mark Cahill)(6)
Book Report - Out of the Salt Shaker and into the World (Becky Pippert)(16) or Becoming a Contagious Christian (Bill Hybels)(16)
Bible Reading - 1, 2 Tim, Titus
Study - Evangelism Study (bare minimums of salvation; evangelism clichés; biblical basis for different styles: street; door to door; cold turkey)
Study - The law (what is the NT purpose); is fear/judgment/punishment/hell okay motivation for coming to Christ?
Video - Way of the Master (26)(30 minutes)

Fasting and Seeking Week
Book Report - Bondage Breaker (Neil Anderson)(20) or Victory Over the Darkness ( Anderson )(23)
Book Report - And God Changed His Mind (Brother Andrew)(18) or The Kneeling Christian (Unknown)(16) or The Prayer of Hannah (Kenn Gividen)(14) or Praying By the Power of the Holy Spirit (Neil Anderson)(2) or The Hour that Changes the World (Dick Eastman)(4) or The Prayer of Jabez (21)
Teaching - Fasting (Youth Aflame - Simon the Zealot)
Teaching - Rob (church planting movements, 7 steps of obedience to Christ)

Church Week
Book Report - The Emerging Church (Dan Kimball)(16) or Postmodern Youth Ministry (Anthony Jones) (16)
Book Report - Rethinking the Wineskin (Frank Viola)(14) or Global House Church Movement (3) or So, You Want to Start a House Church (3)
Bible Reading - Gospel of John
Study - History and Facets of Catholicism (internet)
Study - Postmodernism and what it has to do with the mission field
Video - History of Christianity (6)(30 minutes)
Video - Another Jesus (1)(65 minutes)
Video - Messages from Heaven (1)(78 minutes)
Video - Countdown to Eternity (75 minutes)

Praise and Worship Week
Book Report - Purpose Driven Church (Rick Warren)(22)
Book Report - Worship His Majesty (Jack Hayford)(16) or Pathways (4), Heights (3), Rivers (3) of Delight (Dick Eastman)
Video - ISOM 1 (A4.2, A4.3) - Praise and Worship (2) (50 minutes)
Video - Facedown (Louie Giglio) - Every Glimpse is Grace
Video - The Privileged Planet: Journey to the Edge of the Universe (6 minutes) and Facedown (Louie Giglio) - The Otherness of God
Study - What is the church? (purpose driven church)
Study - Praise and Worship, presence of God
Study - Day of the Dead / Food Sacrificed to Idols
Bible Reading - 1 Corinthians

Healing and Faith Week
Book Report - Christ the Healer (F.F. Bosworth)(23)
Book Report - Is that Really you God? (Loren Cunningham)(17) or Making Jesus Lord (Cunningham)(13)
Video - ISOM 2 (B6) - Living By Faith (2) (50 minutes)
Video - ISOM 5 (E3) - Supernatural Faith (5) (50 minutes)
Video - School of WIW Joy Dawson (Obedience) (63 minutes)
Video - ISOM (B5.1-5) - Jesus Our Healer Today (5) (50 minutes)
Video - Friend Raising (1)(24 minutes)
Study - Healing in the Word of God (OT, NT, faith)
Bible Reading - 2 Corinthians

Spiritual Gifts Week
Book Report - Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow (20) (Chapter 2, 3, 5, 8, your gifts) www.spiritualgiftsfinder.com
Book Report - Ministering Cross-Culturally (20)
Book Report - 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork (7) or 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player (7) www.maximumimpact.com
Video - ISOM 2 (B2.2) - Ministry of Helps (50 minutes) - God uses stars and candles to light his world
Video - Leadership Summit : The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (57 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : Relational Intelligence (39 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : The Leader's State of Mind - Holy Discontent (62 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : Leadership is Stewardship (45 minutes)
Teaching - Spiritual Gifts (SHAPE)
Teaching - Ministering Cross-Culturally
Study - God's calling (Abraham, Moses, Elijah, Elisha, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Jonah, Matthew, Peter, Paul)
Bible Reading - 1 Thessalonians (5); 2 Thessalonians (3); Philemon (1)

Spiritual Warfare Week
Book Report - Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)(18) or Spiritual Warfare (Dean Sherman)(15) or Stand Up and Fight (Barry Austin)(16) or How to Win Souls and Influence People (Ray Comfort)(16) or This Present Darkness (Frank Peretti)(11)
Book Report - Master Plan of Evangelism (Robert Coleman)(16) or Missionary Methods (Roland Allen)(15)
Study - Devil, Satan, Enemy, Demons, Evil Spirit, Darkness, Powers, Authorities, Principalities (purpose, tactics, strategy, our role)
Teaching - Hell, Hades, Abyss
Study - angels
Video - Spiritual Warfare (12)(50 minutes)
Video - School of WIW Dean Sherman (Spiritual Warfare)(50 minutes)

Thanksgiving/Holy Spirit Week
Book Report - Surprised by the Voice of God (Jack Deere)(23)
Book Report - Surprised by the Power of the Spirit (Jack Deere)(23)
Bible Reading - Acts (28); Book Report - How to Read the Bible for All it's Worth (Gordon Fee) - Chapter 6 (Acts)

Orality/Storytelling Week
Book Report - Clearly Communicating Christ (Linda Cope)(15)
Book Report - A Heart for Others (Don Stephens) - Chapter 4 & 8 (16)
Book Report - Making Disciple of Oral Learners
Video - Teaching the Bible orally/Storytelling Workshop (10)
Video - Now We See Clearly/Storytelling (1)(45 minutes)
Video - Reachable (1)(6 minutes)
Video - The Taliabo Story (2)(35/35 minutes)
Video - Ee-Taow (2)(25/35 minutes)
Video - Peace Child (30 minutes)
Bible Reading - Mark (16)

Leadership Week
Book Report - The Next Generation Leader (Andy Stanley)(20) or Spiritual Leadership (Oswald Sanders)(16) or Courageous Leadership (Bill Hybels)(16) or 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (John Maxwell)(7) or Developing the Leader Within You (John Maxwell)(3)
Book Report - Leadership Paradox (Denny Gunderson)(16) or Tale of Three Kings (Gene Edwards)(6) or In the Name of Jesus (16)
Video - Leadership Summit : Making Vision Stick (55 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : The Leader's Excellence (48 minutes)
Video - ISOM 4 (D2.1) - Developing Leaders (1) (50 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : The Seduction of a Leader (45 minutes)
Video - ISOM 4 (D2.4) - Developing Leaders (1) (50 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : The 360 Degree Leader (50 minutes)
Video - School of WIW Denny Gunderson (Servant Leadership) (50 minutes)
Video - Leadership Summit : The Character Matrix (56 minutes)
Bible Reading - Hebrews (13)

Finances Week
Book Report - The Treasure Principle (Randy Alcorn)(10) or Living Beyond the Possible (Wayne Meyer) or A Life God Rewards (16)
Book Report - People Raising (William Dillon)(16) or Getting Sent (Pete Sommer)(4) or Daring to Live on the Edge (Loren Cunningham)(6) or Friend Raising (16)
Video - ISOM 5 (E2) - Living to Give (5) (50 minutes)
Video - The Treasure Principle (6)(30 minutes)
Video - The Keith Green Story (60 minutes)
Video - The Keith Green Concert Video (30 minutes)
Teaching - Finances and the Bible
Teaching - Donor Manager
Teaching - Biblical Basis of Support Raising

Christmas Break
Book Report - In His Steps (Charles Sheldon)(28) or Pilgrim's Progress (28)
Book Report - Knowing God (JI Packer)(13) or Knowledge of the Holy (AW Tozer)(15)
Book Report - A Shepherds Look at Psalm 23 (Phillip Keller)(18)

Apologetics Week
Book Report - God Doesn't Believe in Atheists (Ray Comfort)(16) or The Case for Christ (Lee Strobel)(18) or More Than a Carpenter (Josh McDowell)(17) or The Case for Faith (Lee Strobel)(24) or Letters from a Skeptic (Gregory Boyd)(16) or Scientific Facts in the Bible (Ray Comfort)(14) or The Case for a Creator (Lee Strobel)(6) or Know Who, What, Why You Believe (Paul Little)(4), Jesus Among Other Gods (Ravi Zacharias)(3) or Evidence That Demands a Verdict (2) or Defending Your Faith (RC Sproul)
Video - Building the Case (75 minutes)
Video - Evidence Bible Is True: Dead Sea Scrolls (60 minutes); Temple Treasures (60 minutes); Dinosaurs (30 minutes)
Video - The Privileged Planet (1)(60 minutes)
Video - A Question of Origins (1)(60 minutes)
Video - Unlocking the Mystery of Life (1)(60 minutes)

World Religions and Revival Week
Book Report - 101 Questions on Islam (John Renard)(13) or Unveiling Islam (Caner)(4) or 101 Questions on Hinduism (Renard)(1) or 101 Questions on Buddhism (Renard)(6) or 101 Questions on Confucianism (Renard)(3) or Unveiling Islam (4), More Than A Prophet (3), Islam Unveiled (3), Sharing Jesus in the Buddhist World (3), Sharing Your Faith With a Hindu (3), Sharing Your Faith With A Buddhist (3), Let My People Go (2)
Book Report - Why Revival Tarries (Leonard Ravenhill)(16) or Stoked (Danny Lehman)(16)
Video - Unreached Peoples of Central Asia (8)(12 minutes)
Video - Encounter India (8)(5-20 minutes)
Video - Facedown (Louie Giglio)(40 minutes) - Lost in Wonder
Video - Transformations (60 minutes)
Video - Transformations 2 (75 minutes)
Video - Let the Sea Resound (75 minutes)
Vide0 - Quickening (52 minutes)
Video - Christianity and Islam (4)(25 minutes)

Church Planting Week
Book Report - Life Together (Bonhoeffer)(10) or The Normal Christian Church Life (Watchman Nee)(10) or Everyone's Normal Til You Get to Know Them (John Ortberg)(7) or Learning to Love the People You Don't Like (Floyd McClung)(16) or The Taste of New Wine (19)
Book Report - Celebration of Discipline (Richard Foster)(25) or The Life You've Always Wanted (6)
Book Report - Searching for the Indigenous Church (3) The Indigenous Church (10), Indigenous Church Planting (7)
Video - ISOM 1 (A3) - New Testament Survey (10) (50 minutes)
Video - ISOM 3 (C1) - Introduction to ISOM (1) (50 minutes)

Community Development Week
Book Report - Discipling Nations (Darrow Miller)(14) or Mandate for Mercy (Don Stephens)(15)
Book Report - Anthropological Insights for Missionaries (8) or The Beginner's Guide to Crossing Cultures (8) or Transforming Culture (8) or Cross Cultural Connections (8)
Teaching - Community Development (digging wells, making filters, solar cooking, agriculture, community health)

Men and Women in Ministry Week
Book Report - Why Not Women (Loren Cunningham)(16) or Frontline Women (6) or 2 Views of Women in Ministry (6)
Book Report - Every Man's (16), Young Man's (4), Woman's (4), Young Woman's (5) Battle (Stephen Arterburn) or Not Even a Hint (Joshua Harris)(8)
Video - Every Young Man's Battle (1)(58 minutes)
Video - Relationships (8)(50 minutes)
Video - Passion '05 How Great Is Our God (Louie Giglio)(51 minutes) - Death to Self/Purity
Video - Passion '03 Sacred Revolution (Beth Moore)(30 minutes)

Holy Spirit Week
Book Report - God Chasers (Tommy Tenney)(23) or The Pursuit of God (AW Tozer)(20) or Chasing God, Serving Man (19)
Book Report - Fresh Power (Jim Cymbala)(21) or Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (Jim Cymbala)(20)
Video - ISOM 3 (C4) - Power Evangelism (5) (50 minutes)
Video - ISOM 3 (C8) - Being Led By the Spirit (1) (50 minutes)

Persecuted Church Week
Book Report - The Normal Christian Life (Watchman Nee)(20)
Video - The Burnham Story (2)(7/35 minutes)
Video - The Cross (4)

Short-term Missions Week
Book Report - The Kingdom of Cults (Walter Martin)(19) (one chapter)
Book Report - Mack and Leann's Guide to Short-Term Missions (11) or Maximum Impact Short Term Mission (3) or a Guide to Short Term Missions (3) or Short-Term Missions Workbook (3)

Book Report - The Gospel According to Jesus (John MacArthur)(16)
Book Report - The Ragamuffin Gospel (Brennan Manning)(16) or Father Heart of God (Floyd McClung)(17)
Video - Amazing Grace (4 hours, 30 minutes)
Video - Passion '03 Sacred Revolution (John Piper)(32 minutes) - Calvinism/Holiness of God

Book Report - Missionary Biography (Kieth Green, Intercessor, Brother Andrew, Heavenly Man, Bruchko)
Book Report - Forever Ruined for the Ordinary (Joy Dawson)(19) or If You Want To Walk On Water (John Ortberg)(7) or The Calling (Brother Andrew)
Book Report - Don't Waste Your Life (John Piper)(15) or You Can Make a Difference (Tony Campolo)(16)
Book Report - Cross Cultural Conflict (8)
Video - Don't Waste Your Life (1)(45 minutes)