{"id":1522,"date":"2018-07-31T23:36:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T23:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalcollege\/?page_id=1522"},"modified":"2018-08-18T16:10:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T16:10:46","slug":"about-missional-congregations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/departments\/missional-congregations\/about-missional-congregations\/","title":{"rendered":"About Missional Congregations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1522\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1522-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1522-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1522-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONAL CONGREGATIONS<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1522-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1522-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1522-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1522-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div id=\"pl-1515\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1515-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"  data-ratio=\"1\"  data-ratio-direction=\"right\" ><div id=\"pgc-1515-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" ><div id=\"panel-1515-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;padding&quot;:&quot;20px 20px 20px 20px&quot;,&quot;background&quot;:&quot;#cfd2e2&quot;,&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-screen&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;,&quot;iw-visible-layout&quot;:&quot;iw-all&quot;}\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-1515-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1>Explore Missional Congregations<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/departments\/missional-congregations\/\">Welcome Message\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/departments\/missional-congregations\/about-missional-congregations\/\">About the Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/mcg\/\">Departmental Faculty<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual-enrollment\/department\/mcg\/\">Dual Enrollment Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/department\/mcg\/\">Undergraduate Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/department\/mcg\/\">Graduate Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h2>Causes Supported<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/cause\/5\">Missional Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Academic Programs<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3>Dual Enrollment Academies<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/25de9dea-ee71-47f1-8\">Pre-Ministry Studies Academy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Certificate Programs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Associate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/0e9a88c7-4093-4f47-8\">Church Planting Foundations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/dual_enrollment\/program\/98842110-a44b-40f5-9\">Ministry Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Undergraduate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/0e9a88c7-4093-4f47-8\">Church Planting Foundations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/98842110-a44b-40f5-9\">Ministry Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/4c8d8cf2-21f8-4fa3-a\">Missional Church Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/11b4f47a-1eed-459f-8\">Missional Congregational Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h4>Graduate Certificate programs<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/d3152b24-9bf8-4f0a-9\">Missional Renewal &amp; Congregational Remissioning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/1bce9219-c467-4969-b\">Starting Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<h3>Degree Programs<\/h3>\n<h4>Associate Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/8933b8e8-234a-4790-9\">Major in Missional Church Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/3ce78335-0a89-477c-a\">Major in Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Bachelor Completion Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/b3b6e7af-5452-4c72-8\">Major in Church Planting in Pluralistic Societies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/8fd3effc-1e6b-40ea-a\">Major in Missional Congregational Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Bachelor 2+2 Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/1fc5d42a-e51d-4aa9-b\">Major in Church Planting in Pluralistic Societies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/program\/8c5a0601-24ba-4800-9\">Major in Missional Congregational Ministry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Masters Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/61929e81-6d44-496f-b\">Master of Divinity Dual Degree \/ MMP<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/61929e81-6d44-496f-b\">Major in Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/a004cc1c-f040-4dba-a\">Master of Missional Practice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/a004cc1c-f040-4dba-a\">Major in Church Planting Consultation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/b58e9f0b-224f-484f-a\">Major in Church Planting in Global Cultures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/ab5ebbbb-c6b4-4b14-b\">Major in Church Planting Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/12a679a3-8f68-4da5-b\">Major in Missional Congregational Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Doctoral Degrees<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/3b5f56f3-f579-40a1-9\">Doctor of Missional Practice<\/a>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/3b5f56f3-f579-40a1-9\">Major in Catalytic Church Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/program\/2b3b3df8-d346-4c82-a\">Major in Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Course Descriptions<\/h3>\n<h4>Undergraduate Courses<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=CHP\">CHP - Church Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/undergraduate\/courses\/?subject_area=MCG\">MCG - Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Graduate Courses<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=CHP\">CHP - Church Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalogue.missional.university\/graduate\/courses\/?subject_area=MCG\">MCG - Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/spirituallife\/\">Spiritual Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/students\/\">Student Resources<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/library\/subject-guides\/\">Library Subject Guides<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=chp\">CHP - Church Planting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sp.library.missional.university\/subjects\/guide.php?subject=mcg\">MCG - Missional Congregations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.missional.university\/category\/faculties\/missional-practice\/missional-congregations\/\">News Archive<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Still Have Questions?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/apply.missional.university\/request-info\">Contact Admissions<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Calendar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: 333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/about-us\/calendar\/\">View Calendar<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1522-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1522-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-1522\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2-600x316.jpg 600w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2-280x147.jpg 280w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/missional.university\/missionalpractice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2018\/08\/missionalcongregations2-20x11.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-1522-1-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"font-weight: 600;\">About the Department<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Missional Congregations takes the student from the biblical and theological foundations for congregational development through the diversity of ethnic, generational, religious, and geographic contexts and challenges congregational leaders and church planters face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A highly experienced international faculty with both academic and practical experience guides each student through this journey of greater Biblical, cultural and contextual comprehension, personal transformation, and practical missional fruitfulness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Areas of Study<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department of Missional Congregations offers students a variety of courses, including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><em>Missional Congregational Development: \u00a0<\/em>prepares students to lead the revitalization of\u00a0churches to become missional congregations and to lead the missional efforts of missional congregations.<\/li>\n<li><em>The Church Planting Team:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0prepares students to find their God-given role and to fit within a team that works together in starting missional congregations.<\/li>\n<li><em>Planting in Pluralistic Contexts:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0prepares students to form missional communities and design approaches within postmodern, post-Christian societies.<\/li>\n<li><em>Planting in Religious Contexts:<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0prepares students to start missional congregations among socio-religious groups such as Buddhist, Hindi, Islamic, Judaic, new religious movements, and folk cultures.<\/li>\n<li><em>Church Planter Management:<\/em>\u00a0prepares church planting leaders to recruit, train, deploy and supervise church planters and facilitate their ongoing development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 600;\">Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who complete the Bachelor of Ministry in missional congregational development will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Demonstrate knowledge of various philosophies, strategies, and methods in the field of missional congregational development.<\/li>\n<li>Devise contextualized congregational development strategies for a variety of cultural, ethnic, and religious contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Develop systems and processes for identifying, assessing, and supervising church planters, church planting teams, congregational leaders.<\/li>\n<li>Defend your personal missional congregational approach.<\/li>\n<li>Apply a missional congregational development strategy that is both Biblically faithful and\u00a0practically relevant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who complete the Master of Ministry in missional congregational development will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Compare and contrast various philosophies, strategies and methods of missional congregational development.<\/li>\n<li>Design and implement a variety of congregational development strategies for diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious contexts.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate and critique competing church planting philosophies and methodologies.<\/li>\n<li>Develop and implement systems and processes for identifying, assessing, and supervising church planters and church planting teams.<\/li>\n<li>Design and justify a personal approach to missional congregational development.<\/li>\n<li>Implement a cultural and contextual missional congregational development strategy that is both Biblically faithful and practically relevant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DEPARTMENT OF MISSIONAL CONGREGATIONS Explore Missional Congregations Welcome Message\u00a0 About the Department Departmental Faculty Dual Enrollment Faculty Undergraduate Faculty Graduate Faculty &nbsp; Causes Supported Missional Leadership &nbsp; Academic Programs 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