A survey of Missio Dei, the Mission of God, explores Salvation History through the redemptive vision of God. The student will learn how God is reconciling all of creation unto himself in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Students will also observe God at work through His people in mission.

This course explores the spiritual dimension of missional engagement in the post-Christendom world. Students will discover practical and creative ways of deepening their personal spirituality allowing more engagement with not-yet Christians and the development of authentic missional community. Resources will include readings, video interviews with practitioners, creative spiritual practices, real-life experimentation and weekly Q & A reports.

This course consists of an extensive examination of physical and cultural factors that contribute to the variable character of the Earth’s surface, discussion of the significance of geographic concepts, and knowledge of world affairs. It includes investigation of the factors related to human geography including: populations, cultures, economies, political systems, etc. In addition, we will cover basic geographic skills and concepts such as scale, region, location, and other spatial concepts applied to these factors.

Introduces geospatial technologies and methods including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), cartography, remote sensing, and spatial analysis with an emphasis on their use for defining and understanding ministry environments in context of geography.

Provides a basic understanding of geospatial software packages, specifically Geographic Information Systems (GIS), used to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present spatial or geographical data. An emphasis is placed on the use of free and open source software (FOSS) systems and their applications for missional ministry.

This course is an introduction to the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and its application in geosciences. It will deal with the history, development, drawbacks and advantages of the GNSS. The mechanics of satellite constellation, datums coordinate systems, point versus differential positioning will be discussed as well. Special emphasis will be placed on the use of GNSS data to investigate geohazards, crustal deformation, post- seismic deformation, volcano deformation and plate tectonic motion.