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We introduce the 10th, and thus the last of our ten MAPI courses for our 'Master's Degree in Apologetics and Polemics to Islam' program (MAPI).
This course is entitled IS5010[24] "Mission Methodologies", taught by Dr Daniel Janosik & Dr Jay Smith every Monday evening from April 1 (that's not an April fool joke) until May 20, 2024.
Each week they will introduce one or two of 10 popular methods used by Christian ministries when engaging with Muslims, and ascertain what is good and what is not-so-good about each method.
Beginning on Monday the 1st of April (starting at 8:00 p.m. - Eastern Time) Dr Janosik and Dr Smith will be lecturing for 8 weeks, with each lecture followed by a 'live' discussion and Q&A between the students and themselves on the material introduced in each lecture.
To register for the course just e-mail "Elliott" before April 1st at: edavis@ves.edu
Dr Janosik & Dr Smith will be lecturing 'live', via Zoom Webinar, every Monday evening from 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time - USA) until May 20th.
Since all of our teaching is by Zoom Webinar, you can watch the lectures from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world, or at any time, as they will be recorded and the URL will be sent to you by Dr Smith the next day by email.
But you need to be a Christian to take this course, due to the fact that it is being taught at the 'Veritas International University' (VIU) which is a Christian seminary headquartered in New Mexico, and, therefore, only Christians can participate.
Every lecture will be recorded, and the URL along with the PowerPoints and PDFs will be sent to every registered student, so that those who are asleep, or cannot be at the 'live lectures', can still watch them wherever they are, and at any time they choose.
As we have in the past, we are offering this course for 3 categories of students:
1) Full-TIme Master's or Doctoral Degree Students:
The first category are those students who want to take this course for a Master's or a Doctorate academic credit. This is a 3-credit course, so the fee for each credit is $330, which makes the cost for the whole course around $1,000 (depending on whether you are a returning or a new student). For these full-time students, the full course itself continues for 15 weeks, stretching from April 1 - July 12, 2024 (though there are only 8 weeks of lecture). This will give you ample time to read and then write logs on the books required for the course, participate in the discussions, write your Research papers, and write your final 'open book' exam.
2) Audit Students:
The second category are those students who want to simply audit the course. The fee for this 8-week course is $325. An Audit student will not have any assignments, but will have access to the Populi site where the discussions and assignments are found (like the Full-time academic students), and will be able to listen to the lectures and will be sent the PowerPoints and PDFs to download.
3) Personal Enrichment Students:
The third category are those students who simply want to take this course for their 'Personal Enrichment'. Their fee for the 8-week course is $225. Unlike the Full-time students or the Audit students, they will not have access to the Populi site, but they will still have "live access" to all of the lectures, and they will be sent the PowerPoints and PDFs to download and use in their own ministries.
To underline the distinctions, while all of the students in all 3 categories will have access to all of the lectures and to all of the PowerPoints and PDFs for the entire 8-week course, the full-time Academic (as well as the Audit students) will also have admission to the Populi site to participate in the ongoing weekly discussions, and will have access to the reading lists and assignments, though the full-time students will be the only ones required to fulfill them.
If you are interested in any of these 3 levels, simply e-mail the registrar 'Eliott' at: edavis@ves.edu
But you need to hurry, as the first lecture begins on Monday, April 1, 2024 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US).
Just e-mail: edavis@ves.edu
Lecture Topics:
Week 1: What are the major methodologies employed by missions today?
Week 2: The ‘Program’ & Proclamation Model
Week 3: The ‘Tent-Making’ Model
Week 4: The 'Irenical' & Contextual Approaches
Week 5: The 'Insider Movement'
Week 6: The ‘Gospel in the Qur’an’ & the MITs Model
Week 7: The ‘Interfaith Dialogue’ Model
Week 8: The ‘Confrontational’ Model
We're looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible on Monday, April 1st, but do register first at: edavis@ves.edu
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