Course 406 - Theology of Work

Course 406 - Theology of Work (3 credits) This course will look at the theology of work and how work fits into ministry and God’s Kingdom.

Professor: Dr. Fletcher Tink

Week One

Learning Components for this Session:

               

                Introduction to the Topic

                The Fallacies of the Current Understanding of Ministry

                The Current Context of the Discussion

                The Bakke Case Study and Other Case Studies

                The Need for a New Theological Paradigm

 

Learning Objectives for this Session

 

 ·           To see the deficiencies of current “folk” theology pertaining to the role of lay Christianity

·         To understand the relevance of this study for the world today

·         To highlight examples of theological case studies as practical alternatives in mission today

·         To explore new possibilities of theological perspectives of mission and service

 

 

Week Two

Learning Components for this Session:

 

Theological Foundations of Work:  Old Testament

The Triune God:  “My Father Works and So Do I”

The Creative and Redemptive Mandates

The Task of the People of God:  Successes and Failures

 

Learning Objectives for this Session:

 

• To think theologically about vocation
• To  see the role of all persons of the Godhead at work in both past and present
• To give equal priority to the creative mandate as to the redemptive mandate
• To see the role of work both individually and collectively through the Word

Week Three

Learning Components for this Session:

 

Theological Foundations of Work:  Old and New Testament Continued

Concepts of Ministry:  Rehabilitative, Creative and Confrontative

Missio Dei:  God at Work

The Body:  The Nature of Community at Work

The Spirit:   Working Outside of the Box

Leadership:  Where You Least Expect It

 

Learning Objectives for this Session:

 

• To understand the meaning of “ministry” in the broadest sense
• To see that “work” is done in tandem with God, not apart from Him
• To recognize the complementary and communitarian nature of work
• To nurture creative efforts and tasks born of prophetic imagination
• To ennoble the work of all people, not just the powerful

Week Four

Learning Components for this Session:

 

Theologically Guided Strategies of Work as Empowerment

The Systems of the City

Systemic Evil and Understanding Resistance---The Powers

Models of Equipping for the Gathered Life

Models of Equipping for the Dispersed Life

 

Learning Objectives  for  this Session:

 

• To see “Work” as adding value to any context
• To understand the interplay of systems with the urban environment
• To grabble with the concept of systemic evil and its antidotes
• To acquaint oneself with redemptive models of ingathered community
• To acquaint oneself with redemptive models of dispersed community, into the systems

Week Five

Learning Components for this Session:

 

Theology o f Work as Empowerment through Christian History

Whose Work Matters to God?

Calling and Vocation

Issues Faced by Workplace Christians:  Globalization, Ethics

Spiritual Disciplines for the Marketplace

Stages of Personal Growth

Reconnecting Sunday and Monday

 

Learning Objectives for this Session:

 

• To know case studies about redemptive work in the course of Christian history
• To value the work of the “lay” equally with that of professional Christians
• To understand that all people are called to minister
• To think ethically and consequentially about each work context and act accordingly
• To nurture personal disciplines in the workaday world
• To recognize and attain appropriate stages of personal growth
• To be a Christian in ministry 24/7

Week Six

Learning Components for this Session:

 

The Church and the Workplace

Leadership as a Spiritual Discipline

Creativity and Entrepreneurship

Finishing Well

 

Learning Objectives for this Session:

 

• To understand the mutually supportive roles of both church and workplace
• To take on the mantle of leadership as spiritual discipline
• To think and act creatively for transformative purposes
• To doggedly persist, throughout life to implement change

 

 

Estimated Course Materials & Tuition:

Digital Media Fee $50.00

Tuition $450.00

Required Textbooks:
To Be Announced

Total Cost of Course: (Does not include the cost of buying textbooks)

$500.00

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