Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
WORLD MISSIONS
& INTERCULTURAL
STUDIES
Michael Pocock, Department Chair, Senior Professor
(Sabbatical 2006–2007)
Mark S. Young, Professor, Acting Department Chair
Ramesh P. Richard, Professor
Walter L. Baker, Associate Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor
Tony T. Maalouf, Adjunct Professor
Samuel Shahid, Adjunct Professor
Larry J. Waters, Adjunct Professor
The purpose of this department is to focus students’ attention
on Christ’s mandate to make disciples among all nations.
The department is a resource for the Seminary regarding
cross-cultural and intercultural aspects of ministry. It gives
biblical, theoretical, and practical preparation to those called
to intercultural evangelism, church planting, leadership
development, Christian education, and Christian higher education.
The department also prepares students for intercultural
parachurch ministries and seeks to train leaders for the growing
global missionary movement.
REQUIRED COURSE
Consult the program curriculum charts in the Academic
Programs section of this catalog for courses required in
each degree program.
WM101 Introduction to World Missions
Pocock, Young, Waters
A study of the biblical meaning and purpose of missions,
missions agencies and instruments, and missions accomplishments,
trends, needs, and possibilities. 3 hours.
Department of World Missions & Intercultural Studies
ELECTIVE COURSES
Th.M. students in the Academic Ministries track with a World
Missions concentration must complete at least nine hours of
the following electives within the department:
• 1 Foundations course 3
• 1 Contexts course 2
• 1 Strategic Approaches course 2–3 *
• 1 Biblical and Theological
Studies course 2–3 *
*
If WM405, WM410, or WM505 is chosen, the extra hour of each course
would be in addition to normal elective requirements and would count as
either free electives in the Th.M. program, or as extra hours in the M.A./CM
program. Students not needing the extra hours may reduce expenses by taking
WM405, WM410, or WM505 for two hours of credit and one hour audit.
WORLD MISSIONS & INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
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