Global Missions Meetings and Classes
"Perspectives on the World Christian Movement"
The Perspectives class is a requirement for missionary service at Calvary Church through our Future Missionary Focus program. It is being offered at two different locations beginning in January. This is a course in which the students can interact with many of today's most dynamic and thoughtful cross-cultural thinkers.
Perspectives helps believers from all walks of life see how they can get threaded into God’s story of redeeming people from every tribe, tongue, and nation to Himself. From Genesis to the prophets, Jesus Christ to the early church, and Constantine to today, you will see how God has been moving, how the global Church has responded, and what the greatest needs in world evangelization remain today. It isn’t a class about missions, but a course on how every believer can be intimately woven into the story of God using His people to be a blessing to all the peoples of the earth.
Both churches have an exciting list of speakers presenting lectures each week to the attendees. The class is broken down into Biblical, Historical, Cultural, and Strategic Perspectives over several weeks. The classes can be taken for college credit -either undergraduate or graduate.
More information can be found by going on the Perspectives web site www.perspectives.org.
This class is a great resource for anyone interested in missions or Global outreach particularly for those interested in becoming a missionary, being on a missions committee, or part of a church plant. If you are signed up for Calvary’s Future Missionary Focus program, there is a partial scholarship available toward the course. Contact Liz Gold, Missions Director for more information at lgold@calvarylife.org or call 714-550-2341.
Class information for both locations:
Date: January 21 through May 6
Time: Mondays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: First Evangelical Free Church of Fullerton
2801 Brea Blvd
Fullerton, California
Cost: $240 (audit); $495 (Undergraduate/Graduate credit); Free (Alumni)
(In the Fireside room on the north side of the sanctuary building)
Contact: Kent Wilson at 714-269-1659 wilson3238@dbcglobal.net
or Dick Werschke at 714-932-6758 dick@werschkes.com
Date: January 23 through May 15, 2013
Time: Wednesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Shoreline Church
211 Avenida Fabricante
San Clemente, CA 92673
Cost: $195
Contact: Stacy Tertany at
https://class.perspectives.org/Visitor/Public.aspx?ClassId=421434
or Steve Weemes at steve.weemes@omfmail.com
ONLINE CLASSES
We invite you to check the online class “Kingdom Expansion 101”:
KE101 is a terrific introduction to global outreach that will help any adult grasp what God is doing in the world and why.
It is a user-friendly, six-week online basic missions course that provides a biblical and strategic framework to assist churches and individuals in making informed decisions about their local and global outreach involvement. The material is not only designed to help global outreach teams, but also assists adult believers as they consider their own response to God's plan for all the nations.
One of the great features of the course is that you can complete the assignments any time during the day or night from anywhere in the world.
For more information or to register, visit the KE101 section of the DualReach website http://dualreach.org/#!/ke101
These classes are offered several times a year and are recommended for anyone considering going into missions. Check out the web site at dualreach.org
EQUIPPING CLASSES
Understanding World Religions and Evangelism Classes
Calvary offers classes on Understanding World Religions and evangelism on an a regular basis. These classes include Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Animism, Judaism, and Worldview. All are taught from a Christian viewpoint. Each class has instructors gifted in the subject and are usually free. Contact us for more information at 714-550-2341.
Future Missionary Focus
This program is for people who are interested in pursuing Global Missionary service in their future. An introductory meeting, application commitment process with handbook and assigned mentor(s) allow individual time frames for those seeking God's calling to the mission field. If you would like to be notified of the next introductory time, contact the Missions Director, Liz Gold at 714-550-2340.
Second Sunday Mission Focus
Our Second Sunday Missions Focus takes place in both of our services each month as we emphasize what's going on around the world in missions. Sometimes we have a special speaker, other times a video and or other mission highlights.
In addition, we invite you to check the online class “Kingdom Expansion 101”. These classes are offered several times a year and are recommended for anyone considering going into missions. Check out the web site at dualreach.org
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Previous Equipping Classes
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"Perspectives on Global Missions" Have a heart for the world but aren’t sure of your part in it? This 5-week Perspectives class was taught by Steve & Kathi Weemes, OMF missions representatives for South California. |
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"Understanding Buddhism" Taught by Karl Dahlfred, Calvary missionary to Thailand, OMF Karl and his wife, Sun, serve as church planters in Central Thailand with OMF International. They work alongside a Thai pastor and his church to plant new churches in the surrounding area. Karl has extensively studied the Thai language and culture. The Dahlfreds are Calvary Missionaries on home assignment through December 2011. |
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"Understanding Islam" Robin Morgan taught a class on Understanding Islam, Sundays at 8:45 a.m. in the Library. The class covered the basics of the Muslim faith and how we as Christians here in Orange County can share our faith with those who are now living right next door. Robin Morgan served with AIM serveral years as Calvary Church missionary in Africa. She used her Masters in TESOL a a means to share Christ with her Muslim students. Robin now lives in Orange County and is a professor of ESL. She has previously taught many of our World Religion classes on Islam and Judaism. |
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"Culture Meets Scripture" Seminar taught by Calvary missionary, Amy West, and co-worker Jo Shetler, Wycliffe, working internationally. Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the expectations and pressures of the Christmas season? Have you ever wondered how our cultural traditions associated with Christmas line up with the Bible? Contact Amy West with questions, amy_west@sil.org or Calvary Missions at 714.550.2341. |