Missional Church and Church Planting

Created by Crosslands Training

About this Learning Track

For anyone involved in church planting team or missional community.

Over the course of 8 modules, students will learn how the gospel impacts and shapes our church communities as you seek to make disciples and reach people where you live, work and minister.

The successful student who enrols and completes all these courses is awarded an unaccredited Crosslands Certificate.

Courses

Course 1 :
Foundation: The Bible in Missional Perspective

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About this Course

Following the themes of God’s people, in God’s place, under God’s rule, Tim Chester walks us through the bible as the story of God's mission to redeem the world through his Son. Along the way you’ll find out why the church is so central to mission, and how to see everyday life through the gospel lens. This course is not only an introduction and refresher on biblical theology, it will cast a vision for mission in everyday life, through the local church.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. Our Identity (creation)
  • Unit 2. Our Problem (fall and flood)
  • Unit 3. Our Solution Promised (Abraham)
  • Unit 4. Our Solution Pictured (exodus and Sinai)
  • Unit 5. Our Solution Prefigured (conquest and David)
  • Unit 6. Our Solution Predicted (exile and prophecy)
  • Unit 7. Our Solution Personified (the coming of Jesus)
  • Unit 8. Our Solution Purchased (the cross)
  • Unit 9. Our Hope Proclaimed (the resurrection and Pentecost)

 

Course 2 :
Foundation: Gospel Community

Coming Soon

About this Course

The Christian life is to be lived in the context of community on display to the world. Taking Romans 12 as its key text, this course will help you learn what Christian community should look like and how it is rooted in the gospel. Through the course you’ll be challenged to think about your own role in the church and be helped to build community on mission around the gospel.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. A gospel community (Romans 12:1)
  • Unit 2. A distinctive community (Romans 12:2)
  • Unit 3. A diverse community (Romans 12:3-8)
  • Unit 4. A devoted community (Romans 12:9-10)
  • Unit 5. A zealous community (Romans 12:11)
  • Unit 6. A patient community (Romans 12:12)
  • Unit 7. A generous community (Romans 12:13)
  • Unit 8. A peaceable community (Romans 12:14-13:7)
  • Unit 9. A missional community (Romans 15:1-7)

Course 3 :
Foundation: Keeping It Missional

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About this Course

Everything in church life can and ought to be geared to the mission of saving the lost. However, so much of church life can seem like a distraction from the task. This course helps us to recalibrate all the necessary tasks of church life around mission. It is for all church members not just leaders. It will help all Christians understand and play their part.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. Keeping it missional
  • Unit 2. Sunday gatherings and prayer meetings
  • Unit 3. Bible studies
  • Unit 4. Preaching
  • Unit 5. Business meetings
  • Unit 6. Visiting
  • Unit 7. Pastoral care
  • Unit 8. Marriage preparation
  • Unit 9. Baptism and communion

Course 4 :
Foundation: Evangelism

Coming Soon

About this Course

When Jesus captivates hearts, and lives are shaped by the gospel, evangelism happens far more naturally and frequently in everyday conversation. This course doesn't teach techniques but a gospel view of everyday life to help Christians help non-Christians to understand the gospel. It gives us a big vision of Jesus and teaches us the benefits of doing evangelism as part of a church community that lives ordinary life with gospel intentionality.

Course overview
  • Unit 1. The message
  • Unit 2. The messenger
  • Unit 3. Building relationships
  • Unit 4. Talking about God
  • Unit 5. Presenting the gospel
  • Unit 6. Introducing to Christian community
  • Unit 7. Living to provoke questions
  • Unit 8. Answering questions
  • Unit 9. Casual conversations about Jesus

Course 5 :
Foundation: Missional Church and Church Planting

Coming Soon

About this Course

This course will help you reconnect the church with mission. The church is God’s mission strategy for reaching people with the gospel. Mission is at the heart of who we are and what we do as church. This course walks you through the doctrine of the church to discover its role in mission. It challenges and equips us to see church planting as a central missions strategy for churches and ordinary Christians.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. Ecclesiology 1
  • Unit 2. Ecclesiology 2
  • Unit 3. Missional ecclesiology 1
  • Unit 4. Missional ecclesiology 2
  • Unit 5. Church-planting strategy
  • Unit 6. Church-planting model
  • Unit 7. Church-planting methods
  • Unit 8. Church-planting - two examples
  • Unit 9. Church-planting practice

Course 6 :
Foundation: Culture

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About this Course

Understanding culture is a complex task. Christians have to find points of connection and difference with their cultural context to present the gospel clearly. This course helps with that task but goes further to show us how to do that creatively. This course will stretch you to think biblically and creatively about popular culture. It provides you with a theological tool kit to engage with film, music and computer games.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. Key terms: culture, worldview, religion
  • Unit 2. A biblical understanding of culture
  • Unit 3. Engaging with apologetics: A case of myth-taken identity
  • Unit 4. False starts: perspectives that hinder cultural engagement
  • Unit 5. Engaging popular culture: popologetics
  • Unit 6. Popologetics workshop 1: Jonsi's music video, "Go Do"
  • Unit 7. Popologetics workshop 2: The indie romantic comedy, Ruby Sparks
  • Unit 8. Popologetics workshop 3: The first-person shooter video game Bioshock Infinite
  • Unit 9. Summary and conclusion

Course 7 :
Foundation: Evangelism and Social Action

Coming Soon

About this Course

Learn how to transform your church or small group into a gospel speaking and serving community.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. A Vision For Social Action
  • Unit 2. Models Of Social Action
  • Unit 3. Principles of Social Action
  • Unit 4. Including the Excluded
  • Unit 5. Evangelism and Social Action
  • Unit 6. The Culture Of Deprived Areas
  • Unit 7. Evangelising The Heart
  • Unit 8. Communities Of Grace
  • Unit 9. Communities of Welcome

Course 8 :
Foundation: Beyond the Church Plant

Coming Soon

About this Course

We need a vision for partnering with others to plant churches across the globe. This course establishes the importance of a Christ-shaped and global vision for growth and mission in the local church. It is for anyone wanting to help create a culture of Christ-centred growth and global mission in the church.

Course Overview
  • Unit 1. Churches planting churches
  • Unit 2. Growing by planting
  • Unit 3. Shaped for growth: Christologically-driven
  • Unit 4. Shaped for growth: context-specific
  • Unit 5. The ends of the earth
  • Unit 6. The light of the world
  • Unit 7. Churches partnering to plant churches
  • Unit 8. Churches planting partner churches
  • Unit 9. Gospel priorities and global vision

Certificate : Obtain My Certificate of Completion

About the Certificate of Completion

When you have completed this course study track on BibleMesh.com, you will need to enroll here to apply for your certificate. This enrollment will be activated when you have successfully finished all the courses in this track.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


How It Works / FAQs

What is a track?

A track is a collection of courses that the Crosslands Faculty has put together to provide a guided program of study in a specific subject area.

Why should I work to complete a track?

You should work to complete a track if you desire to love Jesus, live by grace and live shaped by the cross and resurrection. The tracks aim to help you understand how God’s Word affects heart change in the context of communities and mission as you develop a 'gospel instinct' for everyday life. Students who successfully complete a track will receive a certificate of completion from Crosslands.

Can I go at my own pace?

Yes. Although a course subscription only provides access to a given course for a set time period, you may take as long as you wish to complete a learning track.

Can I skip certain courses?

In order to complete a learning track and receive a certificate, you must complete every course within that track.

Can anyone receive a certificate of completion?

Yes. Anyone who enrolls in a Crosslands course can work toward earning a certificate of completion.

How do I receive a certificate of completion?

Once you have finished all the courses in a track, you may apply for and receive a certificate of completion.

Is this certificate of completion recognized for credit by colleges and seminaries?

No, the Crossland Foundation Course modules are not currently credit-bearing. If you are interested in pursuing seminary credit for any of these courses, please go to the BibleMesh Institute here. For more information about Crosslands and to sign up as a student or start a learning site / study group, click here.