Missional Wisdom Foundation

Continuing Education for Leaders

Off Campus.
Online continuing education courses from the faculty of the Academy for Missional Wisdom
Fall, 2013

Selected Courses
AMW CE 101 Introduction to the Missional Church 3 CEUs $450 Wesleyan Forms of Discipleship 3 CEUs $450 Justice for the Missional Church 3 CEUs $450 Leadership Issues in the Missional Church 3 CEUs $450

AMW CE 102

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The Missional Wisdom Foundation offers a selection of online courses for Continuing Education credit. The courses are available as independent learning experiences, or to further studies from the more comprehensive Academy for Missional Wisdom. The program utilizes a compelling mix of video lectures, cutting-edge publications and coursework designed to encourage deep contemplation. Most importantly, the courses are infused with the foundations philosophy of Missional Wisdom encouraging the student to consider their calling with fresh eyes and open hearts, yet firmly rooted in the Wesleyan tradition.

AMW CE 103

AMW CE 104

Think the full Academy might be right for you?

The Academy for Missional Wisdom is a two-year non-degree program that provides clergy and laity with the theological foundation and practical skills needed for starting and leading micro-communities of contemplative prayer, inclusive hospitality and missional action.

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Do Justice. Love Mercy.

Missional Wisdom is discovered at the intersection of deep contemplation, radical hospitality and service to others.
AMW CE 103 3 CEUs $450 Justice for the Missional Church Objective: To understand the integral relationship of justice and missional community; to explore the meaning of justice within a missional hermeneutic; and to learn to identify injustice in ones local context. Core Learning: Justice is a matter of right relationship with God, self, others, and the rest of creation. Systems and structures conspire to distort and mar these relationships, and thus, to do justice is to expose and dismantle obstacles to right relationship. Learning to truly see unjust systems requires developing a new vision. Four half-hour video lectures Four essay quizzes Text: Walking with the Poor by Bryant Myers Lecture One: Justice as a Missional Practice Lecture Two: Moving from Charity to Justice Work Lecture Three: Uncovering Injustice in Your Neighborhood Lecture Four: Building Just Relationships in Your Neighborhood Faculty: Wesley Magruder, D.Min., M.Div., MWF Director of Missional Community Development

MWF Experiences
In addition to the Academy and Continuing Education, the foundation offers opportunities to enrich your understanding of how missional theology can broaden and deepen your work. Pilgrimages: Unique experiences of spiritual formation and leadership development. Travel to holy sites like Taize, France and Iona, Scotland. Retreats: Take time apart to refocus and re-dedicate yourself to new forms of discipleship. Conferences & Workshops: Invite our team to visit your community or congregation to share the story of how to be the church in new and revolutionary ways. Coaching: Connect with our professional coaching staff to continue the journey of following your calling.

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AMW CE 102 3 CEUs $450 Wesleyan Forms of Discipleship Objective: To explore Wesleyan forms of discipleship pioneered by John Wesley in the 18th century, as well as their development since, in order to inspire and challenge leaders to re-think their approach to making disciples of Jesus Christ in their own local context. Core Learning: John Wesleys approach to discipleship consisted of an intentional strategy to move persons from prevenient grace (in societies), to justifying grace (in classes), to sanctifying grace (in bands). Four half-hour video lectures Four essay quizzes Text: Covenant Discipleship: Christian Formation Through Mutual Accountability by David L. Watson

AMW CE 101 3 CEUs $450 Introduction to the Missional Church Objective: To disentangle the concept of missional from the myriad of vague or co-opted uses we often encounter; to develop a deep understanding of missional as theological orientation (who we are) rather than a program or ministry (what we do); to root our understanding of the missional nature of the church in the missional energies of the Triune God; to consider the ways that missional impacts all aspects of the life of faith. Core Learning: Missional Church has become a popular term that can sometimes seem adrift in a sea of trendiness. In this course well wrestle with the substantive theological implications of the term and explore the ways in which a missional orientation is Biblical; theologically, rationally and practically consistent, and more broadly applicable than a special-interest theology. Four half-hour video lectures Four essay quizzes

Elaine Heath Co-Founder

Dr. Elaine Heath is a dreamer, a mystic, an instigator and a passionate believer in the power of the Holy Spirit. She holds a B.A. in English, a Masters of Divinity and a Ph.D. in Theology. Dr. Heath is an ordained elder of the United Methodist Church.

Larry Duggins Co-Founder

Rev. Larry Duggins is a proven entrepreneur and committed believer in the power of change. He founded and managed a successful commercial real estate investment management firm for many years prior to answering his call to ministry. Rev. Duggins holds a B.A. in History, an M.B.A. and M.S. in Finance. He also holds a Masters of Divinity and is a Provisional Elder in the United Methodist Church.

Lecture One: History of Methodist Discipleship Lecture Two: Wesleys Intentional Way of Disciple Formation Lecture Three: Methodist Groups and Social Space Lecture Four: Contemporary Applications Faculty: Wesley Magruder, D.Min., M.Div., MWF Director of Missional Community Development

Text: Introducing the Missional Church by Alan Roxburgh and M. Scott Boren Lecture One: What is Missional? What is the Mission of God? Lecture Two: Missional Theology or Theology of Mission? Lecture Three: The Community of Love Lecture Four: A Tabernacle People Faculty: Bret Wells, D.Min., M.A.C.M., MWF Director of Operations

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AMW CE 104 3 CEUs $450 Leadership Issues in the Missional Church Objective: To understand the relationship between church structures and organization, and cultivating missional community; to differentiate between mission serving as an organizing principle versus as the priority for a missional community; to explore leadership and discipleship principles which empower the whole community of faith. Core Learning: Whether seeking missional renewal in an established congregation or launching a new missional community, many of the generally accepted leadership assumptions and standard procedures can seem inappropriate or even counterproductive. Yet few resources exist to help guide us through these waters. In this course well explore just a few of the common questions and needs that arise in such contexts. Four half-hour video lectures Four essay quizzes

Coming This Spring . . . Missional Monks: Exploring the Collision between the Missional and Monastic Objective: To understand the development and implications of the missional church and contemporary forms of monasticism; to discover ways in which the monastic stream is strengthened by a well-developed missional orientation; to explore ways in which the missional stream needs the rhythms of monasticism; to cultivate a holistic approach to faith which incorporates the best qualities of both streams. Core Learning: Some mistakenly believe that missional and monastic are, at least in practice, on opposite ends of the theological spectrum. In this course well dispel that myth by exploring the ways in which each not only complements, but protects the other. On their own, each stream is susceptible to their own forms of tunnel vision and imbalanced practice. These pitfalls are avoidable, but require awareness and intentionality. Four half-hour video lectures Four essay quizzes

Bret Wells
Director of Operations
Dr. Bret Wells has served in youth, outreach and preaching ministries and is now a church planter. He is a certified ministry coach and coach trainer. He holds a B.A. in Psychology & Christian Ministry, an M.A. in Christian Ministry and a Doctor of Ministry in Missional Church Studies.

Wes Magruder
Director of Missional Community Development
Dr. Wes Magruders pastoral experience ranges from Texas to the mission fields of Africa. He is a prolific writer and speaker on social justice issues and the plight of refugees. He holds a B.A. in Radio/TV/Film, a Masters of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry in Homiletics.

Text: Creating a Missional Culture by J.R. Woodward Lecture One: Is There a Right Structure for a Missional Church? Lecture Two: Mission As Organizing Principle Lecture Three: Coaching as Equipping in Missional Contexts Lecture Four: Missional Challenges as Experiments in Transformation Faculty: Bret Wells, D.Min., M.A.C.M., MWF Director of Operations

Text: Creating a Missional Culture by J.R. Woodward Lecture One: What are the Missional and Monastic Streams? Lecture Two: How Does Missional Influence Monastic? Lecture Three: How Does Monastic Influence Missional? Lecture Four: Cultivating a Disciplined Imagination in Community Faculty: Bret Wells, D.Min., M.A.C.M., MWF Director of Operations

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The Mystic Way of Evangelism

This course helps students understand the rapidly shifting cultural realities in which the church finds itself, in light of the classic contemplative path of purgation, illumination and union. Drawing from the lives and teaching of ten great Christian mystics, students explore an orientation toward missional wisdom and evangelistic practice that is grounded in deep practices of prayer, hospitality and justice.
3 CEUs $450 Text: The Mystic Way of Evangelism: A Contemplative Vision for Christian Outreach, Elaine A. Heath

this book has helped me grow into a more biblical minister. (It) will help you develop beyond traditional ministry and into a transformative ministry powered more by God than by success and corporate models. -- J. Owens

Evangelism and Disciple Formation with Survivors of Abuse

This course introduces students to the evangelistic wisdom and missional perspectives of survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence who have found deeply healing resources in the Gospel. While the course is especially helpful for ministry with survivors of abuse, the theological insight applies to ministry in any context. Persons who 3 CEUs $450 are interested in biblical studies will Text: We Were the Least of These: Reading the Bible with Survivors of Sexual Abuse, find the course particularly enriching.
Elaine A. Heath

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Join the missional movement.

The work of the Missional Wisdom Foundation captures my imagination because the initiative to establish missional communities speaks to this moment in the life of the church that is so ripe for opportunity, so open to resurrections and so full of longing. As I hear about exploring monastic forms for intentional community, about deep worship and justice practices that emerge from community, about pilgrimage as a way for leadership, and about learning for practical holiness, my heart leaps. Amy G. Oden, Wesley Theological Seminary

Love God. Love People. Love Creation.

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