TEXT BOOKS Befus, David R. Kingdom Business: The Ministry of Promoting Economic Activity. Miami, FL: Latin America Mission, 2001. Also found in: http://www.carintech.com/kb/preface.html,2002. Eldred, Ken. God Is At Work: Transforming People and Nations. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2005. Rundle, Steve, and Tom Steffen. Great Commission Companies: the Emerging Role of Business in Missions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003. Yamamori, Tetsunao, and Kenneth A. Eldred (eds.). On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial Strategies. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2003https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1757/thumbnail.jp

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Asbury Theological SeminaryePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchangeSyllabi eCommons1-1-2006MB 755 Holisitc Mission and the Use of Businessin Global OutreachTetsunao YamamoriFollow this and additional works at: http://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabiThis Document is brought to you for free and open access by the eCommons at ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ePLACE: preserving, learning, and creative exchange. For more information, pleasecontact thad.horner@asburyseminary.edu.Recommended CitationYamamori, Tetsunao, "MB 755 Holisitc Mission and the Use of Business in Global Outreach" (2006). Syllabi. Book 653.http://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/653 HOLISTIC MISSION AND THE USE  OF BUSINESS IN GLOBAL OUTREACH MB 755--ESJ School of World Mission, Asbury Seminary, January 3-13, 2006 (1:00-5:00)  Instructor: Prof. Tetsunao Yamamori, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles  COURSE DESCRIPTION    This course examines the biblical and historical bases of holistic   mission and further explores the strategic and effective use of   business in global outreach through case studies and the analysis   of emerging models.  I. OBJECTIVES At the end of the course, students should: A. Be discerning about the world of the 21st century and the church’s role in it. B. Be knowledgeable of the concept of holistic mission, its biblical and  historical foundations, and the way the concept is applied to relief, agriculture, health, and economic justice. C. Gain knowledge of the strategic and effective use of business in global outreach. D. Be conversant with the cross-cultural dimensions of doing business and ministry. E. Have an understanding of the basic principles of communicating the  gospel across cultures.  II. EXPECTATIONS A. Class attendance at all sessions and participation in the discussions are expected. B. All assignments are to be completed by the start of class on the day they are assigned.         III. TEXT BOOKS  Befus, David R. Kingdom Business: The Ministry of Promoting        Economic Activity. Miami, FL: Latin America Mission, 2001.        Also found in: http://www.carintech.com/kb/preface.html,2002.  Eldred, Ken. God Is At Work: Transforming People and Nations.       Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2005.  Rundle, Steve, and Tom Steffen. Great Commission Companies: the       Emerging Role of Business in Missions. Downers Grove, IL:       InterVarsity Press, 2003.  Yamamori, Tetsunao, and Kenneth A. Eldred (eds.). On Kingdom         Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial      Strategies. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2003.  IV. ASSIGNMENTS A. Reading Report (30%) Readings are to be completed prior to the class for which they are assigned. Additionally keep track of what you’ve read from the optional reading list. Turn in the list on January 12. B. Class Participation (30%) Class attendance and participation in the discussions are expected. C. Reflection and Analysis Paper (40%) Write a reflection and analysis paper of around 2500 words (5 single- spaced pages). The paper should integrate the required or extra readings, material from class discussions, and personal observations related to your ministry/missions experience. Use standard typing and style requirements. Include a reference list. Select one from the following. The paper should be both descriptive and analytic. Due: January 12.  #1  Holistic Mission and Its Relevance in Today’s Mission Context. #2  The Relevance of Business As Mission #3  Globalization and Kingdom Business. #4  Foundational Principles Guiding Kingdom Business #5  Communicating the Gospel:  To Buddhists,  To Muslims,  To Hindus, or  To the Chinese #6  Select one case study from your reading and analyze it from business       and ministry perspectives. Be original. #7  Consult your instructor for a relevant topic of your choice.  Instructions: (1) Define your project. Show how it is relevant to the class    and posture it within the existing literature.             (2) Answer the question that you defined. Maintain internal        consistency—i.e., stay focused on the topic and remain        cogent yet thorough.             (3) Include appropriate references: at least 3 books and 3         journal articles.             (4) Assessment should demonstrate reflection and synthesis        of material.             (5) Conclusions should be thoughtful and practical.    V. SCHEDULE  Session 1—INTRODUCTION (January 3)   Course Overview   Today’s Mission Context    Resurgent non-Christian religions    Impact of Enlightenment, modernism, post-modernism    Poverty and other unmet basic human needs     Video #1: “A Reason To Hope”    Restricted-access countries and unevangelized people groups    Shift of the church’s population centrum from the developed     North to the developing South    Shift of the church’s membership base from the church of      the haves to “the church of the poor”     Radical Islam/terrorism    The persecuted church    The HIV/AIDS crisis     Globalization   ***   REQUIRED READING   Rundle and Steffen, Great Commission Companies, Chapter 1.   Peter L. Berger, “The Desecularization of the World: A Global     Perspective,” in Peter L. Berger (ed.), The Desecularization of the     World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI:     William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999, pp. 1-18.    Lausanne IG 1: “Globalization and the Gospel” and IG 3: “The Persecuted    Church”(see www.lausanne.org 2004 Forum LOPs). LOPs refer to  “Lausanne Occasional Papers.” IG refers to “Issue Group.”     OPTIONAL READING   Berger, Peter L. (ed.). The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent    Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI: William B.    Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999.   Escobar, Samuel. A Time for Mission: The Challenge for Global    Christianity. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 2003.   Grenz, Stanley J. A Premier on Postmodernism. Grand Rapids, MI:    William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996.   Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global    Christianity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002.     Web sites:  www.unaids.org  www.micahnetwork.com  www.who.int.en                 PART I: HOLISTIC MISSION  Session 2—Biblical and Historical Foundations (January 4)    Clarifying some terms    Biblical bases for holistic mission       Holistic mission in historical perspective    The role of the local church     Video #2: “The Church As a Window”     Episodes (1) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia    (2) Curitiba, Brazil    (3) Chhuk, Cambodia    Recent debate over evangelism vs. social action    Primacy of holistic mission practitioner   ***   REQUIRED READING   Evvy Hay Campbell and John Farquhar Plake (eds.), Holistic Mission    Issue Group Report (September 29-October 5, 2004), Pattaya,    Thailand. pp.14-27 or www.wheaton.edu/intr/faculty.   Lausanne IG 4: “Holistic Mission” (www.lausanne.org 2004 Forum  LOPs).   Bryant L. Myers, “The Holistic Practitioner,” in Tetsunao   Yamamori, Bryant L. Myers, C. Rene Padilla, and Greg Rake   (eds.), Serving with the Poor in Latin America (Monrovia, CA:  MARC, 1997), 129-136.         OPTIONAL READING   Chester, Tim (ed.). Justice, Mercy and Humility: Integral Mission and     the Poor. Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster Press, 2002.   Cheyne, John R. Incarnational Agents: A Guide to Developmental    Ministry. Birmingham, Alabama: New Hope, 1996.   Christian, Jayakumar. God of the Empty-Handed: Poverty, Power    and the Kingdom of God. Monrovia, CA: MARC, 1999.   Hesselgrave, David. “Redefining Holism,” in Evangelical Missions    Quarterly (1999), 278-284. Response to Hesselgrave: Bryant    Myers, “Another Look at ‘Holistic Mission,’” in Evangelical    Missions Quarterly (1999), 285-287.   Miller, Donald E. and Tetsunao Yamamori. Holistic Pentecostalism:    A Global Perspective. Berkeley, CA: University of California    Press, 2006.   Myers, Bryant L. Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practices of    Transformational Development. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books,    1999.      Samuel, Vinay and Chris Sugden (eds.). Mission as Transformation:    A Theology of the Whole Gospel. Irvin, CA: Regnum Books    International, 1999.   Sider, Ronald J. One-sided Christianity?: Uniting the Church to Heal    a Lost and Broken World. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan    Publishing House, 1993.   Stark, Rodney. The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal     Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the    Western World in a Few Centuries. Princeton, NJ: Princeton    University Press, 1996.    Yamamori, Tetsunao and C. Rene Padilla (eds.). The Local Church,    Agent of Transformation: An Ecclesiology of Integral Mission.    Buenos Aires: Ediciones Kairos, 2004.    PART II: BUSINESS AS MISSIONS     Session 3—Kingdom Business as a Strategy for Evangelism (January 5)    Defining terms     In this course, “kingdom business” is defined as     doing the biblical ministry of integrating proclamation     (word) and social responsibility (deed) through business     and entrepreneurial strategies.    The strategic role of business in today’s missions    Basic types of kingdom entrepreneurship(MED, SME, and OPE)   ***   REQUIRED READING   Befus, Kingdom Business, Chapter 1.   Eldred, God Is At Work, Chapters 1-6; 9-12. Appendixes B and C.   Rundle and Steffen, Great Commission Companies, Chapter 2.   Yamamori and Eldred (eds.), On Kingdom Business,    Preface; Introduction; Chapters 1-4, 18.    OPTIONAL READING   Bussau, David and Russell Mask. Christian Microenterprise    Development: A Handbook. Pre-publication document.    Bussau, David. Reflections on Christian Microenterprise Development.    Sydney: Opportunity International/Australia, 1998.   Yamamori, Tetsunao, Bryant L. Myers, and David Conner (eds.).    Serving with the Poor in Asia. Monrovia, CA: MARC, 1995.    See Chapter 5: “Enterprising Christians in Sulawesi,     Indonesia.”   Yamamori, Tetsunao, Bryant L. Myers, Kwame Bediako, and Larry    Reed (eds.). Serving with the Poor in Africa. Monrovia, CA:    MARC, 1996. See Chapter 5: “Holistic Lending by Zambuko    Trust, Zimbabwe” and Chapter 6: “Rushinga Cattle Project    in Zimbabwe.”   Session 4—Theology of Missions, of Business, and the Integration of the Two                           (January 6)     Impact of globalization on business and missions    How business in itself can glorify God    Missions by word and deed    The integration of business and ministry     Video #3: “Loving Monday: The Video” (22 minutes)   ***   REQUIRED READING   Eldred, God Is At Work, Chapter 8; Appendix A.   Lai, Patrick. “Starting a Business in a Restricted Access Nation.”    International Journal of Frontier Missions 15(1): 41-46.    Rundle and Steffen, Great Commission Companies,    Chapter 3-4.   Yamamori and Eldred (eds.), On Kingdom Business,    Chapter 13 and 19 (John Beckett). Appendix B (1, 2, 3); Appendix  C; Chapter 12.    OPTIONAL READING   Beckett, John D. Loving Monday: Succeeding in Business without    Selling Your Soul. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001.   Burkett, Larry. Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical    Principles for the Workplace. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1998.   Hill, Alexander. Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace.     Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1997.   Nash, Laura and Scotty McLennan. Church on Sunday, Work on    Monday: The Challenge of Fusing Christian Values with    Business Life. San Francisco, CA: Joseph-Bass, 2001.   Stevens, R. Paul. The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work, and Ministry    in Biblical Perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans    Publishing Company, 1999.   Swarr, Sharon Bentch and Dwight Nordstrom. Transform the World:    Biblical Vision and Purpose for Business. Kona, Hawaii: The    Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development,    University of the Nations, 1999.  Session 5—Grounding Kingdom Business in the History of Evangelism    (January 9)    Biblical precedents    Historical examples    Contemporary models   ***   REQUIRED READING   Befus, Kingdom Business, Chapters 2-11.   Eldred, God Is At Work, Chapter 7; 13-14.   Rundle and Steffen, Great Commission Companies, Chapters    7-12.   Yamamori and Eldred (eds.), On Kingdom Business, Chapter 16.      OPTIONAL READING   Danker, William. Profit for the Lord. Grand Rapids, MI: William    B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1971. Available at:    www.intent.org.   Knoblauch, Dr. Jorg and Jurg Opprecht. Kingdom Companies.     Self-published through River City Press, 2004.   Suter, Heinz and Marco Gmur. Business Power for God’s Purpose.    Greng-Murten, Switzerland: VKG, 1997.    Session 6—Strategic Planning for Kingdom Entrepreneurial Ministry   (January 10)    Jurg Opprecht, Business Professional Network     Video #4 and discussion    Analytical review of case studies    Criteria for a successful kingdom business        Preparing a business plan    Kingdom entrepreneur as a servant leader   ***   REQUIRED READING   Befus,  Kingdom Business, Chapters 12-13.   Rundle and Steffen, Great Commission Companies,     Chapters 5-6.   Yamamori and Eldred (eds.), On Kingdom Business,    Chapters 14-15; 6-11. Chapter 8 by Jurg Opprecht.    Video #4: “Small Business Development in the Heavenly      Mountains of Kyrgyzstan” (Jurg Opprecht, BPN)    OPTIONAL READING   Blanchard, Ken, Patricia Zigarmi, and Drea Zigarmi. Leadership    and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness    Through Situational Leadership. New York: William     Morrow and Company, Inc., 1985.   Blanchard, Ken, and Phil Hodges. The Servant Leader: Transforming    Your Heart, Head, Hands, & Habits. Nashville, TN: J.  Countryman/Thomas Nelson, 2003.   Briner, Bob and Ray Pritchard. More Leadership Lessons of     Jesus: A Timeless Model for Today’s Leaders. Nashville:    Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1998.   Finzel, Hans. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Colorado    Springs, CO: Cook Communications Ministries, 1994, 2000.   Harper, Stephen C. The McGraw-Hill Guide to Starting Your Own     Business: A Step-by-Step Blueprint for the First-Time     Entrepreneur. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1991.   Mancuso, Joseph R. Mancuso’s Small Business Basics. 2nd edn.    Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc., 1998.   Miller, Calvin. The Empowered Leader: 10 Keys to Servant    Leadership. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995.          PART III: CROSS-CULTURAL BUSINESS AND MINISTRY  Session 7—Understanding Cultural Differences (January 11)    Cross-cultural business behavior     Deal-focus vs. relationship-focus     Informal vs. formal cultures     Rigid-time vs. fluid-time cultures     Expressive vs. reserved cultures     [Cf. Richard R. Gesteland, Cross-cultural Business     Behavior: Marketing, Negotiating and Managing     Across Cultures.]        ***   OPTIONAL READING   Kim-kwong Chan and Tetsunao Yamamori, Holistic Entrepreneurs    in China: A Handbook on the World Trade Organization and    New Opportunities for Christians. Pasadena, CA: William    Carey International University Press, 2002.             ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Augsburger, David W. Conflict Mediation Across Cultures:    Pathways and Patterns. Louisville, KY: Westminister/    John Knox Press, 1992.   Elashmawi, Farid and Philip R. Harris. Multicultural Management:    New Skills for Global Success. Houston: Gulf Publishing    Company, 1993.   Gesteland, Richard R. Cross-Cultural Business Behavior:    Marketing, Neogotiating and Managing Across Cultures.    Copenhagen: Copenhagen Business School Press, 1999.  Session 8—Doing Business Cross-Culturally (January 12)       Cultural insights in doing business with:     East Asians (Japan, Korea, and China)     Middle Easterners     Others    Summary of lessons learned   ***   REQUIRED READING   Yamamori and Eldred, On Kingdom Business, Chapters 11, 18.    OPTIONAL READING    Kim-kwong Chan and Tetsunao Yamamori, Holistic Entrepreneurs    in China: A Handbook on the World Trade Organization and    New Opportunities for Christians. Pasadena, CA: William    Carey International University Press, 2002.   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Brannen, Christalyn and Tracey Wilen. Doing Business with Japanese    Men: A Woman’s Handbook. Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press,    1993.   Hall, Edwart T. and Mildred Reed Hall. Hidden Differences: Doing    Business with the Japanese. New York: Anchor Books,     Doubleday, 1987.   Jung, Herbert F. How to Do Business with the Japanese. Tokyo: The     Japan Times, 1986.   Nishiyama, Kazuo. Doing Business with Japan: Successful Strategies    for Intercultural Communication. Honolulu: University of Hawaii    Press, 2000.   Sabath, Ann Marie. International Business Etiquette: Asia & The Pacific    Rim. Franklin Lakes, NJ: Career Press, 1999.   Saccone, Richard. The Business of Korean Culture. Elizabeth, NJ: Hollym    International Corporation, 1994-1997.    Session 10--Communicating the Gospel Across Cultures (January 13)    Practicing kingdom values at the workplace    Representative encounters     Encounter with the Buddhists     Encounter with the Muslims     Encounter with the Hindus     Encounter with the Chinese    Summary: Effective communication of the gospel   ***   OPTIONAL READING   Tetsunao Yamamori, Church Growth in Japan. South Pasadena, CA:    William Carey Library, 1974.   Tetsunao Yamamori and Kim-kwong Chan, Witnesses to Power:    Stories of God’s Quiet Work in a Changing China. Waynesboro,    GA: Paternoster Publishing, 2000.                   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    Abdul-Haqq, Abdiyah Akbar. Sharing Your Faith with a Muslim.    Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 1980.   Covell, Ralph R. The Liberating Gospel in China: The Christian    Faith among China’s Minority Peoples. Grand Rapids, MI:    Baker Books, 1995.   Hiebert, Paul G. “Cultural Differences and the Communication of    the Gospel.” In Ralph D. Winter, et al. Perspectives on the    World Christian Movement. 3rd edn. pp. 373-383.   Hunter, Alan and Kim-kwong Chan. Protestantism in Contemporary    China. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1993.   Kamel, Hisham. Communicating the Gospel to Muslims. Pasadena, CA:    A.C.C. Publications, 1994.   Lambert, Tony.  The Resurrection of the Chinese Church. Wheaton,    IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1994.   Livingstone, Greg. Planting Churches in Muslim Cities: A Team    Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1993.   Mangalwadi, Ruth and Vishal. Carey, Christ and Cultural Transformation    The Life and Influence of William Carey. Cumbria, UK: OM    Publishing, 1993.   Moon, Walter Jay. “Using Proverbs to Contextualize Christianity in the    Builsa Culture of Ghana.” A Ph.D. dissertation presented to  Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky, 2005.     Parshall, Phil. Bridges to Islam: A Christian Perspective on Folk Islam.    Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1983.   Saal, William J. Reaching Muslims for Christ. Chicago: Moody Press,    1991.   William Nix, Transforming Your Workplace for Christ (Nashville:    Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997), 5-153.          

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