A means to more fully understand and get involved with God’s Mission to the Nations. Taught in the Spring of 2019.

1. An Introduction to God’s Mission: Why Are We Here? The Big Picture
   1. Session 1: Jonah’s Lesson: Should I Not Be Concerned?
   2. Session 2: Myopic Me!
2. The Biblical Perspective: The Mission of God
   1. Session 3: God’s Mission in the OT
   2. Session 4: God’s Mission in the Gospels
   3. Session 5: God’s Mission in Acts to Revelation
3. The Historical Perspective: The Story of His Glory
   1. Session 6: God’s Mission in History
4. The Cultural Perspective: Doing Ministry as an Alien (in foreign worlds)
   1. Session 7: Doing Ministry as an Alien - Part 1
   2. Session 8: Doing Ministry as an Alien - Part 2
5. The Strategic Perspective: Prioritizing God’s Priorities
   1. Session 9: Loving God with All Your Mind
   2. Session 10: Accomplishing the Unfinished Task (Church Planting and Discipleship)
6. Practical Mission Considerations
   1. Session 11: Calling and Islam
   2. Session 12: Two Specific Unreached People Groups (UPG’s)
   3. Session 13: Persecution in Mission and Bible Translation
   4. Session 14: Short Term Mission
7. Nigeria 2019 Report
   1. Session 15: Update on the Ministry to the Fulani in Nigeria

Session 1: Jonah’s Lesson - Should I Not Be Concerned?

Session 1 - Audio

Session 1 - Resources

• “Perspectives on Mission” Class Outline
• Note Taking Outline - Section 1 - An Introduction to God's Mission
• Great Commission Pre-Test
• The World In 10 People

Session 1 - Video Links

• The Issachar Initiative
• Mission 15:21 History

Session 2: Myopic Me!

Session 2 - Audio

Session 2 - Resources

• The Living God Is a Missionary God
• The Story of His Glory

Session 2 - Video Links

• Reaching the Unreached
• What is God’s Heart for All People?
• Reaching the Unreached – Prayer that Empowers Missions

Session 3: God’s Mission in the OT

Session 3 - Audio

Session 3 - Resources

• Note Taking Outline - Section 2 - The Biblical Perspective
• Let the Nations Be Glad
• The Bible in World Evangelization
• Mission Bible Verses

Session 3 - Video Links

• The Need of the Nations
• What is an Unreached People Group?
• 6 Ways to Reach God’s World

Session 4: God’s Mission in the Gospels

Session 4 - Audio

Session 4 - Resources

• Jesus and the Gentiles
• Mandate on the Mountain
• Two Forces

Session 4 - Video Links

• The Tears of the Saints
• David Platt on Prayer

Session 5: God’s Mission in Acts to Revelation

Session 5 - Audio

Session 5 - Resources

• Why People Groups?
• The Ethnolinguistic Reality

Session 5 - Video Links

• Lost
• What is a UPG?
• PrayerCast – China
• PrayerCast – Animism

Session 6: God’s Mission in History

Session 6 - Audio

Session 6 - Resources

• Note Taking Outline - Section 3 - Historical Perspective
• The Kingdom Strikes Back
• 4 Men, 3 Eras, 2 Transitions
• A Chronology of Mission History from Pentecost to Present
• Great Progress, Great Need

Session 6 - Video Links

• Historical Perspective Lecture Outline
• Mission Pioneers from 1600-2000
• The Biblical Basis of Mission
• 1000s Rejoicing
• PrayerCast – Hinduism

Session 7: Doing Ministry as an Alien - Part 1

Session 7 - Audio

Session 7 - Resources

• Note Taking Outline - Section 4 - The Cultural Perspective
• A Church in Every People
• Culture, Worldview, and Contextualization
• Worldview Charts

Session 7 - Video Links

• Global Purpose
• What Was the Student Volunteer Movement?
• PrayerCast – India

Session 8: Doing Ministry as an Alien - Part 2

Session 8 - Audio

Session 8 - Resources

• The New Macedonia
• Cultural Differences and the Communication of the Gospel
• The Viable Missionary
• Witnessing for Christ in Other Cultures

Session 8 - Video Links

• Contextualization in Action
• 3D Gospel – Guilt/Innocence, Honor/Shame, Fear/Power Worldviews

Session 9: Loving God with All Your Mind

Session 9 - Audio

Session 9 - Resources

• Note Taking Outline - Section 5 - The Strategic Perspective
• The Spontaneous Multiplication of Churches
• On Mission with God
• The Status of World Evangelization
• The 50 Largest Unreached People Groups
• Gods Symphony of Effort
• Mission Trends and Facts
• Why Communicate the Gospel Through Stories?
• Why Native Missions?
• Multiplying Churches Among the Unreached

Session 9 - Video Links

• The Spread of the Gospel
• The State of the World

Session 10: Accomplishing the Unfinished Task (Church Planting and Discipleship)

Session 10 - Audio

Session 10 - Resources

• Clarifying the Remaining Task
• Church Planting Movements – Introduction
• Church Planting Movements – Full Article
• The Major Religions of The World
• THUMBS
• Synthesis of Strategy
• Progress Toward Engaging Unreached Peoples
• Finishing the Task

Session 10 - Video Links

• Limitless
• Oral Bible Teams

Session 11: Calling and Islam

Session 11 - Audio

Session 11 - Resources

• Middle East 101
• The World of Islam
• Seeking Allah Finding Jesus – Bonus Material
• Witnessing to Muslims
• T4T for Muslims
• Charting Your Journey to The Nations
• Nine Essential Skills and Attitudes

Session 11 - Video Links

• Did You Know?
• Ishmael
• Islam
• Africa

Session 12: Two Specific Unreached People Groups (UPGs)

Session 12 - Audio

Session 12 - Resources

• The 31 Largest Frontier People Groups
• How To Reach Frontier Peoples
• Why There Is Relatively Little Progress in FPGs
• FPG Populations Vs Workers Received Vs Evangelicals
• Khmer In Cambodia – People Profile
• The Carlyles In Cambodia – Newsletter March 2019
• The Fulani In Nigeria – People Profile
• Distant Thunder – The Khan of Khans

Session 12 - Video Links

• More Than Dreams – The Story of Mohammed (a Fulani)

Session 13: Persecution in Mission and Bible Translation

Session 13 - Audio

Session 13 - Resources

• Reconsecration to a Wartime Lifestyle
• Recapturing the Role of Suffering
• Persecution and Mission
• William Cameron Townsend
• Idiom Quiz
• Idiom Quiz Answers
• We Have Never Heard This Story Before
• One Little Vowel

Session 13 - Video Links

• Student Volunteer Movement
• It will be Costly
• I Am N
• Understanding Persecution
• Alex

Session 14: Short Term Mission

Session 14 - Audio

Session 14 - Resources

• Short Term Mission
• Short Term Trips and Bible Storying
• Short Term Church Planting Teams
• Vacation Mission
• Mission Slogans and Quotes

Session 14 - Video Links

• Wake Us Up to This Reality
• Understanding the Remaining Task
• God’s Heart for the Foreigner
• The Millennial Missionaries
• Honest Mission Trip Leader
• When Helping Can Hurt
• Are Short Term Mission Trips Worth Doing?
• Here are some other videos worth watching about short term mission trips:
  • Short Term Mission Trips
  • Are Short Term Mission Trips a Good Idea?
  • Are Short Term Mission Trips Effective?

Short term mission opportunities that could also lead to long term service:

• PIONEERS (https://pioneers.org/): Contact Summer Root at +1 (530) 566-4461 or summerroot@gmail.com
  • Summer Mission Opportunities
  • Short Term Opportunities throughout the year
• YWAM Frontier Missions (https://www.ywamfm.org/ywam-frontier-missions-vision-about/ or https://www.ywamfm.org/start-here/)
  • DTS is entry level for YWAM. I suggest sticking with a Frontier Mission focused DTS
  • Next step is their School of Frontier Mission for work with unreached peoples
• e3 Partners (https://e3partners.org/about-us/):
  • Training
  • Trips
  • Types of trips (even to UUPGs)

Session 15: Update on the Ministry to the Fulani in Nigeria

Session 15 - Audio

Session 15 - Video Links

• Nigeria 2019 Report

Miscellaneous Information

• Feel free to contact Pastor/Missionary Matt McCollum at: +1(541)292-3727 via talk/text/WhatsApp or email me at matt@mission1521.com
• Highly Recommended for Mission Prayer: Unreached of the Day (Also available through Google Play and the Apple App Store)
• Here are a few very good Mission websites you may want to explore
  • The Joshua Project
  • People Groups
  • Mission Frontiers
  • YWAM
  • Pioneers
• The Journey - Mission Family Devotions
  • The Journey 1
  • The Journey 2
  • The Journey 3
  • The Journey 4
  • The Journey 5
  • The Journey 6
  • The Journey 7
  • The Journey 8
  • The Journey 9
  • The Journey 10
  • The Journey 11
  • The Journey 12
  • The Journey 13
  • The Journey 14
  • The Journey 15