Gospel and Gospel Ministry

Nature of the Gospel

• The Gospel in Bible and theology

• The Gospel in discipleship

• The Gospel in ministry

Practice of Gospel Ministry

• Developing a Gospel-shaped philosophy of ministry

• Characteristics of Gospel-shaped minister: Calling – character – convictions – competencies

• Exploring vocational Gospel ministry

Principles of Evangelism

• Communicating the Gospel: eg testimonies, courses, preaching

• Contextualising the Gospel: eg cultures, life-stage, gender, Australia

• Commending the Gospel: eg evangelism, service, witness, hospitality, giving

Practice of Evangelism

• Prayer, divine sovereignty, and evangelism

• Personal and church evangelism

• Apologetic approaches to evangelism

This unit expects 150 hours of work from you in total, or around 10-12 hours each week over the semester. This volume of learning includes working through the learning materials and required learning tasks, additional reading and self-directed study, and working on assessment items, and for online units this includes participation in any online forums.