| Competency Profiles as Basis for Course Design of the MA in Transformational Urban |
| Course: |
TUL520 |
TUL520 |
Urban Spirituality |
| CompID |
Competency |
Skill Knowledge Value Character |
| Course Objectives: |
Disciplined habits that promote an urban spirituality through weekly reading, study, response and practice of the |
| classical spiritual disciplines. Development of an action plan for the next years of spiritual formation. |
| TUL520 |
Urban Spirituality |
|
| Reflections on the continuity of building an intimate relationship with God in the context of the city, knowing the |
| appropriate use and application of prayer and fasting, encountering and responding to spiritual conflict, exercising |
| deliverance ministry, in-depth bible study, practising the presence of God, the exercise of spiritual gifts with an |
| attitude of servant-hood, and practising moral integrity and ethics. |
| Issues of sustaining and developing a healthy marriage partnership in the midst of the stresses of urban ministry |
| and poverty are examined in the light of Biblical holism. |
| The Care and Nurturing of Urban Poor Workers, which includes pastoral care of urban poor workers, psych testing, |
| theology of work and rest, cross-cultural stress and shock issues, reentry, etc. Critical application of the four |
| seasons of Christian growth to ones own life and the lives of a selected group of people, ascertaining which season |
| each person is in and how that contributes to their spiritual development and function within a ministry team or faith |
| community. Analysis of the expanded use of pastoral and ministry gifts, critically evaluating one’s own appropriate |
| pastoral roles and the capacity to respond to urban poor pastoral issues. Development of a cell group. |
| 376 |
| Theoogy of martyrdom |
Able to confront opposition with |
Theology of suffering and |
Values suffering and |
Gracious in opposition |
| Biblical wisdom |
martyrdom |
martydom |
(Mat5:10) |
| 371 |
| Has clarity as to call to follow |
Able to explain the call to the |
Understands the diversity |
Obedience to the Biblical |
Sense of vocation |
| Jesus among the poor, to the |
poor to others without shame, |
involved in Jesus call to minister |
mandates to minister |
| poor or as an advocate for the |
and despite opposition from |
among the poor, and the costs |
among the poor |
| 369 |
| Person of focussed vision |
Consistently identifies objectives |
Understands processes of |
Values spirit-inspired goal- |
Singleminded |
| through times of retreat |
identifying objectives, goals, |
setting |
| strategy, timframes, limitations, |
| 355 |
| Able to face suffering and |
Interprets themese in a theology |
Values character produced |
| injustice with Biblical perspectives |
of justice from both Old and New |
by suffering |
| 353 |
| Godly reactions to dishonour, |
Works through processes of |
Understands the soveriegnty and |
Grace, dignity and |
Forgiving (Eph 4:32) |
| shame, abuse, adversity and |
reconciliation with enemies or |
grace of God in leadership |
stability under opposition |
| opposers |
conflicts, public opposition, |
| 352 |
| Critically evaluates personal |
Sustains private worship |
Understands the balance between |
| spiritual growth in the light of |
doing justice as spirituality and |
| inclinations to varied spiritual |
devotional disciplines |
| 351 |
| Sacrifices in marriage, |
Understands the costs on family |
Values sacrifices in |
| singleness, childlessness for the |
of ministry and the ways of |
marriage, singleness, |
| sake of the gospel |
balancing provision for the family |
childlessness for the sake |
| 349 |
| Identifies and released from |
Processes of release from |
Freedom for the flow of |
Freedom of Spirit |
| personal spiritual bondages and |
bondages and cardinal sins |
the Spirit |
| 29/01/2007 5:39:48 p.m.Developed by Viv Grigg, 2000-2006, Please send comments, additions, suggestions, and lots need revising |
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