Structure of the Kairos Course

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Kairos discusses the four main areas of mission concern. These are the Biblical, Historical, Strategic and the Cultural dimensions.

Biblical

1.  God’s Purpose and Plan
We will discover from the Bible, that Mission lies at the center of all God’s concern.

  1. God – The Bible is the story of His Glory
  2. God’s Purpose – To re-conquer His usurped kingdom and reconcile the nations to himself
  3. God’s Plan –  To engage His chosen people in His world-wide mission of mercy.

2.  Israel, The Covenant People
We will study God’s dealing with the nation of Israel in His desire to fulfill His purposes through them.

  1. Israel’s Obligation – To bless and be God’s priests to the nations of the world.
  2. Israel’s Opportunity – God did everything for their fruitfulness and success.
  3. Israel’s Response – On the whole negative – but God still outworked much of His missionary purpose through them.

3.  The Messiah, the Message & the Messengers
We will see that God’s concern for all nations is still His central purpose as we move into the New Testament.

  1. Jesus, Messiah for all peoples – Jesus, ministered to both Jews and Gentiles.
  2. A Message for all Peoples – Jesus’ preaching on the Kingdom was for both Jew and Gentile.
  3. Messengers for all Peoples – The advance of the Church into intentional missions after Pentecost.

Historical

4 .  Expansion of the World Christian Movement
We trace the advance of Christianity from its beginning to the present day

  1. The five periods of mission history since Christ.
  2. The three eras of modern missions
  3. The Final Thrust

Strategic

5. Mission Strategy
We consider the place, value and nature of strategy in world Christian mission.

  1. The value of strategy in mission, combined with prayer and power.
  2. Church planting, people movements and church planting movements.
  3. Local churches and mission agencies

6. The Task Remaining
We look at the mission task remaining, who and where the majority of the unreached are, and what methods should be used to reach them.

  1. The nations and cross-cultural evangelism – Understanding mission terms and the priority in missions.
  2. The major blocs of unreached peoples.
  3. Modern strategies and approaches in missions today. 

7. World Christian Teamwork
We look at the variety of exciting ways the whole church can and must get involved in accomplishing strategic world mission.

  1. Teaming Up with God – Becoming a World Christian and finding our role.
  2. Teaming Up Locally – Active Local Church involvement in missions
  3. Teaming Up Globally – Partnership worldwide to fulfill the Great Commission.

Cultural

8.  Cross-Cultural Considerations
We address issues, in this chapter, on communicating the gospel cross-culturally. We also look at aspects of church contextualization and its implications for seeing unreached communities of peoples discipled and won for Christ.

The Kairos Course curriculum is designed to lay a solid foundation in the life of a believer and of the local church, in world Christian mission.  From this foundation, exciting and meaningful missions endeavor, can result. 

Course Format

Kairos can be conducted using a number of formats.   This variety is to help enable access to all, depending on their individual circumstances.

  1. One evening per week, over nine weeks – this requires approximately 2½ hours of classroom time each meeting.
  2. Two evenings per week for 4½ weeks.
  3. Weekends and week days combined over two to three weeks.
  4. A one week full-time intensive course.
  5. Four weekends, 1 every fortnight.

Whatever the format, you will engage in all the activities mentioned below.

Prayer for the Unreached Peoples
A prayer guide booklet has been produced that provides information on the world’s major unreached peoples.

Lecture Introductions
A lecture introduction, using multi-media, provides a helpful lesson overview.

Growth Point Discussion Groups
Group interaction is one of the many highlights of the course and provides a dynamic learning environment.

Videos
Short teaching and inspirational videos, by some of today’s leading mission personalities, supplement the readings.

Special Activities
Interactive cross-cultural activities, that press home the importance of culture and worship, are an unforgettable experience.

Readings and Worksheets
Readings for each session involve about sixteen pages of easy and manageable articles, written by leading authorities on history, theology and missions. Worksheets are given to reinforce the key points in each chapter.