PT 352 Course at a Glance (2025)

Evangelism and Missions in the Local Church

Lectures By: Dr. Rob Edwards

2 Credits

Course Description

This course builds on PT 343 Theology of Evangelism and Missions by instructing you in the habits and practice of personal evangelism, the range of approaches for mobilizing missions through the church, and exploring the relationship between evangelism and apologetics in various ministry contexts.

Books to Purchase

The books listed below are required readings which students should acquire by the start of the term. Additional required readings will be listed in the course syllabus and available electronically in Canvas.

Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctives in the Roman World
by Larry Hurtado
Baylor University Press, 2016
ISBN:
Church Planting in the Secular West: Learning from the European Experience
by Stefan Paas
Eerdmans, 2016
ISBN:
Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age
by Alan Noble
InterVaristy, 2018
ISBN:

Estimated Workload

Please note, the Winter Term is an accelerated 4-week term. Please expect at least 4x the workload listed here which is calculated based on a normal, full-length term.

Lectures Readings Assignments
0.4 66.9 1.1
Hours Per Week Pages Per Week Hours Per Week

Course Assignments

The assignments listed below are provided for general guidance for students to reference as they plan and register. Please reach out to support@wts.edu if you have any questions.

  • 4 - Live Class Meetings (10%)
  • 1 - Spheres of Influence Reflection Paper (20%)
  • 1 - Evangelistic Model Evaluation (20%)
  • 1 - Missional Church Paper (50%)

Synchronous Meeting Times

This course offers optional synchronous class meeting(s) through Zoom which will be scheduled during the term based on everyone's availability (a poll will be taken by the instructor for these meetings and they will be recorded for students who are unable to attend live). These meetings will be helpful for the formation your understanding of apologetics as well as provide an opportunity to practice the method live with your instructor.

The Following Meetings Time are for the Winter 2025 Term:

  • Live Class Meeting 1: Tuesday, Jan. 7, 6-7:30pm ET
  • Live Class Meeting 2: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 6-7:30pm ET
  • Live Class Meeting 3: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6-7:30pm ET
  • Live Class Meeting 4: Tuesday, Jan. 28, 6-7:30pm ET