Marketplace Ministry and BAM Movement

· Week 3. The God of Business

Wagner, C.P.  (2006)  The Church in the Workplace, Ventura, CA: Regal Books  (https://www.amazon.com/Church-Workplace-People-Transform-Society/dp/0830739092/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1520454435&sr=1-1)

Silvoso, E. (2009)  Anointed For Business: How To Use Your Influence In The Marketplace To Change The World, Bloomington, MN: Chosen Books ( https://www.amazon.com/Anointed-Business-Ed-Silvoso/dp/0800797140/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549608315&sr=8-1&keywords=anointed+for+business )

· Study Assignments:

Reading: 

1.  The Church in the Workplace, chapters 1-6 (part 1). 

2. Anointed for Business, chapters 1-6.

Viewing: None

Discussion Forum: 

Discuss the questions below with your cohort.

· Week 3: Discussion Forum

1. What is your opinion of the distinction C. Peter Wagner makes between the "Nuclear Church" and the "Extended Church"? How does this distinction advance the Kingdom of God on the seven mountains of culture? 

2. Briefly share your view/understanding of a "Greek Mindset" and a "Hebrew Mindset"? What are the implications for the Church in the Marketplace of a "Greek Mindset?" Of a "Hebrew Mindset?"

3. Examine the following marketplace ministries in the U.S.: Christian Business Men’s Connection, Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, and Crown Financial Ministry. What contributions have they made to advancing the Kingdom of God in the marketplace?

4. What is the definition of dualism? How has dualism impacted the way ministry is performed in the U.S.?

Week 2. Transformation Continuum. The Marketplace

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·   Study Assignments:

Reading:  

EKKLESIA, chapters 9-17 Silvoso

Viewing:

EKKLESIA, teaching videos 3-4 Silvoso

Discussion Forum: 

Discuss the questions below with your cohort.

· EKKLESIA -3File Silvoso

· EKKLESIA -4File Silvoso

Week 2: Discussion Forum

1. EKKLESIA chapters 10-12 discuss transforming nations and communities. What is the importance of the marketplace in bringing about transformation? Use citations to support your answer. 

2. Chapter 12 of EKKLESIA discusses poverty, women, and social action. Do you agree that these are core issues in the social transformation agenda? Why or why not? 

3. Read the John MacArthur article and compare and contrast his views with Ed Silvoso’s views in EKKLESIA. To the extent their views are different, what do you think accounts for those differences? 

· MacArthur, John. The Injustice of Social Justice, Grace To You, September 7, 2018,   https://www.gty.org/library/blog/B180907/the-injustice-of-social-justice

· Week 3. The God of Business

Wagner, C.P.  (2006)  The Church in the Workplace, Ventura, CA: Regal Books  (https://www.amazon.com/Church-Workplace-People-Transform-Society/dp/0830739092/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1520454435&sr=1-1)

Silvoso, E. (2009)  Anointed For Business: How To Use Your Influence In The Marketplace To Change The World, Bloomington, MN: Chosen Books ( https://www.amazon.com/Anointed-Business-Ed-Silvoso/dp/0800797140/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549608315&sr=8-1&keywords=anointed+for+business )

· Study Assignments:

Reading: 

1.  The Church in the Workplace, chapters 1-6 (part 1). 

2. Anointed for Business, chapters 1-6.

Viewing: None

Discussion Forum: 

Discuss the questions below with your cohort.

· Week 3: Discussion Forum

1. What is your opinion of the distinction C. Peter Wagner makes between the "Nuclear Church" and the "Extended Church"? How does this distinction advance the Kingdom of God on the seven mountains of culture? 

2. Briefly share your view/understanding of a "Greek Mindset" and a "Hebrew Mindset"? What are the implications for the Church in the Marketplace of a "Greek Mindset?" Of a "Hebrew Mindset?"

3. Examine the following marketplace ministries in the U.S.: Christian Business Men’s Connection, Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International, and Crown Financial Ministry. What contributions have they made to advancing the Kingdom of God in the marketplace?

4. What is the definition of dualism? How has dualism impacted the way ministry is performed in the U.S.?