MO507: Power Encounter (4 units)
Charles Kraft, Sun-Hee
Kwak Professor of Anthropology and Intercultural Communication
Winter 2006 Pasadena
DESCRIPTION:
Study of “power encounter”
(as defined by Tippett) in the extension and growth of the people of God. In
both Old and New Testaments, God's activity in the world is presented in a
context of the opposition between His Kingdom and that of evil spiritual
powers. That encounter has been and continues to be a major factor in
contemporary Christianity. The course will focus on the biblical validity and
contemporary relevance of spiritual power encounters in the extension of the
Kingdom of God. Topics treated will include: western worldviews and spiritual
power, power encounter defined, power encounters in the Bible, power encounters
in the historical extension of Christianity, relationships between power
encounters and allegiance and truth encounters, collective and individual power
encounters, etc.
LEARNING
OUTCOMES:
•
Understand the nature of power encounters and their place in God’s activity in
the world
• Understand the relationships between power encounters and spiritual warfare
• Understand the activities of Satan and demons in the contemporary world and
what to do about them
• Observe and perhaps experience ministry to individuals that involve power
encounters
COURSE
FORMAT:
The
class will meet one evening per week with
optional ministry session from 5-6:30 each evening (excluding the first
evening.) Class sessions will follow a seminar format, consisting of
lecture and discussion. In addition to the regular class sessions, an
instructor and/or teaching assistants and/or other enrolled students will be
available for optional prayer ministry sessions, during which power encounter
will be demonstrated in the context of a form of lay counseling called “prayer
ministry” or “deep level healing,” and students may have the opportunity to
participate. Attendance at the optional prayer ministry sessions is limited to
currently enrolled credit and audit students. Prior to attending the prayer
ministry session(s) all attendees are required to sign an Informed Consent and
Release, after viewing a specific video in class. In addition, any attendee
desiring to participate as a subject of the lay counseling must complete a Personal
History Questionnaire and sign a Privacy and Confidentiality Waiver.
REQUIRED
READING:
Kraft,
C.H. MO507 Syllabus (includes several
required readings.)
Kraft, C.H. Confronting Powerless
Christianity, Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 2002.
Kraft, C.H. I Give you Authority.
Grand Rapids: Chosen Books, 1997.
Kraft, C.H. Defeating Dark Angels. Ventura,
CA: Regal, 1992.
Rommen, E., ed. Spiritual Power and
Missions. Pasadena ,CA: Wm. Carey Library, 1995.
Wagner, C. Peter. Warfare Prayer. Regal
Books, 1992.
RECOMMENDED
READING: None.
ASSIGNMENTS:
•
Required Reading totaling 1,000 pages in the required books and others.
• Term paper: M.A. students—3750-5000 words; Th.M. students—6250-7500 words.
• Observation of 5 ministry sessions and written report on one.
PREREQUISITES: None. M0506 recommended. Power Encounter ministry
sessions are limited to registered credit and audit students.
RELATIONSHIP
TO CURRICULUM: Elective.
FINAL
EXAM: None.