PRE-COURSE ASSIGNMENTS

Must be submitted in Canvas at the start of

class, Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

1. Drawing upon (and citing) concepts and

categories as prove helpful from the

required readings define and distinguish

missional disciple-making. Based

upon this definition, evaluate your

current practice of ministry for making

disciples that includes contextual,

David M. Gustafson,

DMin, PhD, Professor

of Evangelism and

Missional Ministry,

Chairman of the

Department of

Missions and

Evangelism, TEDS,

Deerfield, IL

missional engagement, with the goal of

mission in the world. What has

happened? What has proved effective?

What do you envision happening in the

future? 5-6 pages. This will form the

basis of a 5-minute oral presentation in

class.

2. Review Hirschs The Forgotten Ways

and Vanderstelts Saturate in light of

Wilkinss Following the Master. What

are the strengths and potential

weaknesses of Hirschs and

Vanderstelts practices of disciple-

making in light of a biblical theology of

disciple-making? 5-6 pages.

Required Readings: Breen, Michael J., and David M.

Gustafson, eds. Missional Disciple-

making. Pawleys Island, SC: 3DM

Publishing, 2019. ISBN-13: 978-

1945455001 (348 pages)

2. Hirsch, Alan. The Forgotten Ways:

Reactivating the Missional Church,

Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2016.

ISBN-10: 1587433869 (230 pages)

3. Vanderstelt, Jeff. Saturate: Being

Disciples in the Everyday Stuff of Life.

Wheaton: Crossway, 2015. ISBN-10:

1433545993 (220 pages)

4. Wilkins, Michael J. Following the

Master: A Biblical Theology of

Discipleship. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,

1992. ISBN-10: 0310521513 (343

pages)

5. Zscheile, Dwight J., ed. Cultivating Sent

Communities: Missional Spiritual

Formation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,

2012. (Canvas, chapter 1, 28 pages)

*** For my current practice of Ministry in Disciple-making, I am a member of a local church (Harvest Intercontinental, Delaware) in New Castle, Delaware, USA. I’m a Sunday service conductor and an evangelism team member for 3 years. I am building a church in Liberia, West Africa since 2023 to take my discipleship overseas.