Exploring Mission

Exploring Mission is a course that will help you find your place in God’s global vision.

Exploring Mission recognises that you are already living, learning and working in intercultural contexts. It’s a lived experience.

We also recognise that our world is rapidly changing and therefore intercultural mission must keep pace. An outdated approach to global mission simply will not cut it!

Everybody has a role in God’s story...

Invitation video

What is Exploring Mission?

Watch and share this video to see how you and your church can get involved in our Exploring Mission course!

Who is Exploring Mission for?

Exploring Mission is for anyone who wants to explore questions such as:

What is God doing in the world?
What is my role in God’s mission?
What does intercultural mission in Australia look like?
Where is God calling me now?
How can I be trained and equipped for what God has for me in the future?

Exploring Mission is for people who want to understand and support global missions, for people considering becoming intercultural team members in the future, and for anyone who wants to better engage in intercultural ministry in their local neighbourhoods and suburbs. This course is facilitated by Baptist Mission Australia, the global mission arm of the Australian Baptist church. Exploring Mission is a non-award course. Participants who successfully complete all units will receive an internal certificate from Baptist Mission Australia.

About the course

Exploring Mission is a 10 session course across two units, to help you explore how God is calling you to engage in intercultural mission. It involves engaging with a wide range of issues in theology, mission, context, culture and the Gospel.

Exploring Mission is experienced as an online learning community that gathers from around Australia and beyond, with a common heart to grow in our participation in God’s mission.

2024 course dates

Term 1

Unit 1: Spiritual Formation for Mission

Mon 26 Feb: Holistic Formation for Mission
Mon 4 Mar: Prayer and Spiritual Formation for Mission
Mon 11 Mar: Bible Reading and Spiritual Formation for Mission
Mon 18 Mar: Growing in Community
Mon 25 Mar: Brokenness and Spiritual Formation

Term 2

Unit 2: Culture and Context

Mon 13 May: An Intro to Contextualisation: Theory and Practice
Mon 20 May: Contextualised Faith Sharing and Discipleship
Mon 27 May: Cultural Intelligence / Core and Flex
Mon 3 June: Power and Humility
Mon 10 June: Integral Mission Power and Humility

Class times
Exploring Mission is an online course held via Zoom on Monday evenings from 7:30–9pm (AEST/ AEDT).

How much does it cost?

The cost to participate in the course $75 for two units or $40 per unit. You may consider asking your church to contribute to the cost of Exploring Mission.

Please contact us if you are planning on attending with a large group and would like to discuss a group discount.

Add to your experience

Exploring Mission participants will be invited to join a small number of optional events each year, such as:

Dinner with a Baptist Mission Australia intercultural team member
Coffees with Baptist Mission Australia Mobilisers or State Leaders
Discernment Weekend
Conferences

Mentoring/coaching/Spiritual Direction is recommended, especially for the Spiritual Formation for Mission unit.

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Want to register for our Exploring Mission course? Fill out the form below and start your journey to discover your part in God’s global mission.

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Unit 1: Spiritual Formation and Mission Unit 2: Culture and Context

In a sentence, why do you want to participate?

$75 for two units or $40 per unit (payment on the next page).