Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022

“A School for Missionaries... ...by Missionaries.” 2021-2022 Catalog



Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 3 Westwood School of Missions For more information, visit us online at: www.westwoodmissions.org A Ministry of: Westwood Missionary Baptist Church 3210 Ave G NW Winter Haven, FL 33880 Phone: 863-294-2219 Fax: 863-299-1476 Email: [email protected] Website: www.westwoodmbc.org

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Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 5 Contents 1 Introduction to Westwood School of Missions..........................................................................7 2 School of Missions Staff.................................................................................................................................8 3 Programs of Study:..............................................................................................................................................9 4 Doctrinal Statement........................................................................................................................................10 5 Sponsorship............................................................................................................................................................12 6 Entrance Requirements..................................................................................................................................12 7 Grading Scale........................................................................................................................................................13 8 Conduct and Dress...........................................................................................................................................13 9 Mission Statement..............................................................................................................................................14 10 Tuition and Fees..................................................................................................................................................14 11 Course Descriptions.........................................................................................................................................15 12 Schedule of Classes...........................................................................................................................................18 13 Westwood School of Missions Online................................................................................................19



Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 7 Introduction to Westwood School of Missions Westwood Missionary Baptist Church of Winter Haven, Florida has ministered to both the local and global community through worldwide outreach missions for many years. Heavily involved in the work of propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world, over a million dollars go through the missions office of this local church each year in support of scriptural, church-planting missionaries. The year 2008 began a new chapter in ministry of Westwood, with the founding of the Westwood School of Missions. Dedicated to training both prospective and veteran missionaries with challenging, graduate level classes, practical advice from seasoned, experienced teachers and guest speakers, and on the field training with the Missionary Practicum Internship Program – if you are a serious student of the Bible and feel the call of the Lord into the area of foreign mission work, Westwood may be the place for you! Westwood’s School of Missions is a six month study including four months of on campus study as well as an 8 week internship on the field, under the direction of a veteran foreign missionary. The four months spent on campus at Westwood consists of 4 units, each 4 weeks in length. They are as follows: Unit One: Missionary Prep Unit Two: Missionary Development Unit Three: Missionary Advancement Unit Four: Missionary Mastery Unit Five: Missionary Practicum The internship will complete the final two months of the six month program. The 8 weeks spent on the field under the direction and supervision of a veteran missionary will provide the practical training that is so needed, yet unavailable almost anywhere else in a Bible training and educational environment. The internship program is unit five of the School of Missions.

8 Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 Administration: Dr. Walter C. Lanier, President Senior Pastor, Westwood Missionary Baptist Church D.Div. Latin American Missionary Baptist M.Th., Florida Baptist College Veteran Missionary to Kenya Dr. Douglas M. Wiersema, Director Mission Director, Westwood Missionary Baptist Church Th.D. Latin American Missionary Baptist Th.B., Florida Baptist College Veteran Missionary to Romania Dr. Danny S. Jones, Academic Dean Missionary to Thailand Director, Baptist Training Center Ministries Th.D., Gulf Coast Baptist Institute M.A. Religious Education, Emmaus Baptist College B.A. Psychology, University of West Florida

Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 9 Programs of Study: Master’s Degree of Missiology (M.M.) For those possessing a qualified 4 year undergraduate diploma from an institution of higher learning, a Master’s Degree of Missiology will be offered by completion of both the in class requirements (32 credit hours), on the field internship (16 credit hours), external language studies (6 credit hours), and a Thesis writing requirement (6 credit hours) for a total of 60 course credit hours of study. Also, an overall weighted 3.0 GPA or higher will be required to graduate. Certification in Missiology For students not interested in or not qualified to be admitted into the Master’s Degree of Missiology program, a certification in Missiology will be offered with a diploma from Westwood School of Missions for those who complete all in-class requirements plus 6 credit hours of external language studies. The internship program and Thesis are not required. A total of 38 credit hours or 608 clock hours of study is required for the Diploma of Missiology certification. Also, an overall weighted 3.0 GPA or higher will be required to graduate.

10 Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 Doctrinal Statement Basic Doctrines * We believe love one for another as Jesus loves the believer manifests our discipleship proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as New Testament churches. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus Christ upon which all others are dependent (Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34, 35; John 15:12; 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3; Rev. 2:4, 5). * We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all- sufficient rule of faith and practice. We use the King James Version exclusively for English language ministry. (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17). * We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection (Matt. 28:19). * We believe in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2). * We believe Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10). * We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22). * We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19). * We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches (Luke 24:49; John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:4, 5, 8; Acts 2:1-4). * We believe miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. chapters 12-14). * We believe Man was created in the image of God and lived in innocence until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12, 19). * We believe the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe (Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2). * We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints (Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18).

Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 11 * We believe in the pre-tribulational rapture of the saints and the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ. This event will include the resurrection of the righteous to eternal heaven who shall rise first and those who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. The Millennium will be followed by the resurrection of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that the righteous shall enter into the heaven age (John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8). * We believe God deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27; Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12). On Missiology * We believe the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8, 9), and that the Holy Spirit convicts sinners, regenerates, seals, secures, and indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8, 9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5). * We believe all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and shall not perish (John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5). * We believe the position of missionary is a divinely called ministry. The Biblical pattern for missions can be found in Acts 13. Men called of God and ordained to the ministry for which they were called are sent out by a scriptural, local church, and led of the Holy Spirit of God to accomplish the work of God. (Acts 13:1-4) * We believe the work of missions, which is the propagation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the establishing of local churches throughout the world, is and properly should be solely the responsibility of local churches, without outside authority from any governing body, organization, committee, convention, association or otherwise any entity outside that of the local church. All fellowships and associations are and must be to aid the missionary effort without usurping authority of the local church. (Matt. 28:19, 20; Matt. 16:18-19; Eph. 3:21) * We believe a missionary is and scripturally should be a member of his sending church; he should submit to the authority of that church and should report back to that church as to the progress of the mission work. The responsibility of the sending church to the missionary should be that of sustaining and prayerfully upholding him to the Lord. (Acts 13:1-4; Acts 14:26-27; I Thes. 5:25; 2 Thes. 3:1; Eph. 6:18-19) Ecclesiology (On the Church) * We believe Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and each church is an independent, self- governing body, and no other ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it. We believe

12 Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the perpetuity of His churches. The line of true churches that date back to apostolic times resides in what are today known as Baptist. (Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19, 20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21). * We believe there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord’s churches: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord’s Supper is a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance who are in a right relationship with God; elements being unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine. (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1, 2, 17-20, 26). * We believe there are two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in Titus and 1Timothy. Sponsorship The Westwood School of Missions is a religious institution of secondary and graduate level education which is a ministry of the Westwood Missionary Baptist Church of Winter Haven, FL. You can contact the church at: Westwood Missionary Baptist Church 3210 Ave. G NW Winter Haven, FL 33880 Phone: 18632942219 Fax: 18632991476 Email: [email protected] Entrance Requirements As laid out in this college catalog, the entrance requirements for the Westwood School of Missions will be as follows: 1. Profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. 2. Baptized member of a scriptural, local (Baptist) church in good standing. 3. A letter of recommendation from your pastor, and three references. For Masters Degree program applicants: An approved undergraduate degree from a 4 year institution of higher learning.

Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 13 Grading Scale Westwood School of Missions grades on a four point grading scale for all final grades in class. Because of the religious nature and ministerial application of the courses taught at Westwood School of Missions, a grade point average of less than 2.0 will not be given credit towards a program of study, and an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher is required to graduate. The following scale is as follows: 0.0 – F (Failing) 1.0 – D (Below Average) 2.0 – C (Average) 3.0 – B (Above Average) 4.0 – A (Excellent) A student may be eligible for academic honors by achieving a GPA of 3.25 or higher per semester, with which he would be placed on the Dean’s list. An overall GPA of 3.25 or higher would qualify the student to graduate Cum Laude. A semester average of 4.0 would be recognized on the President’s list, and a graduating GPA of 4.0 would qualify the student to graduate with highest honors, Magna Cum Laude. Conduct and Dress All students of the Westwood School of Missions are expected to submit to a code of conduct as becoming a servant of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Each student must submit to the doctrinal statement and give due respect to the teacher or professor of each class. Dress code will include dress suits or shirts and ties with dress slacks for men and dresses or skirts and blouses for women. All dresses and skirts shall be knee length or longer. Dress shoes shall be worn. For men, hair should be kept neatly trimmed short, off the ears and neck. Moustaches and beards must be neatly trimmed. Advertisements or worldly print on clothing is forbidden. Specific offenses of improper Christian conduct will not be listed here, but if it becomes known of any conduct unbecoming of a Christian by one of the students enrolled at WBC, disciplinary action will be taken at the discrepancy of the college which may include expulsion.

14 Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 Mission Statement The Westwood School of Missions shall strive to provide a Biblical education to pastors, ministers, Christian workers, and young men and women aspiring to learn more about God’s Word as to effectively serve the Lord on the mission field. This institution shall seek to develop a Christian foundation in the lives of the students through a study of the Word of God, advice from working missionaries and studies in practical Christian missions. WMBC shall provide the resources for religious education and strive for the spiritual growth of each student, for the aim of the Word of God being propagated throughout the world. Tuition and Fees There will be a $25 non-refundable application fee to the School of Missions for all students. The tuition costs for the 2021-2022 term will be as follows: $45.00 per credit hour for all on- campus classes. This fee also applies to the 6 credit hours of Thesis writing ($270.00). Each unit of classes for the Westwood School of Missions consists of 8 credit hours. Therefore, each semester will have a total tuition cost of $720.00, to be paid before starting classes. The internship fee is $1200.00, which helps offset the cost to the missionary on the field who directs the internship. Tuition and fees must be paid in full before a student will be allowed to complete their internship on the field. The cost of the Missionary Practicum (on the field internship program) will vary according to current ticket prices and the country being visited. Please speak to the registrar for an estimated cost for your particular field and country of study. Students who are members of churches that are regular supporters of Westwood School of Missions will receive a discount in the amount of 50% off normal tuition fees.

Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 15 Course Descriptions Unit One: Missionary Prep WM101 Introduction to Missiology (2 credit hours) This course provides an overview of the theological discipline of missiology, the study of mission work. WM102 Biblical Basis of Mission Work (2 credit hours) Biblical Basis of Mission Work will present missionary methods and doctrinal principles from the Old and New Testament and apply them to the practices that modern missionaries should employ today. WM103 The Man and Means of Mission Work (2 credit hours) This course will deal with the establishment of the call to mission work, the character of the missionary, the knowledge and skill of the missionary, and strategic planning for successful mission work. WM104 Deputation and Public Speaking (2 credit hours) This course will involve instruction of all aspects of deputation and presentation of the missionary ministry to churches including public speaking along with strategies and concepts of fund raising. Assignments will involve preparing and presenting 1, 3, and 5 minute public presentations. Unit Two: Missionary Development WM201 History of Missions (2 credit hours) This course will focus upon the worldwide history of missions from the time of Christ to present day, examining the lives and methods of missionaries around the globe. Coursework will include intensive reading and reports of biographies of many missionaries and ministries. WM202 Missionary Practicalities (2 credit hours) This course will include in-depth practical training in areas of personal life on the foreign mission field. Subjects covered will be field surveys, visa acquisition, housing and practical living advice from men who have been there. Research into the target mission field will include a 20 page report on visa acquisition, culture, history, religion, housing and living conditions, availability of supplies and proposed methods of evangelization and church planting. WM203 Ecclesiology of Mission Work (2 credit hours) To become a church planter, one must understand the nature of the church and church authority. Ecclesiology is the study of the church, and this course focuses upon the church in its relation to mission work, in doctine, authority, responsibility, and practicalities.

16 Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 WM204 Church Planting (2 credit hours) This course addresses church planting methods and strategies in different cultural environments. Unit Three: Missionary Advancement WM301 Comparative Religions (2 credit hours) This course will present a brief overview of the major world religions, sects and denominations. Focus will be upon the beliefs of each group, tips and techniques for interacting with and witnessing to the respective religious groups. WM302 Missionary Medical Training Course (2 credit hours) This will be a basic training course in first aid and CPR as well as healthy living in foreign societies. Medical supplies and field surveys of hospital and medical facilities will be addressed as well as self medication in a non-prescription country. WM303 Psychological Health of the Missionary I (2 credit hours) This course will address spiritual and psychological needs of missionaries focusing on depression, anxiety, victim mentality, lonliness, burnout, guilt, change, and maintaining mental health.. WM304 Language Acquisition Techniques (2 credit hours) This course will teach basic language acquisition skills and principles of learning a foreign language, including phonemics, phonetics, and theoretical linguistics. Stress will be given to proper articulation in areas such as oral sound formation, syllable structure, stress, accent, and intonation. Unit Four: Missionary Mastery WM401 Psychological Health of the Missionary II (2 credit hours) This course will address spiritual and psychological needs of missionaries focusing on expectations, adjustment, conflict, relationships, compassion fatigue, anger, bribes, and cultural stress. WM402 Media Presentation (2 credit hours) This class will provide instruction in, missionary displays, reports, prayer cards, video and website production. Students will be given an overview of software applications such as Microsoft Office and Adobe CC, as well as other video production applications and online vendors through which a missionary can produce professional grade media for the ministry. WM403 Cross-Cultural Missions and Living (2 credit hours) This course will address the issues of working with and ministering to indigenous peoples

Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 17 cross-culturally, as well as culture shock, cultural stress, dealing with cultural norms and taboos, event oriented as opposed to time oriented cultures, and cultural case studies from missionaries around the world. WM404 Marriage and Family Living on the Mission Field (2 credit hours) This course is dedicated to missionary couples in counsel and instruction of marriage in high stress foreign cultures and life on the road during deputation. Family issues such as MK education and extended family relationships will also be explored. Unit Five: Missionary Practicum WM501 Missionary Internship (16 credit hours) Two month training and internship program on a foreign mission field. 160 clock hours (4 hours/day, 5 days a week for 2 months) will be spent actively ministering on the field under the supervision of an advisory veteran missionary. Hours and activities will be logged, and the intern will use this time seriously working rather than being a burden to the missionary. A checklist of activities planned by the intern supervisor must also be completed during the time the intern is not working with the missionary. Pre-requisite to the internship would be completion of all on-campus course study and Language Acquisition Lab I&II. WM502 Language Acquisition Lab I (2 credit hours) Basic vocabulary and conversational skills in the target language, including alphabet and numerals with testing by a supervising instructor at the end of the course schedule. WM503 Language Acquisition Lab II (2 credit hours) The second in a series of three language learning labs will focus on building vocabulary and conversational as well as grammatical skills in the target language. Basic conversational skills must be proven before moving onto the internship phase of language learning. WM504 Language Acquisition Lab III (2 credit hours) This study in the language specific to the target mission field will be conducted on the field during the two month missionary internship. 80 logged clock hours of study in the target language is required (2 hours a day, 5 days a week for 2 months). Of the 80 clock hours of study, 40 must be in class with a native speaking tutor or language instructor. WM505 Thesis (6 credit hours) The Thesis required for completion of the Masters of Missiology program of study will consist of a survey manual of the target mission field, expanding and exhausting every point of interest and importance to the missionary about the specific mission field written about in the 20 page report already completed for course WM202. The thesis should consist of research gathered during the two month internship period, and completed before the end of the following year. Specific requirements as to length, content and structure will be provided by the supervising instructor of the thesis project.

18 Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 Schedule of Classes All classes are: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday The following schedule is subject to change October 11 - October 22 WM101 Introduction to Missiology ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ………………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM WM102 Biblical Basis of Mission Work October 25 - November 5 ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ……....………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM WM103 The Man and Means of Mission Work WM104 Deputation and Public Speaking November 8 - 19 ……....………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ……....………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM WM201 History of Missions WM202 Missionary Practicalities November 29 - December 10 WM203 Ecclesiology of Mission Work ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM WM204 Church Planting ………………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM January 10 - 21 WM301 Comparative Religions ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM WM302 Missionary Medical Training Course ………………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM January 24 - 28 ………………….. 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Westwood Worldwide Mission Conference January 31 - February 11 ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ………………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM WM303 Psychological Health of the Missionary I WM205 Personal Evangelism Techniques February 21 - March 4 ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ………………….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM WM401 Psychological Health of the Missionary II WM402 Missionary Media Presentation March 7 - 18 WM403 Cross-Cultural Missions and Living ………………….. 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM WM404 Marriage and Family Living on the Mission Field …...............….….. 7:45 PM – 9:15 PM Labs will be scheduled individually with each student.

Westwood School of Missions Catalog 2021-2022 19 Westwood School of Missions Online The Westwood School of Missions offers our program online, available through Westwood’s e-Learning website, Baptist Training Center. We understand that many new missionaries are extremely busy traveling on deputation, and veteran missionaries are unable to leave their field of labor for extended periods. Through the Westwood School of Missions online program, this is no longer an issue. Students can enroll and take courses from anywhere in the world with internet access. Through state-of-the art technology, groundbreaking software and an online Learning Management System built on the same architecture used in most major universities. We utilize cutting edge software and high speed servers to deliver missionary training courses worldwide. But best of all are our interactive live class sessions where teachers and students can interact just as if they were in a regular classroom, and state of the art software that re-streams the video feed automatically, based on the students Internet quality. And you’re not confined just to the Internet. With local numbers in over 53 countries, students can join live classes via audio only phone conferencing. Cross-Platform Compatability: Computers, Tablets and Smartphones! Access classes on PC, Mac, iOS, Android or Blackberry! With the Westwood School of Missions online program, the walls that separate you from the missionary training you’re seeking have crumbled. Visit us online at: www.westwoodmissions.org