New MAPI Course: "Missiological Methods" (Daniel & Jay) - April 6-May 26

We are proud to introduce the 10th of our Ten MAPI courses for our 'Master's Degree in "Apologetics and Polemics to Islam" program (MAPI). This course is entitled IS510[26] "Methodology of Ministry to Muslims", which will be taught by Dr Daniel Janosik and Dr Jay Smith every Monday evening, from April 6 to May 25, 2026 This is our final course in the Master's Degree Program and looks at 10 different methods used around the world by Missionaries with Muslims. We look at each method and ascertain what are the advantages of using each and what are the disadvantages. All of them have been used and practiced by us, so we will be speaking from experience as well. Note: this course is for Christians alone. Why? Because it is being taught at the Veritas International University (VIU), which is an academic seminary belonging to the Calvary Chapel Denomination. If you would like to take this course, just e-mail "Eliott Davis" before April 6 at: edavis@ves.edu Beginning on Monday the 6th of April (starting at 8:00 p.m. - EST) Daniel and Jay will lecture for 8 weeks, with each lecture followed by a 'live' Q&A between students and Drs Janosik and Smith on the material introduced that week. Both teachers have promised that they will be "live" so that you as the students can have "live" and personal access to them. Often the Q&A time following the lectures can go for another hour or two. Since all of our teaching is by Zoom Webinar, those of you who have registered can watch the lectures from the comfort of your own home, anywhere in the world, or at any time, as every lecture will be recorded and the URL of the lecture, along with the accompanying PowerPoints, and the PDFs will be sent to you by Dr Smith the next day (usually Tuesdays) by a Mailchimp email. As we have in the past, we are offering this course for 3 categories of students: 1) FULL-TIME MASTER'S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE STUDENTS: The first category are those students who want to take this course for a Master's or a Doctorate academic credit. This is a 3-credit course, so the fee for each credit is $330, coupled with administration costs makes the total for the whole course around $1,350 (depending on whether you are a returning or a new student). For these full-time students, the full course itself continues for 15 weeks, stretching from April 6, 2026 until July 13, 2026 (though there are only 8 weeks of lecture). This will give you ample time to read and then write logs on the books required for the course, participate in the discussions, write your Research papers, and write your final 'open book' exam. 2) AUDIT STUDENTS: The second category are those students who want to simply audit the course. The fee for the entire 8-week course is $340. An Audit student will not have any assignments, but will have access to the Populi site where the discussions and assignments are found (like the Full-time academic students), and will be able to listen to the lectures and will be sent the Power-points and PDFs to download. 3) PERSONAL ENRICHMENT STUDENTS: The third category are those students who simply want to take this course for their 'Personal Enrichment'. Their fee for the 8-week course is only $240. Unlike the Full-time students or the Audit students, they will not have access to the Populi site, but they will still have "live access" to all of the lectures, and they will be sent the Power-points and PDFs to download and use in their own ministries. To underline the distinctions, while all of the students in all 3 categories will have access to all of the lectures, the Power-points and the PDFs for the entire 8-week course, the full-time Academic (as well as the Audit students) will also have admission to the Populi site to participate in the ongoing weekly discussions, and will have access to the reading lists and assignments, though the full-time students will be the only ones required to fulfill them. If you are interested in any of these 3 levels, simply e-mail the registrar 'Eliott Davis' at: edavis@ves.edu But hurry, as the first lecture begins on Monday, April 6, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US). LECTURE TOPICS: Part 1: What are the major methodologies employed by missions today? Part 2: The ‘Program’ & Proclamation Model Part 3: The ‘Tent-Making’ Model Part 4: The ‘Irenical’ & Contextual Approach Part 5: The ‘Insider Movement’ Part 6: The ‘Gospel in the Qur’an’ & MITs Model Part 7: The ‘Interfaith Dialogue’ Model Part 8: The ‘Confrontational’ Model © Pfander Centre for Apologetics & Polemics - US, 2025 (128,800) Music: "Uplifting Blockbuster" by Rafael Krux, from filmmusic