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PANORAMA is a web-based multi-media small group experience utilized by Network churches to prepare their people for cross-cultural service in the world. It covers 42 essential areas of preparation and training as identified by missiologists and missionaries in the network. At the local Network church, a small group Learning Community of selected missionary Candidates participate in weekly sessions facilitated by a GCPN-trained Facilitator. Using session guides and multi-media resources and through authentic relationships, the Facilitator personally invests in the missional formation and cross-cultural preparation of each Candidate.

View a Demo lesson from the PANORAMA series: Cross-Cultural Living and Witness by Dr. Michael Stroope

1. Foundations

Biblical Mandate
Dr. Dennis Wiles,
Pastor, First Baptist Church Arlington
Theological Basis and Motivation
Dr. Kent Parks
International Director
Missions to Unreached Peoples
Call
Dr. R. Keith Parks
Former Missionary to Southeast Asia.
World Christian Movement
Dr. Stan Parks,
GCPN Strategic Catalyst
Southeast Asia

2. Character

Heart and Soul of a Missionary
Spiritual Gifts
Discipleship and Obedience
Mike Fritscher, Pastor, Cottonwood Baptist Church, Dublin, Texas
Spiritual Health and Maintenance
Dave Bollenbacher,
Minister of Missions, Cottonwood Baptist Church, Dublin, Texas
Former missionary to central Asia

3. Community

Interpersonal Relations
Dr. Mike Stedham
Associate Pastor
Center for Counseling and Enrichment
First Baptist Church,
Arlington, Texas
Marriage and Family
Singleness and Community
Conflict Resolution
Amy McDurham,
Center for Counseling and Enrichment, First Baptist Church,
Arlington, Texas
Teams and Teamwork
Partnerships
Dr. Stan Parks
GCPN Strategic Catalyst
Southeast Asia

4. Competency

Cross-cultural Living and Witness
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Ethnographic Methods
Witness Among Other Faiths
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Witness Among Muslims
Dr. Abraham Sarker
Executive Director of Gospel for Muslims
Adjunct Professor at Dallas Baptist University
Witness Among Hindus
Dr. Rick Hivner
Assistant Professor of South Asian Studies
William Carey University, Pasadena, CA
Witness Among Buddhists
Witness Among Animists
Sharon Hill
Former missionary to West Africa for 34 years
International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Language Acquisition
Sharon Hill
Former missionary to West Africa for 34 years
International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Market Skill Engagement
Jayson Berryhill
Creative Director
Three Stream Internet Consulting & Technology Services
Biblical Interpretation and Application
Dr. Bruce Corley
B. H. Carroll Theological Institute
Encountering Evil Forces

5. Church

The Role of the Missionary
Dr. Stan Parks
GCPN Strategic Catalyst
Southeast Asia
Strategic Thinking
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Principles and Methods
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Contextualization
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Money and Dependency
Ron Hill
Former missionary to West Africa for 34 years
International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Holistic Ministries
Literacy
Orality and Storying
Erika Parks
Church Planting
Ron Hill
Former missionary to West Africa for 34 years
International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Indigenous Church Growth
David Watson
Church Planting Movement
Leader and author
Leadership Training and Reproduction
David Watson
Church Planting Movement
Leader and author

6. Connection

Advocacy
Miriam Plowman
Prayer Networking
Kay Parks
Support and Communication
Cindy Wiles
Executive Director, GCPN
Safety and Security

7. Covenant

Accountability
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Means of Accountability
Dr. Michael Stroope,
Associate Professor of Christian Missions, George W. Truett Theological Seminary,
Waco, Texas
GCPN Missiologist
Sending Church and Commissioning
Matthew Sprink
Pastor of Disciple Making
First Baptist Church,
Blue Springs. MO


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