Course Description

The Missiology of Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania and Practical Evangelism in Albania will be a 3 credit summer class. The course will study in depth the life, missiology and writings of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania and examine how he has practically lived out this missiology through his ministry in the Church of Albania. The course will look at the foundation and calling of missions. We will consider the resurrection of the Church of Albania over the past 20 years, examining and analyzing the successes of how the church has succeeded in living out the missiology of the Archbishop, and where the church has not yet lived up to this missiology. Part of the course will be devoted to a mission practicum where the students will travel to Albania for two weeks, witnessing the resurrection of the Church of Albania, meeting missionaries and the indigenous leaders, and participating in a evangelism program within the country. This mission outreach will focus on two university campuses around the country.

Course Requirements

Orthodox seminary students, who will participate in:

• 25 hours of in-class time (include 5 three-hour pre-trip classes, 4 two-hour classes while in Albania, and one two-hour follow-up class upon our return to the States)

• Two week mission practicum (May 23-June 5, 2010) with practical street evangelism at two sights (Tirana & Korca)

• Four Response Papers (2-3 pages) on the required readings

• Daily one page reflection while in the field (10 pages)

• Final Paper (10-12 pages)

Course Readings:

• Forest, Jim Resurrection of the Church of Albania, WCC Publications.
• Milutin, Janjic The Missiology of Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) of Albania, unpublished thesis at PAOI, 2009.
• Veronis, Luke A. Go Forth: Stories of Missions and Resurrection in Albania, Conciliar Press, 2010.
• Yannoulatos, Archbishop Anastasios Facing the World, SVS Press 2003.
• Yannoulatos, Archbishop Anastasios Missions: Footsteps in Christ’s Way, Holy Cross Press.

Cost of Course/Trip

The Mission Institute of Orthodoxy Christianity will subsidize the cost of the trip. Students will contribute $500 towards the overall cost of the trip and three credits offered. Students will have the option to pay this money either on their own, or can try to fund raise monies through the OCMC. (In other words, they can send out letters seeking for partners to support their mission trip by sending tax-deductible donations to the OCMC in their name.)

The class will include no more than 10 Orthodox seminary students. Fr. Luke Veronis is the course and team leader.