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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Demonstrate understanding of mission throughout church history and define personal mission 
SAQA US ID UNIT STANDARD TITLE
115924  Demonstrate understanding of mission throughout church history and define personal mission 
ORIGINATOR
SGB Christian Theology and Ministry 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
-  
FIELD SUBFIELD
Field 07 - Human and Social Studies Religious and Ethical Foundations of Society 
ABET BAND UNIT STANDARD TYPE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL CREDITS
Undefined  Regular  Level 5  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L5  8 
REGISTRATION STATUS REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 2018-07-01  2023-06-30  SAQA 06120/18 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.  

This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard. 

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD 
This Unit Standard will be useful to people starting out or involved in Christian mission, and will form a building block for further learning in Christian Theology and Ministry.

People credited with this Unit Standard are able to:
  • Outline the changing understanding of mission in church history.
  • Describe and evaluate mission-focused churches.
  • Define personal mission in relation to the mission of Jesus. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    The credit calculation is based on the assumption that:
  • There is no previous learning as far as Theology and Ministry are concerned.
  • Learners can:
  • Learn from written study material.
  • Formulate their own viewpoints in writing.
  • Organise and process new information and viewpoints they encounter.
  • With guided support, take responsibility for their own intellectual progress. 
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    UNIT STANDARD RANGE 
    Mission in the secular world is generally understood as the main task of an organisation or group of people. In the Christian context, mission is what God sends the church out into the world to do. The focus in the context of this Unit Standard is on what is required of the Christian community to be part of God's mission in the world.

    Missiology is the disciplined and critical study of the history, theology and practice of Christian mission. It is a critical reflection on Christian attitudes and actions in carrying out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19). The task of missiology (also called mission studies) is to validate, correct and establish Christian mission practice in context. 

    Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria: 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1 
    Outline the changing understanding of mission in church history. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    From Biblical times to the present day. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Key historical mission events are described in sequence. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Models of mission are compared in context. The comparison highlights key differences in the understanding of mission in church history as revealed within the various models. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    At least three models in two different periods and two different contexts.
     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    Descriptions are provided of key shifts in understanding of mission over church history. 

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2 
    Describe and evaluate mission-focused churches. 
    OUTCOME RANGE 
    The evaluation to be based on a review of documentary records of church missions. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    Elements of Christian mission are identified. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    Biblical examples of mission-focussed churches are identified and described. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    A range of local churches are evaluated against key mission elements. 
    ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE 
    Urban, township, rural, poor, rich, suburban, big, small.
     

    SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3 
    Define personal mission in relation to the mission of Jesus. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERIA     

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1 
    The mission of Jesus is outlined in terms of its key elements and characteristics. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2 
    The personal mission statement is consistent with Christian principles, and incorporates positive elements of missions over church history. 

    ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3 
    The personal mission statement conforms to the essential task of mission. 


    UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS 
  • Providers of learning towards this Unit Standard will need to meet the accreditation requirements of the relevant ETQA.

    Moderation Option:
  • The moderation requirements of the relevant ETQA must be met in order to award credit to learners for this Unit Standard. 
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    UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE 
    The following essential embedded knowledge will be assessed through assessment of the specific outcomes in terms of the stipulated assessment criteria. Candidates are unlikely to achieve all the specific outcomes, to the standards described in the assessment criteria, without knowledge of the listed embedded knowledge. This means that for the most part, the possession or lack of the knowledge can be directly inferred from the quality of the candidate's performance. Where direct assessment of knowledge is required, assessment criteria have been included in the body of the Unit Standard.
  • The concept of church mission.
  • The history of the Church.
  • Characteristics of a mission focused church.
  • The mission of Jesus. 
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    UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME 
    N/A 

    UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES 
    N/A 


    Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO): 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING 
    Identify and solve problems. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO WORKING 
    Work effectively with others and in teams. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO ORGANISING 
    Organise and manage oneself and one's activities responsibly and effectively. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING 
    Collect, analyse, organise and critically evaluate information. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING 
    Communicate effectively using visual, mathematical and/or language skills. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO SCIENCE 
    Use science and technology effectively and critically. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING 
    Understand the world as a set of inter-related parts of a system. 

    UNIT STANDARD CCFO CONTRIBUTING 
    Contribute to the full development of oneself. 

    UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA 
    Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessments against this Unit Standard:
  • Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.
  • Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situation.
  • Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.
  • The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgements should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.
  • The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this Unit Standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.
  • All assessments should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent. 
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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this unit standard was Reregistered in 2012; 2015. 

    UNIT STANDARD NOTES 
    N/A 

    QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
      ID QUALIFICATION TITLE PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL STATUS END DATE PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
    Core  48917   National Diploma: Theology and Ministry  Level 5  NQF Level 05  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 
    Core  62609   National Diploma: Theology and Ministry  Level 6  NQF Level 06  Passed the End Date -
    Status was "Reregistered"     		 2023-06-30  As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD: 
    This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.
     
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