Radius International
Programme Detail: Radius International
| Language of this entry | English (UK, International) |
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| Name of Programme / Training Resource | Radius International |
| Type of Training | Individual standalone programme |
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| Description | Radius International offers an intense 10-month course to equip cross-cultural workers to plant healthy, reproducing churches among unreached language groups. To closely resemble what the students are likely to encounter on the field, the training center is located in in a cross-cultural environment. Since the message of the Gospel is so vital and important, it must be clearly communicated which can be frequently difficult and there by misunderstood in cross-cultural settings. This is why Culture and Language Acquisition (CLA) is an essential part of Radius' training. We train our students to learn how to speak clearly and to fully understand the culture they are ministering within so they can adequately assess what is being heard and believed. The Radius curriculum is taught by long-term missionaries who have succeeded in communicating the Gospel cross-culturally and planting churches. In addition to our faculty, Radius invites guest lecturers such as Gracia Burnham, George Walker from New Tribes Missions, Michele Gennaro from AIM and Nathan Graves from Christar. Radius is a training organization, not a sending agency. As such, Radius partners with churches and mission agencies to provide strong candidates. Please visit www.radiusinternational.org for more information. |
| Keywords | Cross-Cultural; Church-planting; primary church-planting; urban; unreached people groups; CLA; Cultural and Language Acquisition; team building; translation; unreached language groups; missionary training; church planting training; Bible based training. long term incarnational living |
| Languages Programme Available in | Chinese, Mandarin; English (UK, International); English (USA) |
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| Country and region where programme is available | Mexico / Baja California; China (Taiwan) / Countrywide |
| Area of Ministry and Focus | Mission and Evangelism / Cross-Cultural Mission and History; Mission and Evangelism / Missionary Team Care and Skills; Mission and Evangelism / Tentmaking and Self-Financing Skills; Mission and Evangelism / Ministry to Non-Literate People |
| Residential/Non Residential | Residential |
| Full-time or Part-time | Full-time |
| Level | Certificate |
| Cost Range | From US$10,000 to less than US$100,000 |
| Actual Cost | $13,000 |
| Bursaries/scholarships available | |
| Actual Length | 11 Months |
| Average hours of study per week | 60 |
| Methods of instruction | Classroom Lectures/Discussions, Reading, Outside Community Interaction & Practicum, On-site Mentors, Team Building Activities, Guest and adjunct faculty instructors, daily prayer, Spiritual foundations course work, attending local events to gain cultural awareness, |
| Percentage of time spent in formal learning (e.g. lectures, structured reading, work-books, etc.) | 50 |
| Percentage of time spent on non-formal skill-based learning (e.g. learning on the job and supervised practice, etc.) | 30 |
| Percentage of time spent in informal unstructured learning (e.g. prayer times, teamwork). | 20 |
| Average number of students who take the programme per year (or, if this is a new programme, the number who can be accommodated) | 30 |
| Prerequisite Programmes | Although not mandatory, some Bible is helpful |
| Other Prerequisites | Many of our students come with some college and /or work experience. |
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