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Center for Intercultural Training

Programme Detail: Equipping for Cross-Cultural Life and Ministry

Language of this entry English (USA)
Name of Programme / Training Resource Equipping for Cross-Cultural Life and Ministry
Type of Training Individual standalone programme
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Description Address practical and theoretical tools needed for ministry in a cross-cultural context including: Transitions, Culture Shock, Family Issues and Third Culture Kids, Single Missionaries, Spiritual Warfare, Economic Issues, Worldview, Contextualization,Tools for Analyzing, Researching, and Understanding other cultures.
Keywords culture, culture shock, spiritual warfare, worldview, contextualization, missionary training, cross-cultural, third culture kids
Languages Programme Available in English (USA)
Other Languages
Country and region where programme is available United States / North Carolina
Area of Ministry and Focus Mission and Evangelism / Cross-Cultural Mission and History; Mission and Evangelism / Church Planting and Multiplication; Mission and Evangelism / Missionary Team Care and Skills; Mission and Evangelism / Short-Term Mission
Residential/Non Residential Residential
Full-time or Part-time Full-time
Level Certificate
Cost Range From US$1,000 to less than US$10,000
Actual Cost $2030 tuition
Bursaries/scholarships available
Actual Length 4 weeks
Average hours of study per week 40
Methods of instruction interactive learning (group work and discussions), some lectures, reading, reflection papers, mentoring/coaching, journal keeping, interviews, prayer times, community living,,teamwork
Percentage of time spent in formal learning (e.g. lectures, structured reading, work-books, etc.) 80
Percentage of time spent on non-formal skill-based learning (e.g. learning on the job and supervised practice, etc.) 5
Percentage of time spent in informal unstructured learning (e.g. prayer times, teamwork). 15
Average number of students who take the programme per year (or, if this is a new programme, the number who can be accommodated) 110
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