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Go. Prepared.

You can benefit from a variety of our training opportunities, whether you are a missionary candidate, a business person, a missions minister, a church member, or a humanitarian aid worker. 

Equipping for Cross-Cultural Effectiveness

Language Acquisition Training


Acquire

to learn or develop a skill


  1. Bullet    Be empowered with some of the best known language acquisition strategies

  2. Bullet    Boost your confidence in language learning process

  3. Bullet    Increase your potential for productivity and longevity on the field

Reentry and Renewal Retreat


Abide

to continue without fading or being lost


  1. Bullet    “Decompress”

  2. Bullet    Debrief your cross-cultural experience

  3. Bullet    Explore reverse culture shock

  4. Bullet    Be better equipped for reentry or productive time on furlough

Short Term Trip Leaders Training


Equip

to prepare mentally and spiritually for a particular task


  1. Bullet    Interact with seasoned short-term leaders

  2. Bullet    Learn the fundamentals of leading an effective trip

  3. Bullet    Explore healthy team dynamics and conflict resolution

  4. Bullet    Develop a crisis management strategy

  5. Bullet    Learn good debriefing techniques

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Biblical Orality Training


Tell

to narrate a story in spoken words


  1. Bullet    Gain skills in the art of storytelling

  2. Bullet    Identify key stories to use in cross-cultural evangelism

  3. Bullet    Apply storytelling methods to cross-cultural church planting

Pre-Departure Training


Orient

to find one’s position in relation to new and strange surroundings


  1. Bullet    Maintain a learning posture

  2. Bullet    Solicit feedback and evaluation

  3. Bullet    Rethink current methods

  4. Bullet    Improve programs regularly

Business As Mission Forum


Venture

to dare to do something that involves considerable risk


  1. Bullet    Explore “Business As Mission” as a strategy to build God’s Kingdom

  2. Bullet    Learn how to develop leaders through a business model

Missionaries in Transition Retreat

Retool

to equip with new or adapted tools to make more useful


  1. Bullet    Examine the five stages of transition

  2. Bullet    Identify personal losses and gains

  3. Bullet    Develop a personal plan to handle transition in a healthy way