Details for Preparing for Cross Cultural Field Ministry

This unit lays a foundation for cross cultural ministry, by broadly examining cultural and lifestyle issues vital to contemporary missions.

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This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

Students should be able to:

Develop a biblical basis for cross cultural ministry, including the missionary ‘call’ and responsibility;
Outline the issues involved in living a missionary lifestyle;
Identify the stress factors in missionary work and describe tools to manage that stress;
Apply the tools of anthropology to appreciate the need to understand various cultural issues relating to missions;
Critically analyse the ways to use contemporary communication theory in relation to missional challenges;
Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the breadth of activities comprising the Church’s mission;
Critically analyse the roles and responsibilities of a missionary within a missions agency.

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Primary readings provided