Ministry Emphasis Course Internship Artifacts Emphasis Description Requirements Requirements Intercultural This emphasis is designed WM205 Personal interaction and Reflection journals from short-term Ministries to students for WM210 ministry to those of other ministries, AND evangelistic, church planting, WM215 cultures, either in North Orr Internship Reports, discipleship, and educational America or abroad. The ministries in intercultural plus 4 hrs from presence of people from AND 13 WM electives (WM situations in North America distinct cultures and religions International Friendship Report from total 305-615) WM101, and abroad. It provides in North America make a training in cultural cross-cultural internship AND The WMIS adaptation, effective mission possible. Mission agencies Cultural Profile Project from Department AND strategies, religious and have expressed willingness to cultural contexts, and recommends that facilitate internships for DTS Communication Profile from WM210, students complete leadership development. students including mentorship AND one course from Thesis or RS102 paper on an issue of Students may consult with by experienced overseas WMIS department each of four workers. missiological significance, elective categories. professors to construct the AND Elective categories Life Vision Plan. most appropriate courses for the ministry context they are Context (300- level), Strategic anticipate. Approaches (400- level); Biblical and Theological Studies (500-level); and TESOL (600-level). However, students also may freely elect from any of these categories.
Ministry Emphasis Emphasis Description Course Requirements Internship Requirements Artifacts Intercultural Ministries Orr 13 total This emphasis is designed to students for evangelistic, church planting, discipleship, and educational ministries in intercultural situations in North America and abroad. It provides training in cultural adaptation, effective mission strategies, religious and cultural contexts, and leadership development. Students may consult with WMIS department professors to construct the most appropriate courses for the ministry context they anticipate. WM205 WM210 WM215 plus 4 hrs from WM electives (WM 305-615) The WMIS Department recommends that students complete one course from each of four elective categories. Elective categories are Context (300- level), Strategic Approaches (400- level); Biblical and Theological Studies (500-level); and TESOL (600-level). However, students also may freely elect from any of these categories. Personal interaction and ministry to those of other cultures, either in North America or abroad. The presence of people from distinct cultures and religions in North America make a cross-cultural internship possible. Mission agencies have expressed willingness to facilitate internships for DTS students including mentorship by experienced overseas workers. Reflection journals from short-term ministries, AND Internship Reports, AND International Friendship Report from WM101, AND Cultural Profile Project from AND Communication Profile from WM210, AND Thesis or RS102 paper on an issue of missiological significance, AND Life Vision Plan.
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