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YOU  
Can Make a Difference in the City!

A Broad Overview of the City, 
How it Works 
and How to Build a Cross-Cultural Ministry

Preparing 
Christian Disciples for 
Urban Cross-Cultural Ministry

One evening a week
Our Thirteenth Year
Taught by experts in many fields; hands-on, experiential learning


Fall Semester:        Begins in September

~ Cultural boundaries and how they can be crossed effectively ~ Basic theological understandings of cross-cultural work
~ On-the-street experiences ~ Self-critiquing your ministry for growth
~ Meeting people from other cultures ~ How to build a ministry
~ Making disciples; neighborhood encounters ~ Understanding  & witnessing to other world religions
~ Entrepreneuring a ministry ~ Analysis of local ministries

Spring Semester:        Begins in January

~ Cell group models ~ More on world religions
~ Leadership ~ Grant writing
~ Discipleship strategies ~ Knowing your spiritual gifts
~ Hands-on developing a plan to reach an urban unreached people group ~ Putting it all together
~ Learning about the challenges of the city, including:
- Chemical dependency
- Gangs
- Neighborhood politics
- Immigration policy
- Mental health
- Welfare
~ Beginning to build a cross-cultural ministry

 


 

 


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