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Details for Practicum in Cross Cultural Ministry

Aimed to be used early or late in one’s development in missions, the practicum in mission enables a student to get up close and personal with cross cultural ministry. It is initially facilitated by attending a seminar. Then there are two alternatives for the practical aspect:

1. Go on a short term missions trip of at least two weeks duration, or

2. Getting involved in a church in another language in one’s own town for a minimum of three months. Additionally, there will be personal involvement with people from that language group.

Whichever path is chosen, the experience is then documented through a series of predefined writing projects coming out of a daily journal from the period of involvement.

Quick Info

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: MIS310
  • Credit points: 10

Prerequisites

4 x units in Missions [MIS]

The unit Practicum in Cross Cultural Ministry is part of the subject area Missiology and is offered as a part of the following Awards: Bachelor of Applied Theology (Korean) (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)), Bachelor of Contemporary Ministry (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)).

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

This unit integrates subject material and field experience in the area of mission and develops students’ understanding of the nature of mission and ministry.

Subject Content

  1. Meaning and importance of mission
  2. Exposure to various mission settings
  3. Nature of mission
  4. Planning and evaluating mission projects and strategies
  5. Understanding community systems and structures, including cross cultural mission and humanitarian organizations
  6. Dynamic reflection on field experiences
  7. Debriefing processes and content

This course may be offered in the following formats

STINT Seminar at beginning of Practicum, field placement either in an intensive missions experience (minimum 3 weeks), or extensive practical deployment (one or two semester part time deployment), films, mentoring and debrief exercises.

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

Assessment Methods

Major Essay (50%, 2500 words); Critical Reflection on involvement in Practicum (30%, 1500 words); Student and Supervisor Evaluations (20%, 1000 words)

Prescribed Text

Readings provided

Representative References