There
is a wide variety of options in the master’s programs
of the Division of Intercultural Studies, ranging from a Children
at Risk track to a TESOL emphasis. Each faculty member brings
to the classroom the perspective of a practitioner, with many
years of cross-cultural experience. There is also the dynamic
of students who are here because of a commitment to serve God
by participating in His global purposes, resulting in stimulating
classroom discussions. An important dimension in all the programs
is a hands-on cross-cultural internship that helps to confirm
God’s leading in students’ lives. The size and design
of the curriculum and internship allows for a strong mentoring
component at the personal level of the entire learning experience
at Western.
Chinese
Ministries
DIS
personnel cooperate with the Global Chinese Missiological
Association (GCMA), an international network of Chinese missiologists
and mission educators with a three-fold goal of research,
training and publication.
Children
at Risk
DIS
personnel cooperate with Viva network in providing training
and networking to bring relief, rehabilitation and salvation
to children at risk in many countries. Click
Here for more information.
Church
Planting
DIS
personnel serve as consultants to missions and national churches
that seek to promote church planting movements.
Hispanic
Ministries
DIS
personnel collaborate with the Portland, Oregon, chapter of
the Seminario Theológico de las Améicas.
Mentoring
for ministry
DIS
personnel provide mentoring to those who mentor new leaders
of house churches and church small groups.
There
is a wide variety of options in the master’s programs
of the Division of Intercultural Studies, ranging from a Children
at Risk track to a TESOL emphasis. Each faculty member brings
to the classroom the perspective of a practitioner, with many
years of cross-cultural experience. There is also the dynamic
of students who are here because of a commitment to serve God
by participating in His global purposes, resulting in stimulating
classroom discussions. An important dimension in all the programs
is a hands-on cross-cultural internship that helps to confirm
God’s leading in students’ lives. The size and design
of the curriculum and internship allows for a strong mentoring
component at the personal level of the entire learning experience
at Western.