Details for Personal and Professional Skills for Cross Cultural Ministry

This unit builds on ‘Introduction to Cross Cultural Ministry” (CCM101) and complements ‘Foundations of Cross Cultural Field Ministry’ (CCM221) by examining the religious world in which missions takes place, and the personal challenges and growth that are part of the process.

Awards offering Personal and Professional Skills for Cross Cultural Ministry

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

• Associate Degree in Ministry
• Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Applied Theology (Korean)
• Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
• Bachelor of Business
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
• Bachelor of Ministry
• Bachelor of Theology
• Diploma of Arts
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Entrepreneurship
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Business and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Chaplaincy
• Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Ministry
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Leadership
• Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Ministry
• Undergraduate Certificate in Arts

Unit Content

Outcomes

Students should be able to:

1. Apply the techniques and features of language learning;
2. Critically analyse the potential role differences that arise in the missionary contexts;
3. Identify the stages of personal growth in cross cultural life and ministry;
4. Describe the potential challenges to personal spirituality that are part of cross cultural ministry;
5. Critically examine the role of strategic administration in international field contexts;
6. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the challenges of Christian ministry in the context of the major world religions and the endemic animism in many such situations.

Subject Content

1. Techniques and features of language learning
2. Role differences that arise in the missionary contexts
3. Stages of personal growth in cross cultural life and ministry
4. Challenges to personal spirituality
5. The role of strategic administration in international field contexts
6. Challenges of cross cultural ministry
7. Overview of major world religions and ministry approaches to them
8. Understanding animism, and best practice ministry in animistic contexts

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to Face (on site)
• E-Learning (online)
• Intensive

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

Assessment Methods

• Case Study 30% (1500 words);
• Major Essay 50% (2500 words);
• Language Acquistion Test 20% (1 hour)

Prescribed Text

• Primary readings provided