Course Descriptions

MECR 5/381 Practicum in Ministry - Credit Hours: 3

Semester normally offered: Between Fall and Spring Semesters or After Spring Semester

Course Description

Students are placed in approved ministry settings in Israel and/or the West Bank in order to develop and refine practical skills necessary for leadership in a wide variety of ministries in the Middle East.  Student live and work in the community during their practicum in order to be totally immersed in the target community.

Course Equivalencies

• Middle Eastern Studies
• Christian Ministry
• Christian Education
• Cross-Cultural Studies and Education

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• confirm God’s leading of the student into cross-cultural, Middle Eastern ministry;
• identify confirm and develop spiritual gifts;
• identify skills in communication and leadership and confidently use these skills as needed for work in cross-cultural, Middle Eastern settings;
• demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the major areas of culture (e.g. language, society, thought, religion); and
• enumerate some of the challenges of cross-cultural identification and communication.

Field Study