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Mission in Europe: Context and Practice

15 - 18 April 2024

Once characterised as “The Christian Continent”, Europe today is on the frontier of World Christianity rather than its centre.  Given its diversity of contexts, it is perhaps the most challenging arena for Christian mission in the world today.  This module explores both the crucial issues for mission in Britain and Europe today and the practice of contemporary mission that is suitable for that context. 

Mission Strategy

15 - 18 April 2024
INTENSIVE online optional
This course equips participants with the skills, tools and knoweldge to both develop and critique mission strategies for a range of global contexts. Participants are introduced to secular strategic theory, examine historical mission strategies, engage with key current issues relevant to mission strategy and learn from case studies from expereinced mission leaders and organisations working in a variety of contexts.

Staff Care and Wellbeing: Issues and Application

15 - 18 April 2024
INTENSIVE optional online
This course examines the theory and implementation of staff care and wellbeing in different contexts, including consideration of non-western perspectives. A range of complex issues faced by staff care providers will be discussed, including (but not restricted to): selection and pre-field training, transitions (including re-entry), cross-cultural teams and conflict transformation, pastoral and interpersonal issues, generational issues, and third culture kids (TCKs).

Creation Care & Christian Mission

8 January - 16 March 2024 (every Tuesday, 10am - 1pm GMT)
MODULAR, delivered using a mixture of live on-line teaching and video and discussion (flipped-learning) approaches.

This course explores and examines the reality, theology and praxis of the missional mandate to care for creation. Participants will have the opportunity toexamine the biblical mandate for creation care; explore the key environmental issues facing humanity and the impact of these locally, regionally and globally; and engage in in-depth biblical and theological reflection on these issues, and develop effective, contextually appropriate missional responses to them.

Community Transformation: Principles & Practices

8 January - 16 March 2024 (every Thursday, 10am - 1pm GMT)
MODULAR online optional
Suitable for those wanting to deepen their understanding of development from a biblical perspective, this course provides a critical understanding and analysis of the key concepts and principles of transformational (or holistic) approaches to development, with a particular emphasis on grassroots, community level initiatives...

Staff Care and Wellbeing: Principles and Processes

8 January - 16 March 2024 (every Wednesday, 10am - 1pm GMT)
MODULAR online optional
This course is targetted at those who have responsibility for the welfare of staff and volunteers in a variety of contexts. It explores principles of staff care and wellbeing in mission agencies, churches, and other organisations, with special consideration of their organisational and cultural contexts.

Engaging Muslims with Media Ministries that lead to Unprecedented Breakthroughs

This event aims to explore how supernatural occurrences are helping Muslims follow Jesus in this generation and what the role of Kingdom servants are in this process. It will highlight how dreams and visions, signs and wonders and power encounters impact church planting, ministry and the lives of Muslims in the UK and beyond. It concludes with a few reflections on interpreting dreams and visions.

Undergraduate Programme Overview

The OU-validated degree course is aimed at those preparing for long-term cross-cultural mission service and who appreciate the balance of practical and academic study.  Overall, the degree programme will enable you to develop communication skills and the ability to analyse, evaluate and design suitable approaches to diverse cultural contexts. Apart from a three week supervised placement, the programme is available either residentially (through campus-based learning) or via Flexible Delivery mode, where remote and campus based students study together. Students may take the Certificate and Diploma one and two yeear programme either residentially or via Flexible Delivery mode.

Certificate

The validated and non-validated Certificate is aimed at those who have little or no experience in cross-cultural mission but who are hoping to serve effectively wherever they live and work. It is designed to teach foundational missionary knowledge, methodology and practical skills whilst at the same time it helps to develop your interpersonal, spiritual and academic skills throughout the year. This course will therefore enable you to prepare for an effective cross-cultural mission experience.

Refugee Worker Training

An opportunity to consider those working with refugees, as well as the refugees themselves, and offers vital tools for ensuring that your team remain healthy and able to respond to the needs of those they serve.