Eagles of Peace one-year integral mission training program

The GoMission Institute is an integral missionary training program designed for enabling workers to hit the ground running with confidence. With the direct assistance of leaders from Christar, New Tribes Mission, Worldview Resource Group and the Summer Institute for Linguistics, we have designed a unique and dynamic approach to preparing workers for the harvest.

Some subjects we cover are:

• Church Planting
• Language and Culture Acquisition
• Tent-making and Business Training
• Character Development
• Worldviews
• Team Dynamics
• Hostage Situations
• Crisis Contingency Planning
• Basic First Aid
• Internet Security

In all five tracks we incorporate the principles of knowing, being and doing by integrating classroom teaching with mentor-led, hands-on practice. Modules can be taken independently, or, if taken all together students will fulfill requirements for completing the one-year GoMission Institute.

Description of Tracks

Biblical Entrepreneurship

The Practices of Biblical Entrepreneurship Course (BE II) provides a strong mix of core business concepts and biblical principles. It is an 18-36 hour course designed to assist students in developing an understanding of practical business principles as they relate to the Word of God.

Biblical Entrepreneurship III (BE III) is the third and final course in the Biblical Entrepreneurship Certificate Program. It is a 36-72 hour course that challenges and guides students to produce a blueprint for their kingdom business. The course uses online software (developed by M3 Planning Inc.) to assist students in developing a comprehensive strategy as well as software (developed by Agile Northwest) to assist students in developing an operational plan. Students also develop and defend a summary business plan before a panel of judges. Those who successfully complete this course receive the Biblical Entrepreneurship Certificate.

Course will be offered in the fall of 2012.

Balkan Institute for Culture and Language

By the end of the course you should be able to:

• Plan and carry out a successful program of independent language learning.
• Interact well with people of other cultures, based on the knowledge and acceptance of different underlying values.
• Work with confidence with a Language Resource Person.
• Identify some of the basic characteristics of the sounds that occur in the languages of the world, and describe how they are produced.
• Produce some sounds that do not occur in your first language.
• Use a variety of techniques for language learning.
• Use digital recorders and computers to aid language learning.
• Choose language and culture learning techniques that fit your own personal learning style.
• Research and locate language learning materials that are already available for learning a given language.
• Monitor your progress in language learning and do self assessments.
• Know what motivates you in language learning, and take a pro-active approach to maintaining high motivation.
• Have developed the attitude of “life-long” language learning.

The purpose is:

1) to prepare learners to be self-directed language learners, whether in a language school or an independent learning program.
2) to introduce learners to basic speech mechanisms, make them familiar with some of the range of sounds they may encounter, and to give them confidence that they can achieve an acceptable pronunciation in a new language.
3) to introduce learners to some basic aspects of language and culture and how they interact in communication.
4) to raise learners’ awareness of their own personal learner characteristics and how this affects their choice and enjoyment of different approaches to language learning.
5) to give learners experience in using some basic novice-level techniques in learning a language with a language helper.
6) to give learners ideas on techniques they can use in ongoing language learning at different levels.
7) to help learners develop cultural awareness and culture observation skills.

The Next BICAL course is scheduled for April 10 – April 27, 2012

First Step

• Christian Living

>>Spiritual Warfare
>>Marriage and Family
>>Character Formation
>>Prayer, Purity and Accountability

• Ministry Living

>>Team Dynamics
>>Conflict Resolution
>>Member Care
>>Authority
 
• Survival Living

>>First Aid and Basic Medical Training
>>Relief and Development
>>Crisis Contingency Planning
>>Hostage Situations
>>Internet and E-mail Security

By the time the student finished the church planting tract, he or she should be able to:

• Know how to target and do an initial survey of an area for planting a church
• Have a comprehensive understanding of how to plant a church from the initial stages to handing over the mantle of leadership to nationals
• Understand the importance of learning the worldviews of their host people
• Know how to effectively displace false worldviews with a biblical worldview
• Identify leaders and how to train them for effective leadership
• Participate in mentor-led practicum in a cross-cultural setting

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