{"id":521,"date":"2018-04-29T03:55:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T03:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missional.university\/tmc\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2023-08-22T00:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T00:16:59","slug":"missional-college","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecological Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-521\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-521-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-521-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-521-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-6d39609536fd-521\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" 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><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-521-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-521-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-521-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Welcome to the School of Ecological Mission @ Missional University<\/h2>\n<p>The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Colossians that Christ is the creator (1:17) and sustainer (1:18) of all things and that God's purpose is to reconcile all things to Himself:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<i>For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.(KJV, Colossians 1:19-20)<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the School of Ecological Mission we introduce students to ways of reflecting on God's creation and what God is doing to redeem all of the earth.<\/p>\n<h4>Ecological Mission: Joining God at Work on the Earth<\/h4>\n<p>Students learn how to join the mission of God using studies in earth sciences and life sciences in order to serve in environmental mission, global health, medical missions, natural resource management, sustainable agriculture and related areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-521-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Uniqueness of the School of Ecological Mission<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-521-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-521-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-521-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features panel-first-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-6233e896f3c3-521\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #6e3a31; \"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Unique Programs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-far\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf2dc;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #ffffff\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnique Programs\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000000\">32%\u00a0 Totally Unique<\/font><\/li>\n \t<li align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000000\">34%\u00a0 Rarely Offered<\/font><\/li>\n \t<li align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000000\">12%\u00a0 Similar to Others<\/font><\/li>\n \t<li align=\"left\"><font color=\"#000000\">22%\u00a0 Same as Others<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #6e3a31; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf0ac;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #FFFFFF\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInternational Experience\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><font color=\"#000000\">93% of Faculty<\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #6e3a31; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf02d;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #FFFFFF\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSeminary Degrees\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><font color=\"#000000\">19% of Faculty<\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: calc(25% - 25px);\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-icon-container sow-container-round\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"color: #6e3a31; \"\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-fontawesome sow-fas\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf19d;\"\n\t\tstyle=\"font-size: 100px; color: #FFFFFF\" \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"sow-features-feature-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDoctorate Degrees\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-features-feature-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><font color=\"#000000\">90%+ of Faculty with Accredited Doctorates<\/font><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-521-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-521-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-521-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-521-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Quick Facts<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Departments: \u00a05<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Dual Enrollment Programs:\u00a0 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Undergraduate Certificates Programs:\u00a0 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Associate Programs:\u00a0 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Bachelor Programs:\u00a0 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Master's Programs:\u00a0 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of Faculty\u00a0Members: \u00a021<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-521-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-521-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-521\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/career-creationcare-freepikprem-7.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/career-creationcare-freepikprem-7.jpg 800w, https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/career-creationcare-freepikprem-7-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/career-creationcare-freepikprem-7-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/career-creationcare-freepikprem-7-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/missional.university\/ecologicalmission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2018\/08\/career-creationcare-freepikprem-7-256x160.jpg 256w, 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panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2>Featured Faculty<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-521-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-521-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-521-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-layout-slider panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-layout-slider so-widget-sow-layout-slider-default-7c1c90423283-521\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" 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data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t[TEAM_B id=1665]\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;;background-color: #ffffff\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-wd6b5dbb2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-wd6b5dbb2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-wd6b5dbb2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-wd6b5dbb2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t[TEAM_B id=1672]\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;;background-color: #ffffff\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pl-w04f97c63\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-w04f97c63-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-w04f97c63-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-w04f97c63-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t[TEAM_B id=1691]\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sow-slider-image\" style=\"visibility: hidden;;background-color: #ffffff\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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