Serving Among Cultural Difference
School: Missional College // Study Area: Serving Among Cultural Difference
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Twentieth-century Harvard professor and four-term US Senator, Patrick Moynihan along with American Sociologist Nathan Glazer are credited with calling into question the idea that America is a "melting pot" preferring instead to see the United States as a "salad bowl." Today the salad bowl of cultural, ethnic and religious pluralism may readily be seen not only in North America but across the urban centers of the world. The Missional College @ Missional University offers several certificate and degree programs at the undergraduate and graduate level to prepare Christian believers to serve among the internationals, immigrants and refugees and cultural groups that are part of 21st-century global experience.
⚜ Rarely Offered in Christian Universities, Bible Colleges or Seminaries
Discover the complex issues of identity and experience related to uprooting and re-establishing in a new location along with diaspora mission theory and practice drawing from psychology, sociology, history, arts, cultural studies and other humanities.
♰ Similar to Other Universities, But with a Unique Set of Courses
Learn how to understand another person’s worldview through asking excellent questions using the basic tools of cultural anthropology while joining God’s mission in any context in which you live.
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Explore the nature of human communication - from interpersonal to international -- within and among culture groups that overcomes barriers that separate people from one another.
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Gain the knowledge and skills to study, encounter, and engage with immigrants, internationals and refugees across the globe.
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Become accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals in the U.S. Department of Justice to prepare immigration documents and represent non-citizens.
♰ Similar to Other Universities, But with a Unique Set of Courses
Learn the principles and skills necessary to learn a second language/culture, develop strategies for living and ministering in intercultural settings, and gain knowledge and skills to determine openings for global engagement
♰ Similar to Other Universities, But with a Unique Set of Courses
Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to pass certification exams to become a Certified Medical Intepreter and a Certified Court Interpreter.
☩ Same as Other Universities, But with Missional Integration
Gain knowledge and skills to teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), to students for which English is a second language (TESL), and to teach English as a foreign language (usually in a country that is not predominantly English-speakin) (TEFL).
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Work with confidence across cultures by expanding your understanding of cultural differences and by developing sought-after competencies in cultural sensitivity and intercultural communication skills.
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Gain the knowledge and skills to study, encounter, and engage with immigrants, internationals and refugees across the globe.
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Manage an Immigration Center accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals in the U.S. Department of Justice to prepare immigration documents and represent non-citizens.
♰ Similar to Other Universities, But with a Unique Set of Courses
Learn the principles and skills necessary to learn a second language/culture, develop strategies for living and ministering in intercultural settings, and gain knowledge and skills to determine openings for global engagement
♰ Similar to Other Universities, But with a Unique Set of Courses
Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to pass certification exams to become a Certified Medical Intepreter and a Certified Court Interpreter.
☩ Same as Other Universities, But with Missional Integration
Gain knowledge and skills to teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL), to students for which English is a second language (TESL), and to teach English as a foreign language (usually in a country that is not predominantly English-speakin) (TEFL).
☀ Totally Unique Program = only available at Missional University
Explore the nature of communication within and among cultures, examine how diverse cultural orientations influence the way people perceive and interact, discover the underlying causes of intercultural conflicts, discern ethical approaches to navigating between and within cultural settings, and overcome issues for effective and meaningful Christian witness in the missional context of many languages and cultures.