LCCTI
Introduces
A
New
Training
Opportunity
Build
Your
Own
Training
Program
(BYOTP)
Most every person I talk to about missionary training agrees Š people going overseas need to be better equipped. The missionaries know it, the sending church knows it and the mission agencies know it. So why donÕt missionaries get training before they leave for the field? Here are the arguments.
1. It Cost Too Much: Educational dept is killing the pool of potential cross-cultural workers. And, to top it off, the few missionary training programs that are available are as expensive as a semester in a fully accredited school. The training may be good, it may be profitable, but it just costs too much.
2. It Takes Too Much Time: What missionary, who is biting at the bit to get on the field, wants to delay their time of departure by another year or six months to get training? The time factor is crucial.
3.
ItÕs
Difficult To Uproot Family: A
family of three, four or five means they have to leave home base, rent
or sell
their house and to go live in another state for three months for
training. Yeah, they know
they need training, but how does that work out practically for the
family? Location is a major obstacle for missionaries needing
crucial mission instsruction.
Here's The Solution: Missionary training should be mobile TO and FOR the missionaries. WhatÕs the old saying, ŅIf the mountain wonÕt come to the Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain.Ó Schools and missionary training campuses wonÕt go to the missionary student, but LCCTI will make the journey to the missionary candidate. HEREÕS HOW IT WORKS, or at least a suggestion, for remember, itÕs in the hands of the the missionary to build their own training program.
1. Find at least 5 people who need missionary training in your city, region of state.
2. LCCTI will come to your location and teach for 5, 10 or 15 days. Classes may be in a church, home or agency headquarters.
3. In the time period allotted, the missionry student will receive INTENSE study on how cultures work, the anthropology of religion, cultural anthropology, cross-cultural communication and a whole host of other tips and tools that will help you be better equipped for service. And, IT WILL ALL BE TALIORED TO YOUR PARTICUALR FIELD AND MINISTRY.
At the end of this
training experience most missionary students will be at least 50% more
prepared for service
than
without it. If they have had no
mission or field training they may very well be a 100% better prepared. How can we make that claim?
After 35 years, visiting over 40
countries, living in three countries, teaching hundreds of students
around the
world, we can say with certainty that our instruction is relevant and
practical. Beyond the academic
tools you will receive, issues of family life, relating to donors and a
whole
host of issues will no doubt be addressed. Why? Because weÕve lived out
these issues and we can pass on our experience for the benefit of
others.
OVERVIEW OF TRAINING
As you have read my background, I have been a pastor in the U.S., a pioneer church planter in the bush of Kenya and have been involved in leadership development at the grassroots level. In 1989 I began discipling people for cross-cultural work, which has taken me to 40 countries and working with varied missionaries and organizations (click here to see some of those I have worked with).
My expertise is in cultural anthropology;
my
doctoral
dissertation is a detailed study of the social organization of a
semi-nomadic
tribe in Kenya. Over the past 20
years I have used my experience and study to analyze cultures in
various
settings, including urban or rural ministries, as well as
organizational
structures (hospitals, schools, businesses, denominations). My teaching is applicable to those who
going to serve in any capacity in any
area of the world as I guide the student
in research for their particular ministry.
TRAINING STUCTURE
Two weeks of intensive training is recommended, however, one-week instruction is available.
Class Instruction: Four hours per day, scheduled that suits the students (even night classes from 7 to 11 p.m). Included in study is approximately twenty hours of outside reading and guided research.
First Week Š Understanding How Cultures Work and How You Can Work In Those Cultures.
Second Week - Culture Specifics: Doing Research and Strategy For YOUR People Group and Ministry.
COST
As potential students, here are two
important
issues to consider when looking at the cost of training.
1. Because this program is provided by LCCTI at the student's location, the student is not being uprooted to go to another state or town for training, saving the student hundreds of dollars in food, lodging and transportation cost. In many schools or training programs, the cost of food and lodging often exceeds the cost of class tuition. Childcare, meals and other logistical matters for the family are set by you, the students, which give you more flexibility.
2. The more students that are involved in a training session, the cost of goes down for every student.
Here are the basic cost factors for LCCTI training:
„ There must be a minimum of 5 students enrolled before a class can be scheduled.
Tuition for 5 students is $175 per person, per week.
6 Š 10 students, $150 per person per week.
„ Lodging provided for instructor (not a private home or guest house).
„ Travel expenses for instructor (rental car, gas or air travel).
PROCESS IN ENROLLING IN TRAINING PROGRAM WITH LCCTI
1. Recruit 5 or more people for training.
2. Determine who will be team coordinator for training. This person will be responsible to interact with the instructor, collecting fees and setting up the logistics of the training venue .
3.
Analyze cost of travel and lodging for the
instructor to determine this cost for each
student enrolled (i.e. If there are 5 students, divide the cost of
airfare and
motel. Example: The cost of lodging for 5 days may be $375
(could be less or more) and aifare is $450 (less or more). If
there are 5 students enrolled then their cost above tution would be
$165. The more students enrolled, the less the cost of training
will be.
4. Check out availability for training by going to our calendar.
5. Write LCCTI for scheduling confirmation.
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