ACTS Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural Ministry

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The MA in Cross-Cultural Ministry provides contemporary, practical and academic preparation for effective service in global missions.

The purpose of the MACM is to equip women and men to be effective in cross-cultural and multicultural settings. Through coursework, mentoring and structured practicum, students will develop greater sensitivity to persons with diverse worldviews and gain skills to engage in cross-cultural ministries that equip others. Visionary servant leadership is the MACM’s philosophic model that guides the learning process.

Goals:

  • Understand theologically the redemptive mandate and the expansion of Christ’s Kingdom to the ends of the earth;
  • Envision and develop new missiological approaches, methods and techniques for Kingdom building;
  • Understand mission history and articulate its influence on the current state of the mission enterprise, with particular reference to the challenges of contextualization;
  • Understand how cultures function, including elements of worldview and leadership formation;
  • Research and describe a culture, while gaining understanding of their own cultural background;
  • Demonstrate an understanding of personal spiritual formation and spiritual conflict, particularly in cross-cultural contexts; Understand adult learning theory and its application to church leadership formation;
  • Understand the concept of servant leadership and be willing to serve under the authority of the host people;
  • Demonstrate flexibility and an innovative spirit that thrives in the context of cross-cultural and team dynamics;
  • Evangelize through culturally sensitive and effective means.

Graduation Requirements:

  • Completion of the academic requirements with a minimal GPA of 2.7.
  • Participation in one short-term missions project during the program or previous to the program, formally supervised and evaluated. The short-term experience normally will be minimally three weeks in duration and must include cross-cultural experience.
  • Submission and acceptance of a thesis or major graduating essay and one additional three semester hour course.
  • Give evidence of consistent Christian character, conduct, and biblical faith and recommendation accordingly by the faculty.
  • Completion of at least 30 semester hours of study at ACTS towards the completion of the MACM.

Vocational Outcomes:

ACTS graduates have found placement in areas such as: church and community development; teaching, cross-cultural missions; urban ministries; community centres; and evangelism.

Program Committee Chair:

Joanne Pepper

 

 

 

Joanne Pepper, Ph.D.
MA Cross-Cultural Ministries Program Committee Chair
Associate Professor Intercultural Religious Studies
Dean of Canadian Pentecostal Seminary
jpepper@twu.ca