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M8128C Engaging in Intercultural Ministry (Mission Fieldwork)

This unit provides students with an opportunity to experience a supervised fieldwork placement in a cross-cultural context.
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Unit Overview

Qualification

Graduate

Unit Availability

Trimester 3 2025

Study Mode

N/A

Placement

30 hours of vocational placement

Tuition

Graduate Fieldwork Fee

Prerequisite

N/A

Corequisite

N/A

Notes

Students must receive approval from their SEM prior to enrolling in this unit.

Unit Details

This unit provides students with an opportunity to experience a supervised fieldwork placement in a cross-cultural context.

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Analyse key issues involved in a specific cross-cultural ministry.
  2. Assess the relative importance of various cultural issues in terms of the interrelationships of culture and gospel within that culture.
  3. Critique cultural elements in their own formation and detail adjustments needed for effectual cross-cultural ministry.
  4. Initiate effective personal engagement in a range of cross-cultural ministry experiences with limited supervision.
  5. Apply insights gained from the field experience to an actual or projected personal program in cross-cultural ministry.

 

Section A: Preparation
Students must undertake supervised preparation for cross-cultural ministry exposure as a base of their field experience. The preparation should include appropriate readings pertinent to the specific cultural context to be experienced and, where practical, input from people who are familiar with that culture (e.g., members of the culture or workers within the culture).

Section B: Fieldwork
The student will spend at least two weeks immersed in an unfamiliar culture. This learning experience may be local or international.

  1. Assessing Short Term Missions (25%)
    Word Limit: 1500
  2. Cultural Analysis and Fieldwork Evaluation (50%)
    Word Limit: 3000
  3. Critical Reflection (25%)
    Word Limit: 1500
  • Livermore, David A. Serving with Eyes Wide Open: Doing Short-Term Missions with Cultural Intelligence. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012.

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