Gateway Training for Cross-Cultural Service offers 3 programs:
TRAX
The TRAX program is a 6½ month certificate program specifically designed for those going into cross-cultural ministry. The program consists of 13 weeks of classes, personal mentoring, and practicums while living in a multi-cultural community; 12 weeks of a cross-cultural internship; and 1 week of debrief.
Dates for 2016 – January 18 to July 22
Sample of Weekly Courses 2016
Week 1 Orientation
Week 2 Overseas Life Issues
Week 3 Raising and Keeping Partners in Ministry
Week 4 Resolving Cross-Cultural Conflicts
Week 5 Spiritual Dynamics
Week 6 Building Strong Cross Cultural Teams
Week 7 Becoming a Disciplemaker
Week 8 Church Planting
Week 9 Worldview
Week 10 Language Acquisition
Week 11 Understanding and Adapting to Culture
Week 12 Ethnography
Week 13 Evangelism
Other activities occurring weekly:
World Mission Course / Experiencing God Study / Practicums / Mentoring
E-TRAX
Begins July 4, 2016
Application deadline for international students (to allow time to
acquire visa) is March 15, 2016.
E-TRAX is a 13 month program for missionary candidates who need to acquire English for their mission and ministry. The program consists of 6 months of ESL classes, followed by the regular TRAX program. Students must demonstrate language proficiency equivalent to a TOEFL score of 400 or an IELTS score of 4.5 . Applicants not residing in the USA or Canada must be referred by a Gateway-approved international mission agency. The agency must also require the applicant to obtain training at Gateway. Exceptions may be made for other applicants who present compelling evidence for training at Gateway rather than taking their pre-field training in their own region of the world. Applicants must have adequate documentation of sufficient funds for training to present to immigration officials.
B-TRAX
Begins September 2016
The B-TRAX program is an 11 month program for students to gain Bible and missiology training. Students take courses at a local Bible college from September to December and then enter the TRAX missiology program. Students live at Gateway and are responsible for their transportation. Tuition and related costs would be determined by the selected college.
Gateway Catalogue 2015
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