What is Gateway and what do we do?

Gateway is a unique missionary training community that focuses on equipping the whole person for service in another country or culture. The program is structured to lead a trainee through a process that will enable him/her to face the very real challenges of cross-cultural work.

Experienced staff members offer mentoring, guidance and counsel all along the way. Understanding is created through carefully designed study modules. Skills that are essential to the missionary vocation are also developed through practice and hands-on experiences. A well structured and supervised field internship produces maximum learning in a context similar to the one in which the trainee hopes to serve.

Gateway's dynamic "action/reflection" model of learning is used throughout the program. Trainees move from the context of a caring learning community, to an active cross-cultural experience and then back again to Gateway where they are debriefed in order to promote the greatest growth and understanding.

Most trainees will be "field ready" when they complete the course. Those who need extra time or preparation will be well aware of the areas they need to work on. Gateway staff monitor the entire process and assist the candidate to chart a course for successful service.