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Training calendars from our learning partners:

2023
Dates Topic Notes
Mar 20 - 31 Facilitating Online with Grow2Serve This course is designed to fulfill this general learning outcome: Understand the core roles and skills of an online facilitator and the tools available through Grow2Serve to succeed in the task. The course asks you to invest 8-12 hours of learning time over a 14-day period.
May 10 - June 11 Evangelism: Abundantly Sowing the Seed A 4-week online course. #1 in the Roadmap Series. A resource that helps participants develop the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to be effective in evangelism within the context of establishing healthy, relevant, multiplying churches. Newer and veteran workers learn together, bringing fresh ideas and the wisdom of years of experience.
May 15 - June 25 MOP 201 A 5-week online course that is required of all mid-term and long-term members of SEND. It looks at worldview, cultural values, cultural stress, incarnational ministry, and safety and security. It is facilitated by Bethany Reedy. About 5-6 hours of work per week.
May 17 - June 18 Discipleship: Growing Mature Followers of Jesus A 4-week online course. #2 in the Roadmap Series. This Discipleship course is designed to assist SEND missionaries in developing the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to be effective in disciple-making as the key to establishing healthy, relevant, reproducing churches.
May 17 - June 18 Church: Nurturing Communities of Faith A 4-week online course. #3 in the Roadmap Series. This resource will help participants to develop the necessary attitudes, skills, and knowledge to be effective in gathering disciples into healthy, relevant, reproducing churches. Newer and veteran workers learn together, bringing fresh ideas and the wisdom of years of experience.
May 22 - 29 Learning Culture Through Purposeful Observation (EC1) Learning Culture through Purposeful Observation is a one-week Grow2Serve online course designed to help you as a new missionary or cross-cultural worker to begin to put into practice your culture-learning skills. The course asks you to make an investment of 4-6 hours of learning time. First, you’ll review some basic concepts of culture and participant observation. Next, you’ll get to practice observation and assessment through a fiction-based activity. And the final task is a guided observation project on-site at a venue of your choice — a Christian gathering, a social event, a public place, etc.
May 23 - 25 Northern Ministry Training Northern Ministry Training is a unique program designed to equip those ministering in the North. NMT is an opportunity to gather with many servants from different agencies and locations to learn and connect together. We dig into God's Word, explore ministry topics that are relevant and applicable, and connect deeply. The training will be held at Tanalian Bible Camp, Port Alsworth, Alaska. Registration link.
July 9 - 21 MOP 202 A 2-week onsite Member Orientation Program for appointees going long-term with SEND, have been cleared by their coach, and have completed MOP 201. This training will be hosted at Ward Church in Michigan. Mid-term members are welcome to attend, but not required.
Sept 27 - 29 SHIFT Rapid Social Transformation and The Gospel – a 2023 Missio Nexus Missions Leaders Conference.
Oct 11 - Nov 12 Discipleship: Growing Mature Followers of Jesus A 4-week online course. #2 in the Roadmap Series. This Discipleship course is designed to assist SEND missionaries in developing the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to be effective in disciple-making as the key to establishing healthy, relevant, reproducing churches.
Oct 11 - Nov 12 Church: Nurturing Communities of Faith A 4-week online course. #3 in the Roadmap Series. This resource will help participants to develop the necessary attitudes, skills, and knowledge to be effective in gathering disciples into healthy, relevant, reproducing churches. Newer and veteran workers learn together, bringing fresh ideas and the wisdom of years of experience.
Oct 18 - Nov 1 Sustainable Resilience Sustainable Resilience is a two-week Grow2Serve online course designed to raise awareness and develop perspectives and lifestyle choices that will increase resilience and keep cross-cultural workers true to their God-given calling. Too many missionaries leave their ministry too soon when confronted with stress, conflict, danger, and suffering. This can change as we learn some key truths that help one grow in resilience. The course asks you to make an investment of 10-12 hours of learning time over the 15-day period.
Oct 18 - Nov 19 Evangelism: Abundantly Sowing the Seed A 4-week online course. #1 in the Roadmap Series. A resource that helps participants develop the necessary attitudes, skills and knowledge to be effective in evangelism within the context of establishing healthy, relevant, multiplying churches. Newer and veteran workers learn together, bringing fresh ideas and the wisdom of years of experience.
Nov 13-20 Learning Culture Through Purposeful Observation (EC1) Learning Culture through Purposeful Observation is a one-week Grow2Serve online course designed to help you as a new missionary or cross-cultural worker to begin to put into practice your culture-learning skills. The course asks you to make an investment of 4-6 hours of learning time. First, you’ll review some basic concepts of culture and participant observation. Next, you’ll get to practice observation and assessment through a fiction-based activity. And the final task is a guided observation project on-site at a venue of your choice — a Christian gathering, a social event, a public place, etc.

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