BA - Intercultural Studies (Missions)
Description
The Great Commission was given with the intention that all believers participate in world evangelization in some way. Though missions is a big part of what Columbia International University is all about, the Intercultural Studies program is specially designed to prepare men and women for cross-cultural ministry. The program is intended to aid students in the development of the skills and knowledge necessary to communicate the gospel effectively and appropriately in varying situations; to penetrate and appreciate non-Western customs and cultures; to anticipate the adjustments necessary to enter, relate to others, and minister in a foreign culture; and to apply theological, historical, and anthropological principles in planning for evangelism and church growth in a non-Western culture.
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Resident Faculty
Cliff Bedell
(M.A., Wheaton College; M.A. University of Georgia) Cliff is an urban person-the two great cities in his life have been New York and Manila. His bent toward teaching was not immediately apparent to him but something that developed in the midst of a busy missionary career in the Philippines, something that ...
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Joe LeTexier
(M.A., Columbia International University, M.Div., Candidate, Col) Joe is a native of northwest Minnesota who enjoys the game of ice hockey and playing the guitar. He met his wife Susana, a native of Spain, while serving there as a missionary in 1991. Joe and his wife are fluent in both English and Spanish, and are raisi...
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Christopher Little
(Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) Dr. Little arrived from Amman, Jordon to join the faculty of Columbia International University where he was teaching Arab Christians about the Great Commission where proselytization is considered criminal behavior. He also has international experience in ...
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Kevin McWilliams
(M.A., Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of) Having grown up in Ohio, Kevin has spent his adult life thawing out in Florida, the West Indies, and South Carolina. His ministry has included discipling some awesome young people as a youth pastor in Orlando, Fla., helping churches in the West Indies to ...
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Adjunct Faculty
