“Do you have a Global Internship site in (insert country of your choice)?”
This is normally the first question we’re asked when in comes to Global Internship and studying abroad.
This portion of your training has numerous purposes; one of which is that you will learn the methods, processes and realities you’ll need to successfully be a missionary in any culture, not just the one you happen to find yourself in for internship.
You will be with a team of your classmates, as we believe doing ministry in the context of a team is more effective than being a lone ranger. You will not only learn a new language; you will learn HOW to learn a new language. Every nation has a different culture but every town does as well; if you limit your learning to the minute geographical location you find yourself in on internship, you’ll miss the point. If you absorb how to learn from your social environment and learn how to adapt to a new culture, how to share the gospel with people different from yourself, how to find bridges to share the gospel, etc…then you will be well trained to be a missionary anywhere.
Besides the educational value of Global Internship, you will have the ministry experience of a lifetime. How many of your peers will spend 16 months of their life sharing Jesus Christ in a culturally relevant way, alongside seasoned missionaries while earning their B.A. Degree? After your first year at Bethany, this could be describing you! It’s not traditional we know, but we’ve seen it work and we think you’ll love it!
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