Practical Skills

Bring Along The Necessary Tools

The physical environment shouldn’t be a barrier to your missionary service. The practical skills thread of training prepares you to thrive in any ministry context.

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Be Ready for Your Ministry Environment.

Learn the practical skills necessary to live and thrive as you live and thrive as you bring the gospel to an unreached people group. These skills may include the basics of solar panels, electricity and remote health as well as awareness, preparation and cultural values to develop personal safety abroad.

From Remote Jungles

To Crowded Cities

New places mean new challenges.

This thread focuses on the physical challenges most of our missionaries face when living among the unreached. Practical Skills covers everything from small engines and milling lumber, to water filtration and solar electric systems.

Live Well in Your Location

Our missionaries frequently find themselves in ministry situations where they lack access to many modern amenities. Learn to to be creative and function on what is available.

Scratch Cooking
Missionary Technology
Offgrid Experience
Families and Education

Stay Safe on the Mission Field

With proper training missionaries can learn to evaluate their surroundings and navigate complex situations.

Field Health
Field Safety
Child Safety

Practical Skills Courses

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Practical Skills

MI 327: Field Safety

This course provides the student an opportunity to learn essential skills for personal safety and security. It focuses on building practical helps for awareness, preparation, and understanding their ministry environment to help navigate potential challenges.

MI 401: Field Health

This course is designed to impact the personal health of each student and their families towards wellness, now and on their future fields of service. The course will utilize direct instruction, small group discussions, case studies, and a practical skills module. Guest instructors will be included in their fields of expertise.

MI 431: Simple Living Practicum

This course provides an opportunity to develop practical skills for effective ministry. Students will experience living in an off-grid environment for an extended period, gaining hands-on exposure to simple living practices. The course integrates a variety of other courses including Stewarding Relationships, Missionary Technology, Scratch Cooking and more, providing a foundation for those who may live in resource limited contexts.

MI 432: Scratch Cooking

This course is designed to introduce students to basic cooking skills, focusing on making meals from scratch. Students will learn how to plan ahead, preparing for possible extended periods of time where supply buying may be limited. Through this course students will be equipped with basic skills needed to create simple, yet effective meals in any setting.