1998-1999 Academic Catalog

Visitation Ministries These ministries to the elderly and handicapped provide incredible joy to the residents as well as the students who make the effort to reach out and spend time with them. Visitation ministries can include one-on-one interaction, singing, playing musical instruments, and leading church services. YouthMinistries A variety of opportunities await students who wish to invest in the lives of area youth. Types of ministries include a big brother and big sister type of program, latchkey children's programs, and a ministry to local foster children and their families. CrossmCultural Ministries The College's own Missions Involvement Services (MIS) provides unique opportunities for students to experience missions firsthand. Each year, particularlyin the summer, approximately 200 students minister around the globe. This involvement in missions aids missionaries in their work and helps students discern God's direction in their own lives. Participants raise their own financial and prayer support prior to leaving and report on their ministries upon returning. Nearly 60 countries have been served by MIS participants since it started in 1970. For specific information concerning potential ministries and selection procedures, students should contact the MIS director for details. IndividualMinistries and Internships Students considering missions as a lifetime vocation often use MIS to gain missions experience. Working with veteran missionaries anywhere in the world, students use and develop important ministry skills, gain cross-cultural insights, and discern God's leading concerning missions as a career. Some, by working with their academic advisors, may gain valuable experience related to their academic disciplines. Those interested should contact their academic advisors. Student Teaching Students considering international careers in education often take advantage of the MIS program to gain cross-cultural experience while completing the student teaching segment of their education requirements. Students interested in this option should contact the education department for information and approval. Teams The majority of students who participate in the MIS program do so as members of teams. Created to perform a particular service such as singing, drama, puppets, medical assistance, technical assistance, teaching English as a second language, or physical labor, teams are typically selected each fall. Students interested in team ministries should contact the MIS director for details. Touring Ministries Touring teams offer an exciting opportunity to minister and represent the college. Selected on the basis of an audition, all team members receive a salary. Teanis rehearse approximately six hours a week and travel up to four weekends a quarter and eight weeks during the summer. Team audition times are . announced during College Week. Lifeline Players A group comprised of men and women from a variety of majors, this team uses drama to encourage and challenge both youth and adults in their faith. Programs typically include short, often humorous, sketches depicting real-life situations where biblical truths can be applied. This group travels during the school year and the summer for eight weeks. Master's Puppets Students involved in the Master's Puppets use puppetry and a variety of other teaching methods to minister to children. Men and women from all majors find this to be an extremely effective and enjoyable means of sharing God's truth. These groups travel during the school year, spring break, and the summer for eight weeks. Abundant Life Singers A mixed ensemble of singers, keyboard accompanists, and a sound technician, this group travels during the school year and the summer for eight weeks. Kingsmen Quartet A six-member group of four singers, a pianist, and a sound technician, this group travels during the school year, spring break, and the summer for eight weeks. Swordbearers A mixed ensemble of singers, keyboard accompanists, and a sound technician, this group travels during the school year and the summer for eight weeks. Traveling with a College ministry team such as the Ab1111da11t Life Singers provides unique opportunities to serve others.