1999-2000 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 instrnments, and leading church services. YouthMinistries A variety of opportunities await students who wish to ~nvest in the lives of area youth. Types ofministries include a big brother and big sister type of program, latchkey children's programs, and a ministry to local foster children and their families. The College's own Missions Involvement Services (MIS) provides unique opportunities for students to experience missions firsthand. Each year, particularly in the summer, over 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 70 countries have been served by MIS part1c1p~nts since it started in 1970. For specific infonnation concernmg potential ministries and selection procedures, students should contact the MIS director for details. Students considering missions as a vocation often use MIS to gain missions experience. Working with veteran missionaries anywhere in the world, students use and develop imp01iant 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. StudentTeaching Students considering international careers in education often take advantage of the MIS program to gain cross-cultural experience while completing the student teaching ~egn;tent o~ their education requirements. Students interested m this option should contact the education depaiiment for infonnation and approval. Teams The majority of students who participate in the MI~ 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 teams offer an exciting opportu~ity to mini~~er and represent the college. Selected on the basis of an aud1~1on, all teammembers receive a salary. Teams rehearse approximately six hours a week and travel up to four weekends a quaiier and eight weeks during the summer. Team audition times are announced during College Week. Lifeline A group comprised ofmen and women from a variety of majors, this team uses drama to encourage and ch~llenge both youth and adults in their faith. Programs typicall_Y m~lud~ short, often humorous, sketches depicting real-life s1tuat10~s where biblical trnths can be applied. This group travels dunng the school year, spring break, and the summer for eight weeks. Students 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 smmner for eight weeks. A mixed ensemble of singers, keyboard accompanists, guitarist, and a sound teclmician, this group travels during the school year and the summer for eight weeks. A six-member group of four singers, a pianist, and a sound teclmician, this group travels during the school year, spring break, and the smmner for eight weeks. Swordbearers A mixed ensemble of singers, keyboard accompanists, guitarist, and a sound technician, this group travels during the school year and the summer for eight weeks. Trnveling with a College 111i11ist1y team such as the J\1aster's Puppets provides unique opportunities to serve others.