• developing new theory that extends the domain of missiology;
• making a practical contribution to the mission of the church;
• mastering one or more principal disciplines that contribute to missiology;
• learning how to do effective academic research;
• advancing personal ability to think missiologically in a global context.

Along the way, students should also expect to:

• gain supervised experience teaching at the graduate level;
• actively participate as part of a community of scholars;
• experience an integration of personal spirituality with academic life.

Faculty

All School of Intercultural Studies faculty are practitioners who have significant personal experience in cross-cultural mission, strong academic credentials, and remain connected to ministries in their areas of expertise. Our faculty have lived and worked around the world, are able to communicate in many different languages, such as French, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Indonesian, Arabic, and Hausa, and have published in 14 languages.