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100 IM 621 Communicating and Leading in Intercultural Contexts This course emphasizes the importance of building healthy relationships as a key to effective leadership in intercultural contexts. Topics addressed include listening, constructive confrontation and conflict management, problem solving, and building trust. In addition, the course helps students develop a biblical perspective on culture and the application of key communication principles in working with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Offered spring semesters, odd years. Three hours. IM 640 The Holy Spirit and Intercultural Mission Examines the unique role the Holy Spirit has played biblically and historically in carrying out the mission of the church. Students critique the emphasis in missions on signs and wonders and arrive at a balanced theology of miracles and healing. They are also introduced to the concept of power encounter and are given guidelines for dealing with demonized people. Two hours. IM 795 Intercultural Ministry Practicum This practicum is required of all MDiv students completing the intercultural ministry concentration. The practicum (which generally takes place overseas over a ten-week period at forty hours per week) includes two distinct components: (1) at least 300 hours of hands-on ministry involvement in an intercultural setting for the purpose of skills development, and (2) at least one hundred hours of exposure to the specific kinds of issues and contexts that are typically part of the immersion experience included in IM 611. Details should be worked out with the coordinator of the program in intercultural ministry in advance of course enrollment. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. Three hours. JUSTICE AND MISSION Poverty, injustice, disease, oppression and slavery, religious persecution, and many other issues are headline news on a daily basis. There is a clear biblical mandate to care for widows, orphans, the poor, the unloved, and the forgotten who live in our midst and around the world. Justice and mission courses will help students analyze justice issues through the lens of this biblical mandate. They will equip students to serve God through engagement in social action, which meets the needs of the whole person; spiritually, physically, and socially. They incorporate hands-on, practical training in a biblical and theological framework for transformational ministry, and provide the tools needed to make a difference and change the world. JM 501 Knowing Justice: Theological Foundations This course offers a biblical and theological framework for understanding issues of justice as an aspect of the mission of God. It explores the meanings of justice as encountered within the cultural contexts of the biblical world and as applied to the injustices of the contemporary world. Special attention will be paid to the relationship between evangelism and social concern, the process of social transformation, and the distribution of wealth, power, and privilege. Offered fall semesters. Three hours. JM 502 Doing Justice: Practical Foundations Doing justice takes many forms and operates at many levels of society. This course introduces two of the four major societal institutions through which justice work can take place: the church and non-profit organizations. Through careful theological study of these institutions, practical projects and an exposure to the careers of godly, experienced practitioners, students will develop skills and take steps to discern their unique calling to engage in justice work among the poor and marginalized. Offered spring semesters. Three hours.