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111 introduced to the complexities of concerns such as racial issues, migration and immigration, poverty and economic systems plus wrestle with the different cultural views of personhood, marriage and kinship, and social control around the globe. Students will think through strategies in community development, models for relief and development, and social entrepreneurship. This course includes a short internship experience so students can immerse themselves in learning from practitioners involved in some aspect of community development. Three hours. CE 611 The Mission of the Church in Engaging Systems and Structures Over the centuries the church has disagreed on the nature of its mission. From Christendom to Reformation to alternative community, models of the church's mission to the world have differed. In this course, students will engage the debate and learn historical and contemporary models and perspectives from across the denominational spectrum regarding the mission of the church. Cultural engagement requires understanding societal systems and structures and how the church's mission might interact with this element of culture. Students will wrestle with the church's involvement in two of the largest systems in human society, the public sector and the corporate world, and use systems-thinking to develop strategies for social change. Three hours. CE 612 Intercultural Communication, Contextualization and Leadership Theological reflection and theoretical models must support practical skills, so students are prepared to engage the world in redemptive ways. This course provides students with skills in vital areas of intercultural communication, intercultural leadership, cultural exegesis, and networking. Students will rigorously engage the function and meaning of contextualization, the processes of cultural change, and the theology of diversity. Students will study interpersonal and intergroup conflict and learn skills in resolution, reconciliation, and mutual dialogue. In order to learn and apply the principles of this course in a practical and experiential manner, attendance at the "Confluence Conference" is a required part of this course. Physical attendance is preferred but virtual attendance is an option as approved by the instructor. Three hours. CE 790 Cultural Engagement Summative Portfolio This is a summative experience for Cultural Engagement students and is a zero-credit course. It is required for students completing the Master of Arts in Cultural Engagement but is not required for CE certificate students. The course must be taken in the final semester of study or the final semester of Cultural Engagement courses. Cultural Engagement courses may be taken concurrently with the Summative Portfolio. Student in CE 790 will take the portfolio assignments from all the other CE courses, edit them together and present them in a professional and comprehensive portfolio. This will be submitted as the summative project for the Master of Arts in Cultural Engagement. No credit. EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES The educational ministries department focuses on the teaching, discipling, and leading aspects of making followers of Jesus Christ. Embracing church, parachurch, and cross-cultural contexts of ministry, the department challenges students to broaden their ministry perspectives. Students are taught to develop their own philosophy of ministry based upon solid theological, philosophical, educational, and leadership principles. EM 590, 690 Studies in Educational Ministry These course numbers are reserved for courses of special or one-time interest that do not otherwise appear in the catalog. Two or three hours.