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Intercultural Studies announces four Summer 2009 Intensives in Evangelism and Leadership

Advance work will be available 8 weeks prior to the first day of class.

June 1 - 3
Evangelistic Research Methods
EVAN 573, 2 credits
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Taught by Stan Nussbaum, Mission Consultant and Trainer
Equips students with the rationale and methodology of qualitative research in cultural contexts, with an emphasis on the application of qualitative methods to a specific context through research projects.

June 4 - 6
Intercultural Communication
INTR 562, 2 credits
Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Taught by Scott Moreau, Professor of Intercultural Studies
Foundational principles of intercultural communication from the fields of social psychology, cultural anthropology, and communication theory integrated with selected areas of personal encounter in cross-cultural settings.

June 8 -10
Evangelistic Leadership II
EVAN 694, 2 credits
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Taught by Lon Allison, Director of the Billy Graham Center
This course focuses on executive leadership issues for Evangelism leaders already or anticipating leadership roles in organizations or churches with multiple staff and board structures. Topics of discussion include, strategic planning, conflict resolution, team leading and development, including hiring and dismissal issues, Board governance, fundraising, and mentoring. Special attention will be given to learning how to develop and nurture collaborative ventures with other agencies.

June 11 - 13
C. S. Lewis: Apologist of the Head and Heart
EVAN 694 , 2 credits
Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Taught by Jerry Root, Assistant Professor and Director of the Wheaton Evangelism Initiative
Location: Wheaton College
Surveys the first rate Christian literary scholar's pilgrimage to faith exploring the matters of the heart that lead him toward Christ as well as the intellectual barriers to faith he needed to resolve before he fully committed. C.S. Lewis was arguably one of the greatest integrators of faith and learning of the last century. The course will sample a wide range of readings from the eleven literary genres in which Lewis wrote in order to glean insights for evangelism from each. At the end of the course the student should be very familiar with Lewis’s writing, central ideas, effective approach, and persuasive ability to appeal to issues of the head and heart in nurturing another toward Christ.