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International Center for Diaspora Mission
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DM 101 Biblical-Theological Foundations for Diaspora Missions
This course explores the biblical-theological frameworks for participating in God’s redemptive mission for organizing and developing reproducible and multiplicative disciple-making communities among people who live outside their places of origin.
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DM 102 Cultural Anthropology for Diaspora Ministries
This course introduces leaders to the relevant principles and tools of cultural anthropology for effective ministries among diaspora ethno-linguistic communities. Special emphasis will be given to contextualized communication and embodiment of the gospel among people on the move.
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DM 103 Business as Mission for Diaspora Communities
This course examines the biblical-theological foundations for business and its challenges and missional opportunities for global diaporas.
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DM 104 Case Studies for Diaspora Missions
This course equips leaders with pertinent research methodologies (foundations) and methods (techniques) for conducting case studies on relevant topics in diaspora missions.
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DM 105 Pastoral Care and Counseling for People on the Move
This course prepares leaders to deal with the basic types of pastoral caregiving, crisis intervention, and counseling issues and techniques for people in diaspora.
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DM 106 Contemporary Trends in Diaspora Missiology
This course analyzes recent developments in Diaspora Missiology, including but not limited to major issues in globalization, immigration laws and policies, social justice, refugee crisis and experience, human smuggling, human trafficking, gentrification, or urbanization.
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N.B. The historical segment of Diaspora Missiology and the Movement that came out of it can be included in DM 101, DM 104, and DM 106.
This course could develop into a separate class offering as ICDM expands in a foreseeable future.
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