Co-curricular programs are suited to the institution’s mission and contribute to the educational experience of its students.
The institution demonstrates any claims it makes about contributions to its students’ educational experience by virtue of aspects of its mission, such as research, community engagement, service learning, religious or spiritual purpose, and economic development.
TCMI provides its students with a variety of co-curriculuar programs tailored to the life circumstances of its students. Some occur during the relatively short mentorship periods at the Heiligenkreuz campus; others take place in the students' own ministries and work experiences.
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Its student body consists of people who already hold responsible roles in church communities throughout Eastern Europe and its expanding service region. This inherently fulfills its religious purpose. Its model brings students into contact with those from other denominations whose theological or cultural views differ. Both through debate and camaraderie, this fulfills its claims of preparing students for mission work.
Because its faculty, especially the adjunct faculty, include a number of practicing pastors in mission locations, the rich interactions outside of class contribute to preparing students academically, psychologically, and in terms of cultural competence for their own work in mission areas.
While Christian Maturity is a difficult concept to quantify, both students and faculty report that this is regularly addressed not only academically but also in co-curricular experiences. Cultural differences, national conflicts, and individual personalities all produce situations in which students have the opportunity to expand their horizons. One student reported finding himself constantly in classes with others whose country was at war with his own. "How could I learn to love my enemy if they were not here with me?" he said. Interviews on the distant mentoring sites provided similar
The institution demonstrates any claims it makes about contributions to its students’ educational experience by virtue of aspects of its mission, such as research, community engagement, service learning, religious or spiritual purpose, and economic development.
TCMI provides its students with a variety of co-curriculuar programs tailored to the life circumstances of its students. Some occur during the relatively short mentorship periods at the Heiligenkreuz campus; others take place in the students' own ministries and work experiences.
In addition to classes, the mentorship time on the Heiligenkreuz campus includes opportunities …show more content…
Its student body consists of people who already hold responsible roles in church communities throughout Eastern Europe and its expanding service region. This inherently fulfills its religious purpose. Its model brings students into contact with those from other denominations whose theological or cultural views differ. Both through debate and camaraderie, this fulfills its claims of preparing students for mission work.
Because its faculty, especially the adjunct faculty, include a number of practicing pastors in mission locations, the rich interactions outside of class contribute to preparing students academically, psychologically, and in terms of cultural competence for their own work in mission areas.
While Christian Maturity is a difficult concept to quantify, both students and faculty report that this is regularly addressed not only academically but also in co-curricular experiences. Cultural differences, national conflicts, and individual personalities all produce situations in which students have the opportunity to expand their horizons. One student reported finding himself constantly in classes with others whose country was at war with his own. "How could I learn to love my enemy if they were not here with me?" he said. Interviews on the distant mentoring sites provided similar