{"product_id":"paradigm-shift-why-international-students-are-so-strategic-to-global-missions-9781973656852","title":"Paradigm Shift: Why International Students Are so Strategic to Global Missions","description":"\u003ch2\u003eStrategic Framework for International Student Ministry in Global Missions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive guide addresses the strategic importance of international students and scholars within global missions. With over one million international students from virtually every country arriving in the U.S. for higher education, many of them Christian, this resource presents a framework for maximizing this unprecedented opportunity for kingdom impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCore Ministry Strategy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book outlines a systematic approach focused on four critical phases:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifying Christian international students soon after campus arrival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProviding Biblical and theological training during their academic tenure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEquipping students for effective ministry upon return to their home countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstablishing post-return support systems and follow-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eEvidence-Based Effectiveness\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDocumentation throughout the text, including testimonies from missionaries, demonstrates that properly trained Christian international students achieve greater effectiveness in their home countries than traditional foreign missionaries. The author provides clear reasoning for this phenomenon while maintaining that traditional missionaries remain essential due to abundant harvest fields and limited laborers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePractical Applications and Real-World Impact\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find compelling illustrations of Christian international students who returned home to accomplish ministry feats on scales previously thought impossible. These real-world examples demonstrate the tangible outcomes of strategic international student engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nA close friendship with a Muslim student at the University of Oregon opened Jack Burke's eyes as a Christian when he was a Fuller Seminary student to seek a ministry working with international students. That eventually led to achieving advanced degrees at the University of Southern California which opened up positions as Director of International Student and Scholar Services at two major universities. Being a university director Dr. Burke was able to: -offer services of care and compassion to internationals. -open doors for many in church and para-church ministries to be of service to international students. -initiate a national meeting of those engaged in international student ministry which led to the formation of ACMI. Later he became the founder of the NAFSA Christian SIG. -open doors for many Christians to receive training to enter the profession of foreign student advising. -together with his wife D'Ann organize an office sponsored friendship family program.","brand":"WestBow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493325246738,"sku":"9781973656852","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6bcd9936-3d02-4cec-9f65-4d4f30f7fcfd.jpg?v=1730643676","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paradigm-shift-why-international-students-are-so-strategic-to-global-missions-9781973656852","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}