Everyone is called to do kingdom work. Not everyone is prepared to serve cross-culturally. Sharing Christ is hard enough in our own language and culture. It is a soul-stretching, character-building, spiritual experience to live among very different people, learn a new culture and language, understand a unique worldview, and discover creative ways to share and demonstrate the love of Christ. Missional Engagement will prepare you to begin your ministry, no matter where God has called you.
Years ago, I accepted the invitation to do mission work in East Africa, and my life, family, and ministry have been forever changed. A degree in Missions will provide you with the academic, practical, and spiritual tools needed to serve Christ cross-culturally. The nations are calling, will you answer?
Understand
how cultures work and how to effectively operate in them
Discover
how to use your unique skills and passions to participate in God’s mission for all people
Make an impact
in your ministry or workplace for the Kingdom
Work
on a missions team successfully using learned teamwork skills and logistics
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“Mission is not what some people do sometime; it is what God does all the time.”
“Lost people matter to God, and so they must matter to us.”
Chad Wheeler
Chief Executive Officer, Open Door
LCU Missions equipped me for cross-cultural ministry and communication development among people of poverty and homelessness. It’s a foundation I draw on every day.
Jonathan Wynne
Executive Director, Tova Coffeehouse
LCU Missions formed my life in significant ways. Ultimately, the revelation of God’s reconciling mission narrated in Scripture, throughout history, and its present unfolding has both challenged and transformed my identity, thinking, and agency as a disciple aiming to faithfully witness the truth: Jesus is Lord.
Courtney Tyler
Artist in Residence, Covenant Women’s and Children’s Hospitals
A minor in Missions expanded my worldview, teaching me how to hear others stories and see how God’s story unfolds in a variety of contexts; helping me in my workplace relationships particularly in teaching groups of people who are different from my own life experiences.
MissionLink empowers students to grow God’s Kingdom through their unique talents and interests. There are many summer and spring options for a mission trip or internship. Options include: medical missions, outreach missions, children's and youth ministry, education missions, languages trips, and much more! Contact us at MissionLink@LCU.edu to explore your options.