Global Urban Ministries Minor Information

Thank you for your inquiry regarding the Global and Urban Ministries minor (or GUM, as students around here call it!).

We have a couple of overall goals:

• We equip students to understand the theological and contextual realities of the world today, which is heavily urban and multiethnic.
• We strive to develop global Christians who will participate in God's transformation of the world.

We serve students in all majors, preparing Christians to make a difference in the world. Some of our graduates are career missionaries, but the majority of them are not. Many are involved in leadership of Christian organizations of all sorts, both in the US and overseas. Some of our graduates major in Theology, even more in Christian or Youth Ministries, and many in Sociology.

Requirements for the Global and Urban Ministries Minor

(30 credits)

The internship may be completed either through the course Interpreting the City, or through a minimum of six weeks spent in residence in an ethnic community overseas or locally, working on an academic project. In the term preceding the field experience, the student will enroll in one credit of Independent Study with a GUM professor to design the project. Following the field experience, the student will enroll in one credit of Independent Study to write a paper summarizing the field research. An internship will earn five credits, including the Independent Study credits.

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CERTIFICATE
This brief program offers useful training for students who hope to live and work multiculturally as Christians, but cannot take enough courses to earn a minor in global and urban ministries.

Requirements for the International Service Certificate
(9-11 Credits)