Passport Summary

World Missions Ministries offers a basic missions training course to prepare new missionaries for the field. It provides three weeks of concentrated studies designed to give students a solid understanding of the missionary challenge in the twenty-first century. This course is for the missionary candidate interested in serving with WMM, college students, and all those with an interest in missions. Experienced missionaries, missions executives, and others with relevant expertise will teach the courses from a practical viewpoint.

The summer course will convene for three weeks on the campus of Southwestern Christian University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A student may attend any or all weeks, paying a stipulated amount for tuition, room, and board.

Students may take all three courses for college credit, earning three semester hours each week. Graduate school credit is also available. If taken for credit, students will enroll in SCU and pay tuition as stipulated by the college. Credit hours may be transferred to other colleges. All academic requirements must be met, including additional outside readings and exams.

Missionary candidates approved by the World Missions Board and currently raising support are expected to attend all three weeks.

Passport courses:

	Foundations for World Evangelism (MISS 2483) The student is given an overview of the Biblical basis of missions, the history of missions, the contemporary context, and exciting models of effective ministry today. (MISS 2483) Begins: July 14 Ends: July 18
	Ministering Across Cultures (MISS 4213) The challenge of cross-cultural communication will be studied, including contributions from anthropology, linguistics, language acquisition, and contextualization. (MISS 4213) Begins: July 21 Ends: July 25
	Mobilizing the Local Church for World Evangelism (IS 5693) Topics include how to mobilize the local church with a global vision, praying for the harvest, targeting an unreached people group, training of leadership, raising missions budgets, conducting missions conferences, taking short-term trips, and giving the local church a world vision for the harvest. (IS 5693) Begins: July 28 Ends: August 1

Financial Information

• Students:
  • If you wish to receive college credit, you must apply through and pay tuition to Southwestern Christian University.
• Approved IPHC Missionaries
  • You may use your missionary account to pay Passport’s costs providing there is a positive balance. If your missionary account does not have a positive balance, other arrangements must be made to cover Passport’s costs.
• Others
  • Anyone may attend one or more weeks of Passport by auditing the course. Tuition will be charged, and costs will vary depending on whether you need room and board.

Miscellaneous Information

• First session begins July 14.
• Classes will be held on the campus of Southwestern Christian University. Room and board will also be available on campus.
• Childcare is not provided. Parents are responsible to make any necessary arrangements.
• Each course has pre-course assignments that must be completed and ready to submit at the first class of the week.

To apply for Passport, please contact World Missions Ministries at 1-888-474-2966 or wmissions@iphc.org.