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Johnson Ferry
August 2019

Seminar Details

August 22-23, 2019

Johnson Ferry Baptist Church

955 Johnson Ferry Rd.
Marietta, GA 30068

*This class is for the leadership of Johnson Ferry only. Registration is closed to the public.

Designed to train leaders to train teams, our seminars are highly relational, informative, and interactive. CULTURELink’s hands-on training allows team leaders the opportunity to experience being part of a team themselves prior to assuming their leadership roles.

Whether providing disaster relief, correcting social injustices, meeting physical needs, or expanding and developing Christian ministries, CULTURELink’s practical training and resources prepare teams to successfully integrate into new cultural environments.

Seminar Instructor

Led by an experienced CULTURELink instructor, seminar participants are guided through ten training sessions that equip them to prepare their teams before, during, and after their cross-cultural experience.

This seminar will be taught by Larry Ragan, founder of CULTURELink. Larry brings experience from over 50 countries. He has led professional exchanges, English language classes, outreaches, prayer teams, building projects, disaster relief teams, and more. He has led or overseen more than 250 teams.

Additionally, Larry teaches for Perspectives on the World Christian Movement courses. He previously served as a Missions Pastor and Teaching Pastor at two different churches. Larry and his wife, Karen, also served as missionaries in Budapest, Hungary. They live in Atlanta with their two kids, a dog, four cats, one fish, and one frog…the animal count changes daily.

*On occasion, the class instructor changes due to scheduling conflicts.

Seminar Schedule

THURSDAY • AUGUST 22

1:00 – 1:30PM: Registration
1:30 – 9:00PM

  • Short-term Missions Training Philosophy
  • Session 1: Getting Started
  • Session 2: Cultural Research
  • Session 3: Becoming Cross-cultural

FRIDAY • AUGUST 23

8:30 – 9:00AM: Continental Breakfast
9:00AM – 12:00PM

  • Session 4 & 5: Ministry Preparation & Team Building
  • Session 6: Travel, Packing, and Health
  • Session 7: Final Countdown

12:00 – 12:30PM: Lunch
12:30 – 4:00PM

  • Session 8: Living the Experience
  • Session 9: Debriefing and Re-entry
  • Session 10: Home and Looking Forward

“I have experienced the damage, locally and globally, that short-term teams can cause to the work that took long-term missionaries years to build because of a lack of training. Having now received numerous teams trained by CULTURELink, our local and global ministries have been blessed. This training helps to deploy servants that build up our work and partner with us for the long haul.”

Adili KeaMinistry Liaison • Mombasa, Kenya

“I wish I had this training six years ago. I’ve been on thirty international trips, but through this training I have learned so much about leadership, team building skills, and spiritual & practical preparation for my teams.”

Seminar ParticipantWoodstock, GA
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