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Atlanta, GA
January 2023

Seminar Details

January 19-21, 2023

North Metro Church

2305 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy NW
Marietta, GA 30064

Register Now | $199

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 and have two kids, a dog, three cats, one fish, and one frog…the animal count changes daily.

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

Seminar Schedule

THURSDAY • JANUARY 19

6:30 – 7:00PM: Registration
7:00 – 9:30PM

  • Short-term Missions Training Philosophy
  • Session 1: Getting Started

FRIDAY • JANUARY 20

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

  • Session 1: Getting Started
  • Session 2: Cultural Research

12:00 – 12:30PM: Lunch
12:30 – 5:30PM

  • Session 3: Getting Started
  • Session 4: Ministry Preparation
  • Session 5: Team Building

SATURDAY • JANUARY 21

8:30 – 9:00AM: Continental Breakfast
9:00AM – 1:00PM

  • Session 6: Travel, Packing, and Health
  • Session 7: Final Countdown
  • Session 8: Living the Experience
  • Session 9: Debriefing and Re-entry

*On Your Own Study

  • The Seven Step Process
  • Maximum Impact Short-Term Missions
  • Short-Term Emergency Issues
  • Session 10: Home and Looking Forward
Register Now | $199

Our seminars are recognized by Perspectives of the World Christian Movement and by numerous Bible colleges that offer college credit to seminar participants. Since 2010, CULTURELink has conducted more than 75 seminars, training over 2600 leaders. These alumni have gone on to mobilize teams to 127 nations. CULTURELink is also an approved Resource Provider of Standards of Excellence (SOE). To learn more and read about the Seven Standards, visit soe.org/7-standards.

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“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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