Engaging the people of God in missiological reflection and ministry CWCS exists to engage students, missionaries, national church leaders, pastors and congregations together in intercultural biblical reflection that promotes participation in God's Mission among people everywhere.

The Center for World Christian Studies (CWCS) is a cooperative venture between

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North Park Theological Seminary (NPTS) and the Department of World Mission of the Evangelical Covenant church. This partnership involves a rotation of missionary scholars who come to the seminary for terms of two or three years to teach courses in world mission and cultural analysis, and to engage in scholarship and professional development. This network of missionary scholars will continue to teach intensive and online courses for the Seminary while on the mission field and will host travel courses in their places of overseas service.

CWCS exists to engage students, missionaries, national church leaders, pastors and congregations together in intercultural biblical reflection that promotes participation in God’s mission among people around the world. In addition to regular course offerings that fulfill church and world core requirements in the NPTS curriculum, this engagement is facilitated the following ways:

• Offering guidance and counseling for NPTS and North Park University students in discerning God’s call on their lives for participation in cross-cultural mission and ministry.
• Providing training opportunities, assessment and evaluation tools, and support resources to churches, mission pastors, and mission committees who send missionaries directly from their local congregations.
• Connecting with non-western scholars from within our Covenant mission network and invite them to participate and contribute in the academic, social and spiritual life of the North Park community.
• Encouraging each student and faculty at NPTS to participate in international cross-cultural mission and ministry experiences, including internships and field education, with opportunities for group reflection and input from national leaders.
• Promoting the discipline of missiology throughout the curriculum of NPTS and the university by developing interdisciplinary courses addressing relevant global and missiological topics in the context of the various fields of study.
• Preparing current and future leaders of the Covenant church to better engage with the cross-cultural context of the world.