Answering our (Jan and I) calling to give a voice to those that don’t have one in Israel & Palestine and our vocation of developing leaders for mission, we are thrilled to announce the launch of The Global Immersion Project. I co-founded the organization with my good friend and fellow Kingdom cultivator, Jer Swigart. Our first Learning Community has completed 3+ months of preparation and are prepared to leave for Israel/Palestine later today! Here is the snap shot intro (or you can just check out our website).
Purpose Statement
Cultivating difference-makers through immersion in global narratives
Mission Statement
Through diverse, global friendship-making, storytelling, and real-time living, the work of The Global Immersion Project is to develop difference-makers into people who tangibly live, love, and lead like Jesus. We believe in the just impact, locally and globally, that USAmericans can make if we learn to live in the posture of a learner with God, ourselves, each other, and those who inhabit our global village.
What It Looks Like
We aren’t offering a Holy Land tour or even a short term missions trip. Adopting the posture of the learner, we are offering a four month learning experience that shapes us into people who promote the Just Heart of God in the Way of Jesus. The first three and half months deep dive us into the historical, theological and modern narratives that allow us to enter the narratives of our friends in Israel & Palestine as intelligent travelers who embody the narrative of Jesus. Participants commit to navigating the experience in Learning Communities that are facilitated by Jon and Jer both in person and available through an online platform. Our cultivation takes place in three phases: (1) understanding; (2) exposure & deeper understanding; and (3) resourced integration that is shaped around extenstive reading, documentary viewing, Scriptural exploration and the art of friendship-making. Our goal is to develop practicing theologians who better engage their local and global village as one’s who live, love and lead like Jesus. Go to our website for the detailed description, curriculum & theological affirmations that shape this experience.
How To Participate
To apply for the experience or to follow along in the real time stories, pictures and video’s from our time navigating the complex realities of Israel/Palestine, jump on board these platforms:
Website: http://theglobalimmersionproject.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/104823116331708
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlobaIImmerse