OUR TRAINING

A defining characteristic of our ministry is the emphasis we place on training and pre-field preparation. We invest in every student we send and carefully evaluate their growth and development through each level of our training. We want our students to have a better understanding of the principles, practices, and priorities of cross-cultural ministry work as well as a deeper understanding of their own walk with Christ.  To better understand our approach, we breakdown our training in the following way:

• Four Key Distinctives
• Three Training Timelines
• Four Training Pathways
• Four Training Tracks

FOUR KEY DISTINCTIVES OF SALT NEXT GEN TRAINING:

IMMERSIVE CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXT
INTENSIVE ON-THE-JOB LEARNING
QUALIFIED TRAINERS WITH OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE
​TEAM-BASED TRAINING

three training timelines

SHORT-TERM

SHORT-TERM CROSS-CULTURAL EXPEREINCES (7-14 DAYS)

MID-TERM

MID-TERM CROSS-CULTURAL INTERNSHIPS (3-8 MONTHS)

LONG-TERM

LONG-TERM CROSS-CULTURAL RESIDENCIES (1-5 YEARS)

FOUR TRAINING PATHWAYS

AGES 16-18

HIGH SCHOOL

• Advance Teams (7-10 Day Trips)
• 9-Month Church-Based Training

AGES 18-21

GAP YEAR

• Four Month Stateside Training (Fall Semester)
• Four Month Overseas Internship (Spring Semester)

AGES 18-24

COLLEGE

• G.O. Teams (7-10 Day Trips)
• Summer Serve (3-Month Internships)
• Mission Corp (1-2 Year Overseas Residency)

AGES 24+

GRADUATE

• 18 Months Stateside Residential Training
  
• 3-5 Years Overseas Ministry Residency

FOUR TRAINING TRACKS

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​ALPHA TRACK - CHARACTER & CALLING

• IDENTITY IN CHRIST
• SPIRITUAL FORMATION BASICS
• SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINE DEVELOPMENT
• PRIORITIES INVENTORY & TIME MANAGEMENT

BETA TRACK - EVANGELISM & DISCIPLESHIP BASICS 

• SHARING YOUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY
• GOSPEL FLUENCY TRAINING
• DISCIPLESHIP BASICS
• THREE CIRCLES GOSPEL PRESENTATION & 411 TRAINING

GAMMA TRACK - CROSS-CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT

• WORLDVIEW AND CULTURE
• SURVEY OF WORLD RELIGIONS
• GOSPEL CONTEXTUALIZATION
• STRATEGIES FOR CROSS-CULTURAL LIVING

DELTA TRACK - LEADERSHIP & TEAM DYNAMICS 

• PERSONAL STRENTGHS & WEAKNESSES ASSESSMENT
• PERSONALITY INVENTORY & SPIRITUAL GIFT ASSESSMENT
• SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP BASICS 
• CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND PROBLEM SOLVING