PACT is an acrostic, standing for Personal Accountability and Care Team. There is also a hidden meaning which carries the sense of such a team’s purpose. A PACT is a “formal agreement between individuals or parties”, usually written down and has the weight of a serious promise. The idea behind the concept is that a […]
Other Videos on Calling Part 1 - Do We All Need a Call? Part 2 - Why It's Important to Know Your Call Part 4 - Four Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Call Part 5 - What If I don't Have a Calling? This third video in our mini-series on calling looks at the importance […]
Other Videos on Calling Part 1 - Do We All Need a Call? Part 3 - Testing Your Call Part 4 - Four Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Call Part 5 - What If I don't Have a Calling? In this video, lifelong cross-cultural worker Christine Paterson explains why it is important to know […]
Other Videos on Calling Part 1 - Do We All Need a Call? Part 2 - Why It's Important to Know Your Call Part 3 - Testing Your Call Part 5 - What If I don't Have a Calling? In this penultimate video, we’re going to summarise the questions of calling by asking four […]
This video is the first in a 5-part series on the topic of calling. Part 2 - Why It's Important to Know Your Call Part 3 - Testing Your Call Part 4 - Four Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Call Part 5 - What If I don't Have a Calling? Colossians 3:17: “Whatever you do, whether […]
Previous Videos on Calling Part 1 - Do We All Need a Call? Part 2 - Why It's Important to Know Your Call Part 3 - Testing Your Call Part 4 - Four Questions to Ask Yourself About Your Call In this bonus session of the series on the topic of calling we […]
All Nations Christian College is a world-renowned mission training college. They are currently offering two courses which we would highly recommend, especially as a helpful next step for those who have already completed our free courses. Explore Our own course, Crossing Cultures 101 is only intended as an overview and introduction to cross-cultural training. It is available free […]
RAFT is a helpful and important acrostic, commonly used in cross-cultural circles. It stands for: Reconcile Affirm say Farewell Think destination It is a tool to help with navigating transition in a healthy way. Fundamentally, it is about what it takes to have healthy closure in the place you are leaving so that you […]
This post originally appeared on A Life Overseas. It is reproduced here with the permission of the author. When we head into another culture to live among the local people, our hope is to understand them at least enough to become someone they will listen to. But the reality is that we are clueless, especially […]
After being baptised at only 5 years old, Katie felt a clear calling to serve in Asia in her late teens and ended up in Taiwan doing her masters. During this time, she put down roots with a local church, starting a prayer room in her house with some friends [...]
