intercultural studies
leadership
joshua paxton, m.div.
program director of intercultural studies and director of the burnham center for global engagement
joshua paxton has been with calvary since 2012, first as missionary in residence and now as director of the burnham center. josh and his wife amber have served with avant ministries, a kansas city based mission agency since 2009. josh still serves with avant part-time in a recruitment role. his experience includes time in italy, poland, and greece. his favorite classes to teach are cultural anthropology, cross cultural communication, and evangelism and church planting. he is still heavily involved in the kansas city community in ministries to immigrants and refugees.
tim hange, m.ed.
director of international student services
tim hange has just completed eight years of service as an academic missionary in moscow, russia. he and his wife served at hinkson christian academy, led english clubs and camps through the english cafe ministry, and tutored children at state orphanages.tim’s hobbies include playing guitar, reading, playing strategic board games, and studying the russian language. his primary passions, however, are working with international students and creating contexts for discipleship through education.
synergy
the word “synergy” refers to cooperation between two or more organizations. that is exactly what this option entails.through calvary’s relationships with several mission agencies, students have the option of progressing immediately to the mission field through taking specific coursework in conjunction with a chosen missions agency’s existing training program.
burnham center for global engagement
globally, 3.1 billion people remain unreached with the life-saving gospel. through classroom instruction and partnerships with current practitioners in missions like avant, crossworld, biblical ministries worldwide, and ethnos360, the burnham center for global engagement provides students with the biblical and cultural knowledge and skills necessary for cross-cultural work and ministry. the burnham center is designed to train students to effectively communicate the gospel in an ever changing world.
intercultural studies (major/minor)
tuition and fees 2018-2019
| tuition on campus courses | $362.00 per credit |
| tuition online courses | $402.00 per credit |
| military and full-time ministry workers on campus | $250.00 per credit |
| military and full-time ministry workers online courses | $250.00 per credit |
| student services fee | $468 for 2 cycles ($234 per 8 week cycle) |
| dorm room - double | $1,470 per semester ($735 per 8 week cycle) |
| dorm room - single | $1,780 per semester ($890 per 8 week cycle) |
| meal plan (20 meals/week)* | $1,390 per semester ($695 per 8 week cycle) |
| *the full meal plan is required for all freshman (29 or fewer credits). students with 30 or more credits recorded on their calvary transcript may select from other meal plan options. | |
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judy swartz
the intercultural studies program at calvary provided a rich experience of learning about diverse cultures and beliefs. i appreciated the textbook readings, engaging class interactions, and writing assignments which facilitated my understanding about other cultures and ministry. in my chaplaincy vocation, i take with me into the clinic setting the communication, counseling, cultural, and theological concepts and skills i learned from my intercultural studies classes at calvary university.
nathan harmer
the intercultural studies program at calvary university has given me a solid foundation for cross-cultural ministry. i continually find myself going back to this foundation as i serve in ministry. i am so thankful that god gave me the opportunity to be prepared for service at calvary.
news and articles
calvary student reflects on year studying abroad
calvary student elise godsey studied in greece this year as part of an articulation agreement with greek bible college."my walk with god definitely grew..." calvary junior elise godsey spent the 2019-2020 school year studying in athens, greece through calvary’s...
conference promotes student engagement in missions
missions reps answer questions from students during all-dorm devotions. students met and interfaced with missions reps during calvary's conference on global engagement.last week, calvary held its annual conference on global engagement, hosting missions reps from over...
calvary preps for global engagement think tank
josh paxton teaching recently in an intercultural studies classroom. where is the school? with calvary’s conference on global engagement just around the corner, josh paxton, director of the burnham center for global engagement, is gearing up for the conference’s think...
tesol equips educators for ministry
calvary's tesol minor trains students for global career opportunities. calvary offers a minor in teaching english to speakers of other languages (tesol), formerly titled ell, that trains students in teaching english to non-english speakers. calvary’s director of...
calvary student enjoys semester abroad in greece
early last year, calvary signed an articulation agreement with greek bible college in athens. this semester, calvary sophomore elise godsey is taking advantage of the program and studying abroad in greece. here's an update from her!hello calvary family! for those of...
join calvary in the philippines next summer!
calvary university’s intercultural studies, education, and tesol studies programs are teaming up to provide a conversational english program at cuatro christian academy in the philippines in the summer of 2020!
calvary student to spend semester in greece
almost a year ago, calvary entered into a partnership with greek bible college in athens to allow our students the opportunity to spend up to year studying abroad in greece. this partnership came on the heels of recent opportunities that calvary has had to take...
student reflections on wayumi
this is a followup to a previous article. calvary students learn about tribal church planting/ my name is josiah stout, and i am currently in my second semester at calvary pursuing an interdisciplinary degree in intercultural/ell studies. going to wayumi over spring...
calvary students learn about tribal church planting
calvary enjoys many great ministry partnerships with like-minded organizations. one of those is ethnos 360. ethnos 360 has been planting churches among the least reached people groups of the world since 1942. initially founded as new tribes mission, they focus on...