SEMINARS** ICS 590 SEMINAR IN PRACTICAL MISSION TRAINING (l-9) (does not opply to a degree program)
ICS 796 THESIS (0) Prescribed for Moster of Arts ond Moster of Theology students.
STM 865 SEMINAR IN MISSION STRATEGY (3)
STM 870 SEMINAR IN BIBLE TRANSLATION (3)
ICS 797 THESIS FIRST DRAFT (2) first draft of thesis."'
ICS 891-892 Dissertation (3, 3)
STM 760 SEMINAR IN EVANGELISM (3)
ICS 798 THESIS FINAL DRAFT (2) final draft of thesis."'·
ICS 897-898 RESEARCH SEMINAR (l-4, l-4) Supervised research into some problem of speciol interest to the student approved by the professor. Moy be taken for one semester or continued throughout the year with the some problem under consideration. Elective for Th.M. students, othersby deport ment permission. 'Undergraduate seniors may access course by permission of school dean. "These seminars consist of supervised research, in the re spective fields, into some problem of speciol interest. ···797 and 798 ore prescribed for the M. Div. students maiming in this deportment who will write a thesis. 797 will be token at the completion of 64 units, and 798 at the completion of 80 units. Neither of the lllll is applicable toward groduotion unless both have been completed.
ICS 791 -792 FIELD PRACTICUM (2, 2) Aprogram designed to give experience in vorious phases of interculturol minishy. field involvement l 00 hours eoch semester, and regular meeting for reporting ond discussion. Prerequisite: 48 units of doss llllrk. Prescribed for and limited to, M.Div. students maiming in missions. ICS 793-794 INDEPENDENT STUDY (l-4, l-4) In-depth investigotion of a topic under the guidance of the missions deportment using stondord research procedures. Topic selection and course enrollment by odviso(s opprovol.
ICS 810 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
ICS 815 SEMINAR IN INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3)
ICS 820 SEMINAR IN LINGUISTICS (3)
ICS 830 SEMINAR IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3)
HTM 840 SEMINAR IN ETHNOTHEOLOGY (3)
HIM 850 SEMINAR IN THEOLOGYOf MISSION (3)
HIM 855 SEMINAR IN HISTORY Of MISSIONS (3)
My experiences through Biola's Student Ministry program taught me more about missions than I learned in 18 years growing up on the mission field
ft was four degrees below zero in the small Bolivian mining town of Huanuni. Junior math major Ron Wiebe and six other Biola students hugged their elbows and marched in place to stay warm. They were waiting in the little town's unheated "covered coliseum"-much like a gym with concrete bleachers where they were scheduled to perform their unique blend of drama and music created to share the Gospel with Spanish speaking audiences. "Even though the performance was free, I was sure no one would turn out in that weather;' Ron recalls. "As the publicized time drew near, the concrete bleachers began to fill with Boli vians. 1\vo thousand villagers heard us that night. One hundred fifty came forward to accept the Lord for the first time." Ron, who grew up in South America as the son of missionary parents, approached Biola's Office of Student Ministries during his freshman year with an idea to create a gospel team to minister to Latins. His plan for Los Mensajeros- "The Messen gers"- met with enthusiasm from the staff. "I don 't think any other school could match the support we 've received from Biola," Ron says. "Of course, Biola's com mitment to their student ministry program is so strong stronger than that of any other Christian school I know about." Through Biola's student ministry program, undergraduate stu dents participate in one hour of ministry each week. While some students join existing outreaches through Biola or their home churches, many establish their own "gospel teams" and pursue particular ministries for which they have special burdens.
In the past three years, Los Mensajeros has ministered to Spanish-speaking churches and people in Los Angeles as well as beyond U.S. borders. The team has toured portions of Mexico on six different occasions, and spent six weeks in Peru and Bolivia. Ron reports that on their South American tour, during which they visited Huanuni , "700 people made confessions of faith in response to our ministry It was really exciting." He adds, "My experiences through Biola's student ministry program taught me more about missions than I learned in 18 years growing up on the mission field. In addition, I've been given chances to develop leadership skills that will prove invalu able as I pursue missions " Summing up Biola's student ministry program, Ron says, "It 's a fantastic opportunity. There's so much to do-so many people out there who are hurting-and I've seen how teams like Los Mensajeros can make a difference. As a Biola student, I can make a difference ''
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