Tony Campolo + EAPE

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THIRD WORLD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EASTERN UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT

EAPE, in cooperation with Eastern University, has helped create some unique graduate programs. Together we are preparing missionaries who will be trained to go to both Third World countries and to urban settings in North America and start micro industries and small businesses that indigenous people can own and run themselves. Eliminating poverty always requires job-creation and we are determined to help raise up an array of missionaries who not only lead needy people into personal relationships with the resurrected Christ, but will also provide them with the help they need to become successful entrepreneurs. We are working hard to recruit dedicated visionaries who are ready to commit themselves to this bold venture. Consider the options and pick the one that best fits your sense of calling.

• 1. MA in International Development
  
  Global Concentration: Designed for those who do not have a background in business and economics, this program couples courses in cross-cultural communication and understanding and community development with the skills required for fundraising, entrepreneurship, and management. A Biblically based theology provides a context for how economic development in the Third World fits in with the Christian mission.
  
  Urban Concentration: This program not only provides basic skills for the development of entrepreneurial enterprises among the urban poor, but also gives the student courses in urban economics, urban sociology, community development and Biblical theologies for understanding life in the city. Missionary-based urban economic development is a new field of study providing students with opportunities to do creative research and experimentation.
  
  For a full survey of the program click here and/or call 800-597-9324.
• 2. MBA in Economic Development
  
  International Concentration: This program is similar to the MA program described above, but takes advantage of a student’s undergraduate studies in business. There are opportunities to explore the concepts of missionary entrepreneurship with a fuller grasp of how world markets are developed and what tools of research can be applied.
  
  Urban Concentration: Special emphasis will be placed on urban economics and the legal aspects of job creation programs in urban settings. Special attention will be given to the contextualization of management techniques in the urban setting. We will put an emphasis on how to create micro businesses in faith-based programs and churches.
  
  For further information click here and/or call 800-597-9324.

THE UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY AND MISSION YEAR

Mission Year is a missionary enterprise wherein young people, aged 18 through 30, are recruited to give a year to ministry in urban neighborhoods. Serving in cities that include Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Chicago, we place as many as 30 team members in each city. Divided into teams of six, each team lives in a house located in derelict "at risk" neighborhoods and each of them find ways to live out the gospel for those who live in their communities. You can get the details about this program by going to www.missionyear.org

In partnership with Eastern University it is possible for the Mission Year recruit to be simultaneously a part of either of the graduate programs in Urban Economic Development listed above. Using neighbor ministry with Mission Year for fieldwork credit, the student can, in a two-year program, not only do missionary service but can also earn, at the same time, a graduate degree. For information of how this partnership works go to http://www.missionyear.org/masters/ or call Leroy Barber at 404-880-0063.