This is a course in the study of culture, and culture's relevance for development work. Communication, language, socio-political structures, economic systems, and religion will all be investigated with a view to helping students (1) find their roles as developers, (2) envision and implement change that is culturally appropriate, and (3) challenge local structures that are unjust or anti-Christian.

This is a course in the study of culture, and culture's relevance for development work. Communication, language, socio-political structures, economic systems, and religion will all be investigated with a view to helping students (1) find their roles as developers, (2) envision and implement change that is culturally appropriate, and (3) challenge local structures that are unjust or anti-Christian. This is the first of two parts.

This is a course in the study of culture, and culture's relevance for development work. Communication, language, socio-political structures, economic systems, and religion will all be investigated with a view to helping students (1) find their roles as developers, (2) envision and implement change that is culturally appropriate, and (3) challenge local structures that are unjust or anti-Christian. This is the second of two parts.

This course will review the history, theoretical underpinnings, and practice of program and project planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation in non-profit and official development organizations. It also covers the corresponding grant-writing, fundraising, and marketing methods, tools, strategies and techniques for such programs. Heavy emphasis is placed on a hands-on learning approach, while stressing the importance of understanding and critiquing the conceptual frameworks on which these practices rely.

This course will review the history, theoretical underpinnings, and practice of program and project planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation in non-profit and official development organizations. It also covers the corresponding grant-writing, fundraising, and marketing methods, tools, strategies and techniques for such programs. Heavy emphasis is placed on a hands-on learning approach, while stressing the importance of understanding and critiquing the conceptual frameworks on which these practices rely. This is the first of two parts.

This course will review the history, theoretical underpinnings, and practice of program and project planning, monitoring, implementation, and evaluation in non-profit and official development organizations. It also covers the corresponding grant-writing, fundraising, and marketing methods, tools, strategies and techniques for such programs. Heavy emphasis is placed on a hands-on learning approach, while stressing the importance of understanding and critiquing the conceptual frameworks on which these practices rely. This is the second of two parts.

This course introduces the concepts of community and community development, paying some special attention to development in and development of community. It tackles different approaches to community development such as problem/needs, asset- based, and relational and draws on biblical insights to explore the implications of the nature of the war between evil and good for the challenges in community religious, political, economic, social, and cultural systems. The course addresses how communities can redeem and transform themselves, paying special attention to the building relationships of power among community members through biblical community organizing, and how this process involves the sourcing, mobilization, and utilization of its resources, assets, and goods.

This course introduces the concepts of community and community development, paying some special attention to development in and development of community. It tackles different approaches to community development such as problem/needs, asset- based, and relational and draws on biblical insights to explore the implications of the nature of the war between evil and good for the challenges in community religious, political, economic, social, and cultural systems. The course addresses how communities can redeem and transform themselves, paying special attention to the building relationships of power among community members through biblical community organizing, and how this process involves the sourcing, mobilization, and utilization of its resources, assets, and goods.

This course introduces the concepts of community and community development, paying some special attention to development in and development of community. It tackles different approaches to community development such as problem/needs, asset- based, and relational and draws on biblical insights to explore the implications of the nature of the war between evil and good for the challenges in community religious, political, economic, social, and cultural systems. The course addresses how communities can redeem and transform themselves, paying special attention to the building relationships of power among community members through biblical community organizing, and how this process involves the sourcing, mobilization, and utilization of its resources, assets, and goods. This is the second of two parts.

The goal of the course is to help the student gain a practical understanding of the fundamental concepts of microfinance, assessing customer needs and expectations; designing new products and delivery mechanisms; the various lending methodologies; the debate around regulation and supervision; assessing the quality of the portfolio; gauging financial viability; addressing governance and cultivating effective donor relations.