Training

Our staff are committed to helping every new Christar cross-cultural worker prepare for the transition to the field!

Christar Trainings

These training sessions are held near the Christar headquarters in Richardson, Texas and are required for all Christar workers.

Blaze

Blaze is a four-day training event for anyone participating in a short-term trip that is three weeks or longer in duration. It’s a strategic time of spiritual, relational, logistical and cultural training. Our goal is for you to leave encouraged and ready for service!

Training and a Support System for Short-Termers

New Personnel Orientation (NPO)

NPO is a weeklong conference held each year in January and June. At NPO, we’ll help you get to know Christar and prepare you for effective ministry among the least-reached. Personal interviews, group training sessions, team-building exercises and personality and marriage (if applicable) assessments will also be used to help guide and prepare you. An invitation to attend NPO is a conditional offer of employment, dependent upon board approval and passing a medical examination.

Helping Workers Go Where God is Calling

Pre-Departure Orientation (PDO)

Once you reach a minimum of 60% support and are within six months of departure for the field, you will attend PDO. This two-week training program is held during January and June. Here, you’ll receive further training for cross-cultural ministry, and the Board of Trustees will vote to approve you for official membership and employment.

Equipping and Encouraging Before the Field

RENEW

To help workers thrive, Christar hosts a restorative retreat called RENEW. Offered three times a year, these five days of refreshment provide support and care for workers while they are in the U.S. for home assignment. Workers periodically participate in RENEW throughout their years of service, giving the Member Care team at the Christar Mobilization Center U.S. (CMCUS) a regular opportunity to connect personally with each one.

Integral to Workers' Well-Being

Recommended Trainings

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

Perspectives is a 15-week course designed around four vantage points or "perspectives"—biblical, historical, cultural and strategic. Each one highlights different aspects of God's global purpose. The mission of Perspectives is “to mobilize by educating the Body of Christ in the USA to strategic engagement in God’s global purpose.” Christar requires each incoming candidate to complete a Perspectives course before beginning full-time service with Christar.

BibleMesh

Do you need or desire further academic and biblical/theological training before launching into overseas work? Check out BibleMesh, a trusted theological education institute, which offers a special Christar certificate, including courses in theology and Bible interpretation.

Christar encourages new workers to attend one of these two intensive, interactive training programs, if applicable:

Manarah

Do you have a heart to share Christ's love with Muslims? Immerse yourself in this two-week course in Islam, its people and culture. Held each summer in the United States, Manarah's unique curriculum incorporates daily guided outreach opportunities to use what you are learning.
The 2022 Manarah course is scheduled for May 28-June 11. For more information, contact [email protected].

Pranām Collaborative Learning Services

Are you exploring the possibility of cross-cultural service among Hindus? Pranām Collaborative Learning Services provides modular, learner-centered programs designed to help participants from both Christian and Hindu communities learn with and from each other. These programs facilitate critical self-reflection, humble co-learning and mutual appreciation for Hindu culture in all its complexity and beauty and for Jesus's example and teachings in their original cultural context. Participants can compete each level in an eight-week online format or via a five-day on-site intensive experience. Email [email protected] or visit pranamcolearning.com for more information.