Introducing Safir Global Training
Safir Global Training aims to help prepare future global workers to make disciples and plant churches among some of the hardest-to-reach people and places on earth.
How Does Safir Global Training Prepare Global Workers?
With a training center located in Western Asia, SGT allows global workers to live among the unreached and experience full cultural immersion while gaining language and culture acquisition skills and instruction from seasoned global workers with years of experience in the field.
In addition to providing biblical instruction, Safir Global Training aims to help future global workers develop the resiliency and practical skills necessary to make disciples and plant churches among some of the hardest-to-reach people and places on earth.
How Does Safir Global Training Serve Churches?
While churches have the primary role in equipping global workers, many churches are not able to provide certain aspects of the training needed to prepare global workers to serve long-term among the unreached. In addition to spiritual resistance, linguistic and cultural barriers also make the task difficult. SGT aims to serve churches by helping them prepare future global workers for this difficult yet glorious task.
While Safir Global Training requires commitment (both in terms of time and finances) on the part of global workers and their churches, we believe this initial eight-month investment in training can be extremely valuable and fruitful in the years and potentially decades, ahead.
What Areas Does Safir Global Training Provide Training In?
Safir Global Training addresses areas related to biblical faithfulness and practical application. Some of these areas include …
- God’s Mission in the Bible
- Culture and Language Acquisition
- Jesus’ Mission in the Gospels
- Cross-Cultural Church Planting
- The Apostles’ Mission in Acts and the Epistles
- Life on the Field
- Business in Mission
What Makes Safir Global Training Unique?
Some unique features of SGT include …
- Eight months of training in an overseas context near / central to regions not yet permeated with the gospel. Few training programs of this length take place overseas.
- Actual language learning (not only linguistics, or how to learn a language).
- Training led by veteran global workers with years of field work experience.
- Development of daily-life rhythms for a foreign context alongside veteran mentors.
- Process that includes difficulties and pressures that form character necessary to serve long-term among the unreached.
- Involvement with a business team that will be active in consulting for cross-cultural business. Students can work as apprentices for businesses near the Training Center location.
Who is Eligible for Safir Global Training?
SGT is for men and women who desire to be a part of a team that plants and supports healthy churches among some of the hardest-to-reach people and places on earth. These are men and women who …
- Are at least 24 years of age.
- Are or will soon become potential church planters (elder-qualified) or are able to serve in a support role for a church plant.
- Are intending to go overseas long-term (not simply explore more about missions).
- Have a godly character and lifestyle as affirmed by their local church.
- Are committed members of a local church.
- Understand and can effectively communicate the gospel.
If you have further questions or if you want more information, go to the Safir Global Training homepage.
