Development of a model which identifies ways in which people change as a result of a cross-cultural immersion experience

Gerald F Stacy

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Development of a model which identifies ways in which people change as a result of a cross-cultural immersion experience

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Gerald F Stacy. Development of a Model Which Identifies Ways In Which People Change As a Result of a Cross-cultural Immersion Experience. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/4b596fb4-4f48-4a35-9cee-368b4a58b682.

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G. F. Stacy. Development of a model which identifies ways in which people change as a result of a cross-cultural immersion experience. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/4b596fb4-4f48-4a35-9cee-368b4a58b682

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Gerald F Stacy. Development of a Model Which Identifies Ways In Which People Change As a Result of a Cross-Cultural Immersion Experience. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/4b596fb4-4f48-4a35-9cee-368b4a58b682.

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Gerald F Stacy

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Presbyterian Border Church work

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The primary goal of this project was to discover whether it is possible to measure the growth in Christian faith of individuals who participate in a one week cross-cultural work/study immersion experience, under the leadership of Presbyterian Border Ministry, at one of its five project sites on the US/Mexican border. The secondary goal was to discover significant elements in the experience for the purpose of redesigning the event so that the potential for Christian growth might be maximized. The first learning was that the measurement of significant changes in Christian maturity requires a longer period of time than a one week experience. The second learning was the surprise: participants dislearned. They were apparently less sure of answers to questions after the event than they were before it. The project demonstrated for Presbyterian Border Ministry some of the ways in which its immersion events are flawed. Analysis demonstrates that when the Mexican community is directly involved with the project, changes are most likely to occur in how US Christians view themselves and their faith.

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