Mission Training International, Inc./ MTI

Summary

Missionary Internship Inc.’s, doing business as Mission Training International (MTI), vision is to see missionaries and their families experience effectiveness, endurance and vitality as they live and minister cross-culturally. MTI exists to serve mission boards, churches and other organizations by equipping their missionaries with vital skills and cross cultural tools for the furtherance of Christ’s Kingdom. This is accomplished through regularly scheduled whole family training events, including pre-field cross-cultural preparation, language acquisition techniques training, post-field debriefing and renewal as well as other single emphasis workshops each year. In addition, MTI provides resources to support and enhance other missionary training efforts, including CD-based language courses, cross-cultural games and print and media resources for the missionary family. MTI, formerly called Missionary Internship, is a non-profit organization that has been pursuing its purpose since 1954. Contributions are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. MTI is a member of the Evangelical Council for Accountability (ECFA) and the Evangelical Foreign Missions Association (EFMA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

Missionary Internship Inc.’s, doing business as Mission Training International (MTI), vision is to see missionaries and their families experience effectiveness, endurance and vitality as they live and minister cross-culturally. MTI exists to serve mission boards, churches and other organizations by equipping their missionaries with vital skills and cross-cultural tools for the furtherance of Christ’s Kingdom. This is accomplished through regularly scheduled whole family training events, including pre-field cross-cultural preparation, language acquisition techniques training, post-field debriefing and renewal as well as other single emphasis workshops each year.

Since 1954 Mission Training International, formerly called Missionary Internship, has been offering on-site training programs to missionaries and their families. The current programs are: SPLICE – a three-week pre-field cross-cultural adaptation training; PILAT – a two-week Program In Language Acquisition Techniques; DAR – a one-week post-field Debriefing and Renewal; and CHIPS - Children’s Intercultural Programs mirroring the adult programs. More than 17,000 people have completed training at MTI.

MTI’s programs are designed according to adult learning principles. Interactive and experiential learning are the prime characteristics. Training is individualized as well as community-oriented to reflect the varied experiences today’s participants bring to each program. In addition, MTI develops and distributes resources to support and enhance other missionary training efforts, including CD-based language courses, cross-cultural games and print and media resources for the missionary family. MTI is a non-profit organization. Contributions are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Accountability (ECFA) and the Evangelical Foreign Missions Association (EFMA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Mission Training International expresses its mission as follows:

To serve mission boards, churches and other organizations by equipping their missionaries with vital skills and cross-cultural tools for the furtherance of Christ’s Kingdom.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

Mission Training International serves over 150 different interdenominational mission agencies and sending churches. The number of missionaries and their families that participate in MTI training programs continues to increase -- in 2005 reaching 1040 participants plus over 250 attendees at related conferences. MTI’s schedule has expanded to the point that at times two programs are held simultaneously – on-site at MTI’s facility as well as off-site at other nearby facilities. The worldwide effects of MTI programs are exciting.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

MTI cites the following as its statement of faith:

MTI’s statement of faith is considered to be congruent with a broad evangelical statement of faith.

We believe:

1. The Bible as the divinely inspired and authoritative Word of God;
2. The Triune Godhead in three persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
3. The personality of Satan, called the Devil, and his present control over unregenerate mankind;
4. The fall and lost estate of man, whose depravity makes necessary the new birth;
5. The deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, death, bodily resurrection, present exaltation at God’s right hand, and personal imminent return;
6. The atonement by the substitutionary death and shed blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior;
7. The resurrection of the saved unto everlasting life and blessedness in heaven, and the resurrection of the unsaved unto everlasting punishment in hell;
8. The Church, the Body or Bride of Christ, consisting only of those who are born again, for whom He now makes intercession in heaven and for whom He shall come again;
9. Christ’s Great Commission to the Church to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.

   History [ Back to top ]

   Mission Training International (MTI) was established in the state of Michigan as Missionary Internship in 1954 by veteran missionary R.E. Thompson. MTI moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1992. With a vision to help send out well-prepared missionaries, training has always focused on the whole person and on the practical. Over the years, programs and activities have expanded and changed to address the crucial needs of missionaries and their families. At MTI’s new location in Palmer Lake, Colorado, programs include pre-field cross-cultural and language acquisition training, as well as post-field debriefing and renewal. A hallmark of MTI’s training and debriefing is that it is geared for the entire family with training, not childcare, provided for every age level. As of the end of 2005 more than 17,000 people have been served by MTI.

   Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

   Mission Training International gives the following ministry needs:
   
   - The ability to keep up with the growing demand for MTI’s vital services is revealing a tremendous pressure to quickly find QUALIFIED STAFF and FINANCIAL PARTNERS.
   - PROJECT FUNDS for the requests to provide Debriefing and Renewal retreats overseas.

   Research Analysis

   Transparency Grade [ Back to top ]

   Transparency Grade of : A
   Criteria category	Grade	Other Comments
   Timeliness:	100
   Financial Information:	100	8/8/2008 10:07:33 AM: Organization provided all financial information requested. Information was clear and thorough.
   Foundational Clarity:
   Level of Cooperation:	100	8/8/2008 10:07:48 AM: Answers to questions were thorough.

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   MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

   Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Evangelism Support Sector
   Overall Efficiency Rating		168 of 348	19 of 37
   Fund Acquisition Decision		168 of 348	20 of 37
   Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	10 of 37
   Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	10 of 37

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