PHILOSOPHY

OUR TRAINING PHILOSOPHY

 

NEMI training is geared towards whole person transformative learning through a three-part curriculum as follows: “Head – Heart – Hands,” where “Head” signifies cognition/thinking (knowing and doing), “Heart” signifies emotion (feeling/attitudes), and “Hands” signifies skills needed to relate across cultures as shown below:    

 

NEMI offers practical mission training whereby about 40% of the time is given to spiritual and character development of trainees - heart (personal and corporate devotions, flock groups, corporate fasting and praying, games, work duties, etc.), about 30% is given to developing the missionary trainees’ thinking or mind - head (Classroom, Christian living, communication and evangelism, practical training in; health, education, animal husbandry, crop production, building with mud and cement, computer appreciation, etc.), and since most of adult learning often takes place in the context of community 30% is given to nurturing contexts appropriate for developing the trainees’ ability to relate across cultures – (hostel, field trips, field practicum, family evenings, local church/ mission relations, etc.)  - hands.