Training
Radius International serves the evangelical church by providing training that equips cross-cultural workers to establish healthy, indigenous, reproducing churches among unreached language groups.
Radius believes missionaries can serve longer and more effectively with intentional, practical, pre-field training that addresses the character qualities, the understanding, and the skills essential to cross-cultural church planters.
Equip Them Before You Send Them
Learn more about what Radius pre-field missions training is about, how we seek to prepare missionary candidates, and who it is for.
Gospel Clarity
Understanding and articulating the gospel is at the core of our mission at Radius. As ambassadors of Christ, we must be serious about communicating his message with clarity and proficiency in the language and culture of an unreached people group.
Effective Workers
The remaining language groups are located in less accessible, uncomfortable regions where the demands are extremely intense. Many cross-cultural workers leave the field before finishing the task. With intentional, practical training, missionaries can serve longer and more effectively.
Integrated Training
Our ten-month program provides students daily, real-time experiences for learning how to integrate culture and language acquisition, spiritual formation, team building, and high stress living. We place a high value on learning in a foreign culture and “practice how we play.”
Committed to the Church
God has chosen the local church as the method of taking the gospel to the nations. Our primary requirement for missionary candidates is involvement in and approval by their local church. We train those who are committed to long-term, pioneer church planting.
If the church is going to reach the remaining unreached people groups in the world, then we must, by God’s grace, be prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. That’s why I wholeheartedly recommend Radius International.— David Platt
Is there a way that we can better train people… so that there can be a long, even decades long, witness in that culture? … Radius is set up to try to provide that training in a superb way.— Mark Dever
How can we ensure… that they’re really clear on the Church and on the mission of the Church and that they’re well positioned to go and to stay? The Great Commission is accomplished… through long termers who go and stay for years and for decades. And I think Radius really can help with that.— Kevin DeYoung
The brief time that I’ve had in contact with Radius has been a signal moment in my Christian life. To see young lives gladly giving themselves… knowing that it may take years before they can meaningfully set before this language group the grace and love of God in Jesus Christ, that’s just been very moving for me.— Ian Hamilton
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Are you ready to see if Radius training is a good fit for you and your church? We’d be thrilled to talk with you. Use this form to get started with Radius.