URBAN CULTURES is a totally unique school amongst all the Youth With A Mission schools around the world. It was created by YWAM Montreal with several objectives in mind. First of all, we want to give students the time to be involved in practical ways and over a prolonged period of time in various ministries and community organizations operating in the city. The second is to give them the time to discover and understand the city (with Montreal as a laboratory), its’ identity, its’ culture, the ways in which it functions and to learn how best to serve and thereby transform it. The third objective is to permit students to better grasp and integrate the teaching of the DTS (instead of twelve weeks of intensive classes, the courses will be spread out over nine months).

URBAN CULTURES is a training school that wants to be relevant and practical at the same time. It’s founded on the principle of incarnation. It’s designed to give students the needed time to get involved body, soul and spirit in the life of the city. We hope to train people who, at the end of the school, will have the know-how to initiate new ministries here in Montreal or elsewhere in the world with YWAM, their church or other missionary organizations.

URBAN CULTURES offers each student the possibility of choosing one or two internships in which to commit themselves for either a part of or the duration of the school. These internships will be developped with YWAM staff or in partnership with other city ministries with whom we have close relationships. Consult the list of internships found in the Urban Cultures pages under TRAINING. Every student will also be asked to serve as a volunteer in one of Montreal’s community organizations.

For URBAN CULTURES students who so wish, not only will you receive a diploma and credits from the University of the Nations, l’ETEM, the evangelical theological school associated to the Université de Montréal, also offer you credits.

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