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  • Can You Have an Effective ESL Ministry Without Using Christian ESL Materials?
    This article by Lonna Dickerson, Ph.D. was first published in 2010 by the Institute of Cross Cultural Training and has been shared here with ICCT’s permission. When planning your ESL curriculum, one of the most important decisions you make will be to choose your textbooks and other teaching materials. Especially if you are teaching in a church-based program, your first thought may be to examine a variety of available Christian materials and then select the resources you believe are best suited to your ESL situation. Simple logic tells you that these materials will allow you to teach English and at the… Read more: Can You Have an Effective ESL Ministry Without Using Christian ESL Materials?

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Starting an ESL Ministry

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Strengthen your Ministry

Learning to effectively communicate the gospel & disciple others cross culturally is key to a growing ESL ministry. Read the article series this fall by Dr. Lloyd Mann…