IMPACT
IMPACT is an intensive, two-week training designed for Christian workers preparing for long-term cross-cultural service (more than one year overseas).
IMPACT combines experiential learning and formal instruction to equip singles, couples, and families to navigate the profound paradox of cross-cultural living.
We believe the best preparation happens in community, and our unique program structure ensures every member of your family is included.
We teach the essential spiritual, personal, interpersonal, and cultural skills required for both the enjoyment and the endurance challenge of missionary life.
What to Expect - Adult Program
CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
- Perceptions, ethnocentrism, stereotypes
- Models of understanding culture
- Comparing values across cultures
- Mapping a new culture – culture Shock
- The Gospel in context
PERSONAL & INTERPERSONAL
- Understanding your personality type & how it impacts interpersonal relationships
- Stages of cross-cultural transition and stressors
- Being a single, couple or family overseas
- Benefits and challenges of raising children (MKs) overseas
- Dynamics of positive team-building experiences
- Approaches to conflict resolution
SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE
- Factors enhancing spiritual vitality living cross-culturally
- Spiritual warfare
- Servant leadership, and poverty & justice issues
Dates / Locations
Our registration deadline is 30 days before a program. Please call us to inquire if it is less than 30 days before a program.
2026 IMPACT dates
February 23 - March 6, 2026 Online for adults only
March 16 - 20, 2026 Online for children aged 8 - 17 years
June 22 - July 3, 2026 Heritage College and Seminary, Cambridge, ON
October 19 - 30, 2026 Guelph Bible Conference Centre, Guelph, ON
When Should I Attend?
When you choose to attend our programs is very important. We strongly recommend you attend IMPACT at least 2-3 months before your anticipated departure for your cross-cultural ministry. We have found that missionaries who attend closer to their departure date are often in a chaotic part of transition which makes it difficult to engage mentally and emotionally in relationships and learning.
Whole-Family Training
We believe in whole-family training because we know that moving and living cross-culturally affects every member—including children!
Children in Transition
When children struggle to adjust, it impacts their development and health, it impacts parents health and ability to cope, it impacts ministry, and it can ultimately affect a family's ability to stay and serve effectively long-term.
Our Commitment
That is why IMPACT is designed to welcome children of all ages—from babies and toddlers all the way up to and including teenagers.
We provide
- Concurrent Learning: While parents attend the Adult Program learning cross-cultural strategies and tools for health and resilience, their children and teens are in a parallel program.
- Specialized Curriculum: Children receive specially designed curriculum and activities developed for Missionary Kids that teaches them the same crucial tools at their age-appropriate learning level.
Fees
The fees below are applicable for 2026. Pricing may change for 2027 programs. A non-refundable deposit of $100 per adult and $50 per child is due at the time of registration and will apply towards your program fees. Please contact us about subsidies if you have more than two children.
| Adult | Nursery 0-2 yrs | Child 3-6 yrs | Child 7-11 yrs | Youth 12-17 yrs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room & Board++ | $2500 | $1000 | $1400 | $1500 | $2000 |
| Online program | $1500 | n/a | n/a | $850*** | $850 |
++Costs are based on double occupancy. There is an additional charge for a single room. Only breakfast is provided on the weekend.
*** The online children’s program and pricing will be for children aged 8 - 11 yrs. Contact us for details regarding a parent package and information session for parents of children aged 4 - 7 yrs.
