Educational Services

Dr. Cook (Biola University), Dr. Oentoro (HITS), Dr. Kim (Handong Global University)

World Harvest strives to develop and equip future leaders with integrity and the necessary knowledge and skill sets to meet the challenges of an ever-evolving world. These leaders will be prepared to be transformational leaders in the places of their service.

World Harvest is committed to developing people by creating and equipping the best leaders, through non-formal (seminars) and formal (schools) education tracks. World Harvest sees education as a key to transforming individuals into effective leaders. One method of building leaders is through the Harvest International Curriculum (known in Japan as ISOM), a leadership training program.

World Harvest has opened Leadership Schools in Indonesia, Korea, Japan and Pakistan. To date, more than 1,395 men and women have graduated from this program. In Indonesia, World Harvest’s Undergraduate and Graduate programs at the Harvest International Theological Seminary (HITS) have been strengthened by the signing of Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) with Handong Global University in Korea, Regent University, and Biola University in the United States. World Harvest is currently on its way to establishing a “General” University, which is already in session with the opening of STIMIK (Harvest College of Information Management and Computers).

Accomplishment 2006:

1. HITS’ 14th graduation took place at the World Harvest Center on July 8, 2006. of the 140 graduates, 15 of them received degrees from the doctoral program, 61 from the master’s program, 28 from the undergraduate program, 4 from the diploma program, and 13 from the Harvest International Curriculum (HIC).
2. With the purpose of creating the first Online Undergraduate and Graduate programs in Indonesia, In April HITS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Southeastern Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Open Learning Center (SEAMOLEC).
3. In January 2006 World Harvest established a Harvest International Curriculum (HIC) center in Kupang, NTT province. 15 churches joined the partnership. On August 12, 2006, 171 participants attended a graduation ceremony. The network is aimed to produce 100 new leaders to be transformation agents in their communities in Kupang.
4. World Harvest expanded its education services in 2006 through opening the Harvest College of Information Management and Computers (STIMIK). World Harvest took over the management of STIMIK Kuwera in April 2006. Under new management, STIMIK has since been officially accredited by the Indonesia Department of Education.
5. WorldTeach is an international educational ministry whose goal is to assist local churches in the ministry of edification. Chip Ingram, CEO of WorldTeach says, “With the support of our ministry partners, we have an attainable, practical plan for reaching the whole world with principled teaching.” In February 2006 WorldTeach formed a strategic partnership with World Harvest. In 2006, WorldTeach Indonesia conducted 71 seminars and 6 trainings in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi attended by almost 5000 participants. WorldTeach programs also aired on 5 radio and television stations reaching 500,000 households. For more information on WorldTeach please visit: http://worldteach-indonesia.com.
6. Hope of the Nation Kindergarten graduated 74 children in Muara Baru, North Jarkata on June 15, 2006. The children are the 6th graduating class from the school, opened by World Harvest in 2001. The graduation was held in the Community Transformation Center (CTC) built by World Harvest after a devastating fire swept through the community in 2002.
7. On August 28, 2006 almost 1300 students came to the Sponsor-A-Child graduation celebration at Pelita Harapan University in Lippo Karawaci. The students had a great time together. Class champions received prizes along with competition winners. The annual graduation recognizes achievement and encourages our sponsored children to keep up their accomplishments in school. World Harvest has sponsored 1900 children in poor communities in Greater Jakarta and Central Java; funding their education and regularly providing medical check-ups, vitamins and tutoring.

Testimonial

“One of the basic needs of spiritual leaders is to continue learning and developing themselves in order to keep their leadership skills relevant in order to grow an organization. However, the main obstacle to learning and developing ourselves are the limitations of time and place. HITS’s off-campus graduate program is an answer to such problems and I am very blessed by the program.”

Through Harvest International Theological Seminary (HITS), World Harvest is preparing strong leaders with servant hearts that can answer the challenges of this age. Click here to go to HITS.

Harvest International Curriculum (HIC) is one of the best ways to increase the number of human resources - servants of God - who want to be leaders and workers in the Lord's harvest field during this age. Through HIC, we provide free "Bible School in a Box" programs for the churches with an intended goal of raising thousands of pastors, missionaries, workers for the great harvest within a 10 year period. Click here to go to HIC.