About Our School
The School of Applied Leadership for Transformation
What is SALT, and why do we exist? what is unique about our courses? how do I continue in discipleship with them?
SALT is a school within the International Leadership Consortium (ILC), an educational subsidiary of Campus Crusade for Christ, International. CCCI mission is to win, build, & send Christ-centered multiplying disciples who launch spiritual movements.
Our vision is having movements everywhere so that everyone knows someone who truly follows Jesus.
Core values include: Faith, Growth, and Fruitfulness.
Helping People's Lives Be Transformed
The design of the SALT curriculum works backward from what it wants to achieve to how it intends to achieve it. As such it is first impact-focused, then outcomes-oriented, then holistic competency-based, then student-sensitive, and finally mentor-facilitated theological education.
- Impact-focused education, it looks how those involved with the school will impact the Great Commission.
- As outcomes-oriented education, it identifies what the specific type of people are needed to affect that impact.
- Holistic competency-based education, it assesses how proficient students are with the areas of development.
- As student-sensitive education adjusts through discussions with a student to meet their needs.
- As part of being mentor-facilitated there are three mentors in relationship with each student.
- As theological education, it integrates the teaching of the Bible into each learning experience to help develop a student’s biblical worldview.
In Support Of That
SALT is Built for the Current State of the Global Church.
Through nine distinctive features, SALT is organized to come alongside varied parts of the church through education and mentorship to assist in their discipleship journey. Our aim is to bring you to be competent, supported, and encouraged for the calling in your life.
SALT - Developing Leaders for Transformational Impact
We provide personalized, holistic, cost-effective, and competency-based theological education (CBTE) for those equipping for various ministries. Through a journey of mentorship, our graduates have acquired content, perfected craft, and cultivated godly character for Kingdom work. We do it this way in order to build the spiritual leaders needed for the Great Commission.
It’s role is to maximize, through formal and non-formal education, the contribution of member institutions in equipping emerging Kingdom-minded leaders (Matt 28:18-20; Acts 10:38).
We Have Core Paths Set Up To Complete Transformational Impact for Christian Leaders
There Are Three Core Paths To Take With SALT.
When we are knitted together through love, the bond of peace, along with the unity of faith in Christ Jesus, we reach maturity. Below you see the paths that comprise these truths, so that we may send out mature Christ followers into the world.
Students
A staple in when we do, the student opportunity. We provide BA/MA, MA, and doctorate program opportunities for our students.
Mentors
Another path in the SALT CBTE program is the mentors. We invite you to go to the mentor page to explore what mentor opportunities there are to come alongside the students working on their competencies.
Partners
Whether it is parachurch organization, a church, pastor, or something else we welcome partnership opportunities. Donors, or as we say "givers" fall into this path as well.
BECOME A STUDENT
Click the button below to learn more about becoming a student. We look forward to journeying with you.
BECOME A MENTOR
For those looking to invest into the next generation of Kingdom-minded individuals, click below.
BECOME A PARTNER
In the section linked below you will find our full information to learn more about partnerships and giving with SALT.
What separates us from other ways of learning:
The University
Competency Based
The Courses
Mentor Help
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Our Team
Here are some of those who will be representing SALT during your time with us
Wayne Johnson
Faculty Mentor
Wayne has a B.A. in Biology, Northwestern University; M.Div., International School of Theology; Th.M.
in New Testament and Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Wayne has served in
vocational ministry for 48 years, 37 years with Cru and 9 years on the pastoral staff for a
church in Pittsburgh. With Cru, he served 28 years with the Nairobi International School
of Theology in Kenya and currently 4 years with SALT. His focus is to develop next
generation leaders for the Kingdom of God through discipleship and competency-based
theological education.
James George
Faculty Mentor
Technical Director
James is a career missionary with over 3 decades of ministry in the spiritually darkest places on earth. He has been a catalyst for evangelism, disciple making and church planting movements. He now enjoys developing leaders who launch and sustain very fruitful movements.
James and Kristi have 3 children and 11 grandchildren.
Jacob Li
Faculty Mentor
Jacob spent the last three decades designing award-winning corporate training programs, teaching in secular universities and theological schools (North America and Asia), leading discipleship initiatives at churches, and mentoring students from multiple countries. His PhD research focuses on Competency-based Theological Education. He is the chair of the Commission on Accreditation and Educational Development (CAED) at the Asia Theological Association (ATA). Jacob also currently serves as a senior consultant for ICETE, where he provides support for the Impact Teams (https://icete.info/resources/impact-teams/).
Henry Tan
President
Henry has focused on equipping leaders for more than 50 years. He has experience in different cross-cultural contexts, has served as the President of a school in Asia, and is currently the team leader of SALT, serving globally. He is intent on developing transforming leaders who increase their impact in their contexts, utilizing a competency-based education approach. He is a certified coach with ICF and Birkman. He is married with three adult children and ten grandchildren.
Jennifer Lake
Administrative Director
Karl Schumacher
Director of M.A. Program
Karl is married with seven children.
He has been in ministry over 40 years, the majority of which has been in overseas contexts.
Karl has two BS degrees
Master of Divinity
Two Doctoral Degrees
Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)
PhD in Systematic Theology from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Karl serves as a naval dentist for 3 years overseas.
Served as a faculty member at a dental school.
Worked in a hospital setting for a year providing care for an underserved people group.
Served as a missionary in a limited access country for 25 years.
He has served in ministry on three continents, training pastors and full-time workers for greater ministry effectiveness.
Ronald Watters
Director of PhD Program
Ron has focused on training leaders for 50 years in both formal and non-formal educational contexts. Most of that was while living in Asia where he served in various academic leadership roles. Though now living in the U.S.A., his focus has expanded globally. He currently serves SALT as its Doctoral Programs Team Leader, its PhD Program Director, and as a PhD program Faculty Mentor. He is ordained. He and his wife have three adult children and several grandchildren.
Eric Coe
Dirke Johnson, DMin
Director of Doctor of Ministry Program. Global Theological Development. 40+ years with Cru and 30 years serving at all levels in the university campus ministry. 10+ years in Leadership Development serving Cru’s U.S. National Leadership Teams
Bob Maddox
Faculty Mentor
Lives in Portland Oregon Married to Judi since 1974 5 children and 12 grandchildren MA from Western Seminary Cru staff for 18 years and pastored for 30 years
As we are taking a look at the global church:
Recent studies show that the global church is growing at a pace that is faster than the world population. As a part of that, there are areas in the body of Jesus Christ that are under equipped to carry out the Great Commission. SALT is built in order to come and meet you right where you are, as you are, in order to press on until everyone in the world is in relationship with someone who is walking with Jesus Christ. Come and join us as we pursue this mission, we are better because of you!
The School of Applied Leadership for Transformation
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SALT CBTE Is an online university geared towards advancing the Great Commission. All courses are accredited through partnering programs.
