ACTI at a glance....

Our Beginnings

ACTI was originally started by OMF in 1984 in response to churches in Asia faced with a new wave of Asian missionaries needing cross-cultural training as well as from Western countries who were sending their missionaries new to Asia. With this need, a rented bungalow at Adam Road became the first venue to host the trainees for a period of one year.

After four years of existence, ACTI became independent in 1988, a partnership realised with different mission agencies and churches in Singapore networked together. Bringing in experienced missionaries working in Asia as trainers, it became a place in Asia for those needing cross-cultural training from different parts of the world.

What We Do

3 Week Residential
Pre-field
Cross-Cultural Equipping (Conducted Twice a Year)

We take training seriously and are committed to equipping our trainees by curating a training program delivered by over 20  lecturers/trainers, many of whom bring with them over 20 years of missions and cross-cultural experiences and who are experts in their field. The 3 week program goes beyond the theoretical and delves deep into the practitioner’s experience, learning from failures of the past and innovations of today. This training is developed to be interactive, focusing on practical issues being widely discussed and dissected. We welcome trainees from all over the world – Asians, Westerners and other parts of the world. Training takes place on-site in Chiang Mai mainly during Feb/Mar and Sep/Oct periods.

Annual
Re-Entry Retreat for Returning Missionaries and Their families in SIngapore

Together with member-care practitioners from other agencies and churches, ACTI has partnered closely to help cross-cultural workers and their families returning to Singapore or Malaysia to resettle well. Knowing the many difficulties faced by returning cross-cultural workers and more often, their children, this group of volunteers have organised yearly a retreat to cater to this group as well as to those coming for a longer time in their home country before embarking on their next journey or for those back for Home Assignment. These retreats have been refreshing and a key to make good friends who are in the same situation. Many TCK (Third Culture Kids) have found a niche amongst those who have experienced the same phenomena and they have been meeting regularly throughout the year.

Our Partnerships

The scene in world missions is rapidly changing and expanding, thus we believe in partnering with churches, mission agencies and other mission-minded organisations to power on to see God’s Kingdom established. ACTI partners with different groups, training and facilitating new training areas in different countries in their own language context, as well as training nationals or teams, such as the LoveJapan project, spearheaded by Love Singapore network. We see ourselves as being a part of the body to work and partner together with others to see trainings and discipleship of the nations. We welcome any initiatives to see God’s Kingdom being established.

We are a member of :

FOMOS is an alliance formed between Missional Organisations in Singapore for the purpose of fulfilling the Great Commission through mutual edification and effective partnerships

MISSION AGENCIES REPRESENTED ON OUR BOARD