Missions Interlink Advanced Security Training (MAST) – April 2025

 

Missions Interlink Security Training is biblically and principles based personal security training conducted specifically for Christian cross-cultural workers to help provide them with foundational skills to be safe when travelling and serving in a cross-cultural context.

 

This is an two-day face to face course that incorporates indoor and outdoor training, and role-play sessions. Participants are trained on relevant topics facing believers working in open and restricted access areas, including

 

Understanding Risk: What is risk and what does the Bible say about risk?

Making Critical Decisions: Understanding how you think.

Being Situationally Aware: A heart and mind for all situations.

Avoiding Attacks: Applying a preventive approach to all you do.

Responding to violence: Recognising a threat and being prepared to act.

Surviving Captivity: What does it mean to be kidnapped, or to be held hostage or in detention?

Managing Trauma: Identifying and managing trauma.

Being Resilient: Resilience through uncertainty and difficult times.

Driving Safely: Surviving on the road.

 

This is a non-residential training.

Dates

 

MELBOURNE

Saturday 05 April to Sunday 06 April 2025

 

Key Timings
(Sydney/Melbourne time)

Day 01 – arrive at 8:00am and finishes around 6:00-7:30pm
Day 02 – arrive at 8:00am and finishes at 04:00pm

 

Cost

Gst free

 

$950 – MI Members & Associates*

$1,425 – Non MI Members & Associates

Fees includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

 

*MI Members & Associates refers to those individuals who are part of an organisation, church or ministry that is either a Member or an Associates of Missions Interlink. See the list here. More information on how to join MI here.

 

Registration

REGISTER HERE

 

Registration ends 23 March 2025 or when maximum capacity is reached.

 

Cancellation Policy

 

Cancellation Policy (strictly implemented)
$150 cancellation fee per person if cancelled before 01 March 2025.
50% Non-refundable if cancelled on by 20 March 2025.
No refunds if cancelled after 20 Mar 2025.

 

Venue

 

Melbourne School of Theology (MST)

5 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna, VIC 3152

 

Questions?

 

Feel free to contact Avy, avy@missionsinterlink.org.au

Tuesdays – Thursdays, 11am – 5pm.

 

MI CHILD SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS POLICY

Missions Interlink ministries are committed to protecting the safety of all people within its programs, ministries and events. You can view MI’s Child Safety Policy and Protection of Vulnerable Individuals Policy here.