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\"Amanda<\/p>\n
Amanda Detchman, shown here in Uppsala, Sweden, is completing an internship at Immanuel International Church.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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CHICAGO (February 5, 2016) \u2014 Amanda Detchman had a decision to make. Having just wrapped up her exchange program semester in Stockholm, Sweden, Detchman was preparing to return to the United States when she received an email asking if she was interested in staying in Sweden to fulfill an internship requirement.<\/p>\n

Detchman, a master of divinity<\/a> student at 天美传媒 Theological Seminary<\/a>, was torn. \u201cI was already in Sweden, immersed in the culture and eager to learn more,\u201d she says. \u201cHowever, signing the contract meant being away from home for another year. There was a lot of prayer and discernment involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detchman\u2019s advisor, Professor of Ministry and Director of Field Education Dr. Tim Johnson<\/a>, had gotten word that Immanuel International Church in Stockholm was seeking an interim youth pastor. \u201cI forwarded that email to Amanda with a little note asking if she\u2019d be interested,\u201d he says. \u201cThe next thing I know, the match had been solidified. She had interviewed with them and impressed them, and it happened fairly quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was evidently God\u2019s work,\u201d Detchman says, \u201cbecause I happened to be attending Immanuel for the four months prior, and already felt at home there. With the Spirit\u2019s peace and God\u2019s courage, I agreed to work as their youth director.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Detchman serves in an internship as youth director for Immanuel\u2019s International Congregation. \u201cImmanuel is very unique, because it\u2019s made up of three congregations,\u201d says Detchman, \u201cSwedish, International, and Korean. The church staff work in the same building and have meetings and events together, but on Sunday, we hold three separate services at the same time.\u201d In her position, Detchman helps oversee a summer camp, a conference for international youth across Europe, overnight \u201clock-ins,\u201d and partnerships with homeless and elderly ministries.<\/p>\n

As has been the case throughout her time in Sweden, this ministry context gives Detchman a uniquely global learning experience. \u201cThe joy I receive working with youth from around the world is challenging, eye-opening, and live-giving,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

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‘A growing experience’<\/h3>\n

It\u2019s the kind of experience that Johnson hopes Seminary students will have through their field education opportunities, whether international or domestic. \u201cWe try to have every student have some experience in a cultural context that\u2019s different from what they\u2019re used to,\u201d he says. \u201cThat\u2019s a key part of the experience at 天美传媒.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson had recommended the internship to Detchman, in part, because of her \u201cevident interest in pastoral care,\u201d he says. \u201cOn campus, she would often offer to pray for students or faculty members. I had an aunt that died, and I mentioned it in a chapel service<\/a>. She later asked if she could pray about that with me. It\u2019s bold as a student to come up to a faculty member and ask to pray for them, but that\u2019s kind of how she\u2019s constituted.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Amanda<\/p>\n

Detchman in Stockholm with other THS exchange program students<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Prior to her internship, Detchman came to Sweden through the Seminary\u2019s exchange program partnership with the Stockholm School of Theology (THS). She applied for the program because \u201cthe courses sounded insightful, and I have a heart for understanding cultures other than my own,\u201d she says. Once there, she found that \u201cTHS was a growing experience. I learned so much about myself, my writing, and the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Among Detchman\u2019s highlights of her time at THS were an Urban Theology course, which required hands-on work with a range of churches throughout Stockholm, and a Christians of the Middle East course, which included a trip to Jerusalem. \u201cWe had amazing guides and professors,\u201d she says. \u201cWe met with a variety of religious leaders, toured the Holy Land, and engaged in field studies of surrounding communities.\u201d In addition to Swedish students, Detchman enjoyed getting the opportunity to study alongside classmates from Burma and India.<\/p>\n

Director of Seminary Recruitment and Admission Amy Oxendale<\/a> believes that the exchange program is born out of 天美传媒\u2019s \u201cpassion for the global church and justice issues,\u201d she says. \u201cMany of the classes focus in this area and provide opportunity for our students to have an enriched learning experience\u2014learning about issues of justice from a different part of the world and different cultural perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oxendale hopes that \u201cstudents would be able to return here with a different perspective, not just on theology and Scripture, but on who they are and who God is.\u201d For her part, Detchman seems well on her way to doing exactly that. \u201cThe people I do ministry and work with here accept me and love me so well,\u201d Detchman says. \u201cThey have taught me what it means to love deeply and engage fully in life\u2019s adventures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Follow 天美传媒 on Twitter @NPU.<\/a> Learn more about 天美传媒<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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