Frontier Media

School of Frontier Media

4 July - 16 December 2011

The School of Frontier Media [SFM] is a six-month, second-level YWAM school, devoted to training students in using media, graphics, and visual arts, to communicate the Gospel in culturally relevant ways.

We can help equip you to use media in bringing the Gospel to the world’s least reached peoples.

What’s it like?

The school starts with three months of training in Chiang Mai, Thailand. We’ll be diving into the art of portrait and journalistic photography, scriptwriting, videography and directing, principles of graphic design, web design and evangelism, general media development, as well as various other kinds of media tools.

We’ll then head out on the “Media Safari” assignment for four weeks. Together, with the Create staff, students will work on an actual media project with the missionary or organization we are serving. We’ll be putting to use principles of cross-cultural communication on the set as we direct and film an evangelistic film, capture photographic images, and more.

Back in Chiang Mai, we’ll head into full-time editing mode for another two months. Both students and staff participate as a team putting together all the resources required in the form of print media, digital design, or video.

Do you have a heart for media? Want to use your skills to share Jesus via mass media tools? Whether you are new to media or skilled in one or more areas, if you want to use media for missions then the SFM is probably for you.

Have questions? Contact the School Leader at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info.

The SFM is accredited with the UofN and is an elective of the College of Communications and the College of Christian Ministries.

How to Apply: SFM 2010

The School of Frontier Media will help you gain skills in audiovisual communications which can be directly applied to frontier missions worldwide. Lectures and workshops will be conducted by teachers who are considered cross-cultural specialists or media professionals in their field of expertise.

Topics we will explore in the SFM include:

• cross-cultural communication
• portrait & journalistic photography
• videography, directing, & lighting
• post-production editing
• media evangelism
• scriptwriting & storyboarding
• graphic design & desktop publishing
• website design
• strategies for reaching unreached peoples

School Dates

5 July - 17 December 2010

Applications close the 31 May 2010

Costs

These are broken down into Lecture Phase + Outreach

World A: US $2700 + Outreach (costs to be determined) 
{USA, Canada, Australia, NZ, Europe, South Korea, Singapore}

World B: US $1500 + Outreach (costs to be determined) 
{Thailand, South Africa, Malaysia, Brazil, Mexico, Eastern Europe}

World C: US $1000 + Outreach (costs to be determined)
{Indo-china, Indonesia, Phillippines, India, China}

Prerequisite

All students must have successfully completed a YWAM Discipleship Training School [DTS].

Learn more about the DTS or check out YWAM Chiang Mai’s DTS opportunities.

The Application

Download the School of Frontier Media application below and return by mail with references. Detailed instructions are included. Please also email us on the ‘Contact’ page to let us know you have sent an application in by mail.

Application in Microsoft Word format

Application in Adobe pdf format

To download a printable version of the flyer below, click here