CHORD Connect
Giving students around the world the opportunity to work together, learn as a team and to connect with each other.
Class Information
Over 1,400 participants have already enjoyed working in international groups since 2020. CHORD Connect is a class where all our students and alumni are invited to gather to learn and grow together to hear inspiring lessons and to connect with other students just like them around the world.
Each semester, the class is made up of 6 - 7 sessions of 2 hours each. The first hour of class contains the lesson portion of the course while the second hour includes breakout rooms of student discussion groups facilitated by a School of Mission staff. Each semester’s course work varies from group projects, personal reflections, creative activities; each with the goal of getting our students closer to Jesus’ heart, ministry and teachings.
Previous Semesters:
Fall 2020 - "They Spoke So Effectively"
Spring 2021 - "ICOC History"
Fall 2021 - "May they be One"
Spring 2022 - "Into All the World"
Fall 2022 - "Sheep, Goats and Social Media”
Spring 2023 - Students had a choice between 3 topics:
1. “Raising Healthy Leaders”
2. “Intimacy with God”
3. “Hot Topics”
Fall 2023 - “Biblical Preaching”
Spring 2024 - "ICOC History"
Spring 2025 - Being
Fall 2025 - “The Seven Values of Leadership Formation”
Fall 2025 Semester Recap
This December we concluded our Fall 2026 CHORD Connect course, “The Seven Values of Spiritual Leadership.” These classes were open to students and alumni from our Schools of Mission around the world. Each of the seven sessions included one hour of teaching followed by one hour of breakout discussions, giving students the opportunity to deepen their understanding and learn from one another across cultures and borders.
This semester’s classes were translated into three languages for our 186 registered students representing 26 countries. Each discussion group submitted a final project—every one of them rich, thoughtful, and inspiring.