Schools in North America
New England School
of Missions - 2010
The New England School of Missions was the original pilot school funded by Chord in 2010 (then the Beam Missions Foundation). For the past decade NESM has graduated 41 students and has sent out half of them to serve churches overseas in London, Oxford, Zurich, Madrid, Milan, Prague, Berlin, Budapest, and Sydney. Currently, eight students are being trained in Boston.
School Director: Mike Van Auken
Academic Director: Valdur Koha
Atlanta School of Missions - 2016
The Atlanta School of Missions has been established since 2016. The school has a small group of passionate students who are trained by capable and eager teachers such as Douglas Jacoby, Michale Burns, Jeff Hickman, Tom and Kelly Brown and Jordan Massey. Since its inception, ASOM has had 20 graduates and is currently training 16 students.
School Directors: Tom Brown and Jordan Massey
Academic Director: Jeff Hickman and Michael Burns
West Coast School of Missions - 2022
The West Coast School of Missions (WCSM) is a two-year intensive program to train, equip, and develop young men and women along the West Coast of the United States which extends from the Bay Area, through the Central Valley, and all the way down to San Diego, California, as well as Hawaii.
In 2021, WCSM began as a collaborative effort among church leaders from San Diego, Phoenix, and Los Angeles. The school was established in 2022 and now consists of students from not only San Diego, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, but also Flagstaff, Fresno, San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield. Students are trained in the WCSM but are also expected to receive training in their local churches.