Chris Swinford
3723 34th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79410
806-788-3250

We believe that the shortest path to world evangelism is through the multiplication of able spokesmen of the Word.

The only efficient way we know of to do this is by providing quality training in the student's own country, language, and socio-economic environment.

The International Studies Division had its beginning in 1997 with the opening of a Branch school in Quito, Ecuador. This humble beginning was accompanied by a big dream and an indomitable faith that God would bless an effort to train spokesmen for Him in their own language and land.

We exist to take quality Biblical instruction, ministry training and mentors of the servant attitude of Christ to students on every continent on earth. We are not there yet, but with God's blessings and the generous support of Christian individuals and congregations we will get there.

Sunset has the flexibility to meet each opportunity at its point of need. We can taylor a program to help take a location from no school or a fledgling school to a quality institution with a creditable Bible-centered curriculum, taught by a highly qualified faculty, producing capable spokesmen with a spirit for evangelism and church planting in their own homeland.

We classify our involvement under the broad categories of Branch Schools and Associate Schools.

Within our system, a Branch School is one over which Sunset assumes major responsibility. This includes providing administration, faculty, curriculum, housing, financial support, and anything else needed to allow the school to succeed.

Branch schools operate under a time-limited contract with the host Christian leadership. This is usually a 5 year contract and the goal is to be able to move to an Associate status with a well established, locally administered school at the end of that time. Quito, Ecuador is a excellent example of this plan in action.

Schools that have an Associate status with Sunset operate under a very flexible contract that addresses the specific needs of each situation. Some schools, for example, may have a strong local leadership but are in need of a recognized quality curriculum.

In order for any school, Branch or Associate, to be a part of the Sunset organization, it must agree to adhere to specified standards of excellence in curriculum, faculty, and scriptural integrity.