Commissional Corner: July 2021

Optional Practical Training, or OPT, is a postgraduate program designed to provide real world training in your field of study. Specifically designed for international students, OPT is the perfect way to extend your stay in the U.S.A., while gaining practical training tailored to your needs. The Master of Arts in Global Leadership program encourages our international students to learn about this incredible opportunity in order to further their ministry experience after their education. The program prepares students for career callings in which they are currently serving. Graduates of the MAGL program can take advantage of the OPT program permitting them to attain a work authorization, which enables them to continue serving and ministering in the U.S.A. The OPT Program has benefited many students who have graduated from the MAGL program. Here are a few quotes from graduates whose OPT helped prepare them for a career in their ministry calling.

"My time on OPT led our church, which is about 70 members, to grow to around 600 people following us on our social networks. We have used digital media to impact people, not only in our community, but in various states of the nation, and some corners of Latin America. Thanks to God, the support of my church, and the training I had at DBU, we were able to transform our small community in East Texas. Now we are able to transform the world."

- Ruben Rios, M.A. in Global Leadership Graduate

"When I graduated with a bachelor’s in communication, I handled digital marketing for Christian companies and organizations in my home country, Brazil, and loved it. Once I finished the MAGL program, I was able to do my OPT at the Baptist General Convention of Texas working for the Missionary Adoption Program helping create content and translating. Now that I’m back in Brazil, I’ve been helping at my local church with youth ministry and sharing my experiences with communication."

- Camille Cerqueira, M.A. in Global Leadership Graduate

More information about the OPT program and how it can benefit your education and future career can be found online.