World Outreach Week
- Date: Sep 22, 2025
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Location: Corban University Campus
Broadcast Your Christ Life: Innovation & Creativity in Media
World Outreach Week (WOW) is held in the fall semester each year at Corban University. It is a visible expression of the vision and character of our university – and more:
- It provides the privilege to think deeply about the spread of the Gospel and to praise God for the growing maturity of believers.
- It is an opportunity to be inspired by godly men and women, to spend time with them, and to learn from them.
- Finally, WOW challenges us to consider how our strengths, weaknesses, talents, interests, and availability may be used by God in His work, for His glory, around the world.
The WOW program includes inspiring chapel speakers, opportunities for conversations with representatives of many mission organizations, special evening talks in the dorms, classroom visitors, and international decor around campus.
Featured guests for World Outreach Week 2025 will be from SAT-7, the Christian media company based in the Middle East.
Dr. Terence "Terry" Ascott and Dennis Wiens have nearly 100 years of combined ministry experience.
Terry, from Great Britain, has lived in the Middle East for 50 years. He is the founder of Indigenous Media Ministries, Middle East Media, celebrating 50 years, and SAT-7, a Middle East and North Africa (MENA) broadcast media ministry celebrating 30 years, the MENA region’s first Christian satellite television service. Its broadcasts launched from low-budget studios in the spring of 1996 and today has four satellite channels in the major languages of the region, as well as digital (www.sat7plus.org) social media. 80% of the four channel’s content is produced in the MENA by local Christians and is watched by a measured audience of more than 25 million viewers across the Middle East and North Africa.
Dennis, a missionary kid from Mali, returned to Mali after completing college in the United States. He and his wife served with Avant Ministries for 27 years in a wide variety of ministries, including Bible school education, the Jesus Film Project, and radio. Dennis founded the Media Task Force, which established over 60 small-watt, solar-powered radio stations in Mali. He also headed the Maghreb Partnership, a ministry to North African countries.
Both men have experience in various media platforms. Terry launched an Arabic youth magazine in Egypt, which was published for more than two decades and offered the first exposure to the Christian faith for countless readers. He also gained experience in video production. In late 1995, along with Middle Eastern Christian leaders and approximately 20 partner organizations, Terry founded SAT-7. The broadcast ministry channel has been a pioneer in many areas, setting the standard for other ministries to follow.
Dennis joined SAT-7 in 2003 as Vice President for Ministry Partnerships in the USA. He describes his ministry today as mobilizing resources and relationships to advance faith-filled media that disciples millions in hard-to-reach regions. He also hosts the Unconventional Ministry Podcast, sharing inspiring stories of creative outreach and spotlighting unconventional ways believers are transforming communities worldwide.
It is a privilege for Corban University to welcome these creative, Christian pioneers in media innovation.
You can find Dennis Wiens on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and with the Unconventional Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or other podcast apps.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Annette Harrison
Professor of Intercultural Studies
WOW 2025 Event Schedule
Dr. Terence Ascott will be speaking in chapel on Monday, Sept. 22, and on Wednesday, Sept. 24. (10:00 a.m., Psalm Center)
On Tuesday evening, Sept. 23, Dr. Ascott will give the Caulkins Honors lecture in the Psalm Center (7:00 p.m.).
The full event schedule will be released in September.
In addition to the scheduled events, mission displays will be set up in the El Cerrito Room of the dining hall. Stop by and talk with representatives from a variety of mission organizations to learn more about the work God is doing around the world!
Displays in the El Cerrito Room, prayer times, the Caulkins lecture, and chapel are open to all!