MSAACS & Global Next Study Abroad

Next Conference is February 23-29, 2020

The MSAACS and Global Next study abroad program takes high school students, college students, young professionals and adults out of their comfort zones and into the world. Our goal is to help people understand the world in context and understand God’s place for them in this world.

It’s time that you joined us! Come see the world and change your worldview!


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Rome & Florence, Italy

February 23-29, 2020

Our Upcoming conference


Who Let the Dogs Out?

Understanding People


The purpose of this course is to help students develop the skill of understanding their own personalities as well as improving their profiling of others. Skill development includes improving students’ ability to understand others, communicate more effectively with others, work with others, and impact others. This course integrates personality- profiling skills with the study of major political, historical, cultural and artistic players of Italy.

Dr. Phil johnson

Dr. Phil Johnson is the founder and president of Global Next Research Group and Leadership Institute. Phil is a former educator, administrator and developer of educational programs, but he currently uses his expertise to speak to audiences and train leaders throughout the US, Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. 


Through the research arm of his organization, Phil has met with leaders, influencers and journalists in places such as Moscow, Israel, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya and Afghanistan. His extensive travel, research, writing and first-person interviews across the world bring a unique perspective to his work in developing a new generation of leaders.