Christian counselors strive to help their clients overcome personal problems and achieve a healthier mental state through traditional principles of psychology and psychotherapy combined with knowledge from the Bible.

If you’re considering the possibility of becoming a Christian counselor, it’s important to first think about your commitment to the Christian faith as well as your knowledge of Christianity. It’s important that you have a committed relationship with Christ before your share your faith and counsel others. Your clients will come to you for biblical advice, as well as a practical, balanced perspective. It will make it easier for them to trust you and identify with you if you share their beliefs.

Most importantly, you’ll need to complete the education to become a Christian counselor. Just like secular therapists and counselors, you will need an education in psychology, counseling and psychotherapy in order to provide professional counseling.

Earning a degree in Christian counseling or related psychology fields can help you learn the appropriate moral and ethical rules of conduct that come with the profession. You can also train to counsel a variety of people from different situations and age groups, including individuals, couples, and families. Coursework involved with earning your Christian counseling degree will include much of the same coursework as a standard counseling degree with the addition of faith-based courses.

The three most common components studied within a Christian counseling degree include:

• Psychology (General Psychology, Psychology and Theology and Social Psychology)
• Psychotherapy (Crisis Counseling, Counseling Theory Cross-Cultural Counseling)
• The Bible (Old Testament, New Testament and Christian Counseling)

As you earn your degree, it’s important to develop your own personal Christian counseling philosophy. You can build your own unique viewpoint that includes theories, techniques and trends from both psychology and the Bible.

Are you right for a Christian counseling career? You may find this profession fulfilling if you identify with the following statements:

• I enjoy talking and listening to people about personal issues
• I want to experience a deeper relationship with God’s Word
• I love to help others
• Psychology interests me
• I enjoy sharing my faith with others and helping them learn more about the Bible

With a degree in Christian counseling, you can combine counseling with your Christian faith and bring joy and meaning to your clients’ lives. Before you start your journey, think about your own beliefs and your ability and passion to help others. Then start searching for the right degree program for you!

1. Get your Z’s. Sleep may seem like an inconvenience when you have a big test to study for and your roommate just asked if you want to go grab a coffee. But scrimping on your shuteye (or, even worse, skipping it altogether) isn’t a good idea – it makes it hard to pay attention the next day, you run the risk of falling asleep in class, it weakens your immune system, and it takes days to get back on a routine. That’s not to say you can’t go get that coffee; just see if your roomie minds bringing some textbooks, too, and make it a study date. Also, don’t disregard a daytime power nap if you need it.
2. Eat right. Yeah, we know you’ve heard it from your parents a thousand times, but it’s true. High-fat, high-calorie diets are the quick way to the infamous freshman 15. Eating foods high in protein and nutrients will help keep your energy up and make you feel better about yourself. Long story short: an all-ramen noodle, ice cream and Doritos diet might sound awesome, but it’s not.
3. Move it! It may seem like you’re getting enough exercise walking between classes and to the stadium for games or up the jillion flights of stairs to your friend’s dorm room. But really, you need more than that. Shoot for at least 30 minutes of exercise 3 or 4 times a week. And, you can combine it with other things. On the treadmill? Take a textbook to read at the same time. Maybe join an intramural sport. You can also work out with a friend and make it a fun social activity! The important thing is that it doesn’t feel like a chore, because then you’re not going to want to go.
4. Follow the 4 P’s: Priorities, Planning, Prayer and Privacy. Time management and prioritization together are pretty important – keeping track of due dates, work and other plans will help you figure out when to devote time to school work so you don’t end up pulling all-nighters at the last minute. It’s also important that you take a few minutes to yourself every once in awhile to decompress and take a deep breath. This could be a great time to follow the fourth P: prayer. Supplement your regular worship with prayer for extra enriched practice of your faith. You can also join a prayer group to get involved!

With a little effort, you can get the most out of your college experience and keep yourself from getting too stressed out. After all, it’s hard to enjoy yourself when you constantly feel a few steps behind where you should be. Keep yourself on track and you’ll feel healthier, happier and much more motivated!

You will find this message to be true as you go off to college for the first time and leave behind your childhood home and your house of worship that you have known for many years. College life may offer temptations or, at the very least, you may drift from your faith.

How can you keep your faith while keeping up your grades, friendships and everything else going on in your life? The answer is easier than you think.

The easiest way to keep your faith is to attend a faith-based school. You can learn all about faith-based schools from this website and find the one that interests you the most. Faith and academics go hand in hand at faith-based schools.

As a student at a faith-based school, you are surrounded by believers. Your fellow students have a strong faith just like you. The friendships you form will be connected and strengthened by faith.

Faith-based schools integrate faith into the curriculum. They also use theology to enrich the learning experience, as well as religious rituals and church-centered events.

Opportunities for outreach and missionary work are greater at a faith-based school. Imagine traveling to another country and working side by side with missionary workers. School-based mission trips happen regularly at faith-based schools.

What if you attend a state college, private college or university that does not have faith at the center of its core beliefs? Revisit James 1:3 and the lesson about faith tested and endurance growing.

Underage drinking, illicit drugs and premarital sex are some of the temptations on college campuses across the country that can come between you and your faith. The less visible temptations are masked by pleasure-seeking tasks, such as having too many extracurricular activities or tuning in to shows like “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” The me-focused culture glorified in society may not be congruent with your faith.

Reconnect with your faith and watch your endurance grow by attending campus chapel or a church near campus. Seek out prayer groups on campus. Most groups post meeting times online or at the student union. These small prayer groups are the quickest way to find people who share your faith.

You can also practice your faith by volunteering in programs like Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian organization and Pioneer Club, an organization that helps kids walk with the Lord. These are just two worthwhile organizations where you can practice your faith and make a difference in people’s lives.

Going away to college is the biggest experience of your life. You will pack all the essentials: clothes, toothbrush, iPod, laptop and cell phone. But there is one thing many young people forget to bring or store away at home—the essential of all essentials—your faith.

If James 1:3 is correct, your faith is about to be tested and, glory be, your faith will endure and grow from the experience of going off to college.

By earning a music degree from a Christian college, you don’t have to be stuck pursuing a career as a Christian musician – let’s face it – not very many people are able to make it in that competitive business.

There are many other rewarding and exciting careers for Christian musicians besides trying to make it big in the music industry. With a music degree from many Christian universities and colleges, you can be prepared for a wide range of careers, and a music degree also provides an excellent background for any graduate degree.

What can you do with a degree in music? Many Christian musicians choose to combine their music degree with a business, theology or psychology degree. With a degree in theology, you can pursue opportunities as a music minister, worship leader, youth group director or choir director. All of these jobs allow music to still be very much a part of your life and offer the reward of working closely with others and sharing your faith and love of music.

With an emphasis in business, you can take your music degree to careers at Christian record label companies, recording studios, sound engineering or public relations firms. You can enjoy the excitement of the music industry with more job security than a singing or songwriting career can offer.

Producers of Christian records must have a strong background in music. As a producer, you are required to hire studio musicians, recording engineers, background vocalists and many other professionals who help make an album. Recording budgets for Christian recording acts are generally very comparable to secular record deals.

Talented publicists are also needed in the Christian music world. Many Christian record labels have their own in-house publicity departments. Publicists in the Christian music industry must consult with the label and the artist to create a strong, cohesive message and then work to get the message out in print, broadcast and online formats.

Another career possibility with a music degree is an artist and repertoire representative. Also known as talent scouts, artist and repertoire representatives are responsible for finding, signing and developing talent for record companies.

Many larger churches also look for people with music degrees to teach music lessons at the church or be a children’s ministry director or event coordinator. One positive of pursuing a music career in a Christian setting is that it often offers more opportunities for performances and participation in musical events than the mainstream music industry. As a member of a church, director of the choir or youth group leader, you are able to share your talent each Sunday morning or for special church events.

Choosing to pursue a music degree doesn’t mean you’ll be stuck without job opportunities! Instead it can offer truly enjoyable and rewarding careers that allow you to worship and share your faith with others. Most of all, your job can allow you do what you love!

Students attending a Christian college can apply to a variety of different scholarships and loans offered specifically to them. Scholarships can be awarded in various amounts—from a few hundred dollars to full tuition. Students can get scholarships based on their academic records, their Christian character, participation in a Christian church or involvement in a Christian organization or activity. Some Christian schools provide scholarships to students pursuing a specific field of study, such as ministry.

Where do you start your financial aid search for Christian schools? First, check in with your school. The financial aid office at your school should be able to give you a long list of financial aid opportunities available to students. Start searching the Web for more opportunities. Some good websites include:

• Council for Christian Colleges & Universities: http://www.cccu.org/
• Christian College Guide: http://www.christiancollegesguide.com/
• College View: http://www.collegeview.com/product/christian/index.html

Check out a few of these scholarships available to students attending Christian colleges:

• National Ministries Undergraduate Scholarships: Active members of American Baptist churches can apply for this scholarship. Scholarships are paid directly to the school to offset tuition costs.
• National Ministries Graduate Study Scholarships: Graduate students who have been active for at least one year in an American Baptist church are eligible for this scholarship. Ph.D. candidates can earn up to $3,000.
• Pryor Scholarship: Arkansas Baptist students pursuing a degree in religious education or religious music can apply for this scholarship, as long as their studies serve to prepare them for mission work for the Southern Baptist Convention. This link to the Pryor Scholarship will connect you to the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
• Georgia Baptist Foundation: The Georgia Baptist Foundation has several scholarship and student aid programs available. Students can receive aid in the form of special trusts, which vary in amount but are awarded to students of Georgia Baptist colleges. The Seminary Scholarship is awarded to qualifying students who are enrolled full-time at one of the Southern Baptist seminaries. Students may enroll at any one of the six seminaries. Depending on which Georgia Baptist church you attend, you may also be eligible to apply for another scholarship through the Georgia Baptist Foundation.
• Rudy and Micaela Camacho Scholarship: This scholarship, offered by The Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas, awards a scholarship to two undergraduate students per year. Each student receives $1,000 per semester, which can be renewed for up to four years. Eligible students must belong to a Hispanic Baptist Church in Texas that contributes to the Cooperative Program through the Baptist General Convention of Texas. They must also meet academic and church-related extracurricular standards.
• Mary Hill Davis Ethnic/Minority Student Scholarship Program: Minority students who plan on pursuing vocations within Texas Baptist ministry programs are eligible for this scholarship. Students must be enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program, and the scholarship is designed to be awarded for up to eight consecutive semesters, not including summer terms.
• Louisiana WMU: Baptist women students enrolled in a mission or seminary program are eligible for this scholarship. This particular link will connect you to information about the Louisiana WMU scholarship at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
• Champions for Christ: This Christian organization has been offering scholarships to students preparing for ministry since 1986. Students going to school to enter a life of full-time Christian service are eligible, and the Champions for Christ fund has awarded over $1.2 million in scholarships so far.

Scholarship opportunities intended specifically for Christian students are abundant—you just have to know where to look and who to ask. One of the best places to turn for advice about financial aid is your church. Both your local church and the national headquarters of your church affiliation can offer more scholarship and loan opportunities than you realize. Contact them to see how you can apply!

]]> http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/paying-for-religious-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/religion-and-theology-degrees-a-calling-or-a-career/ http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/religion-and-theology-degrees-a-calling-or-a-career/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:17:52 +0000 Faith-Based Schools http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/?p=83 You feel a calling to earn a degree in religion or theology. The question is, can you make a career out of it? That is, can you make a good income by living your faith in the service of others?

First, some good news: there are numerous career paths to choose from besides priest, minister or pastor. If that’s your calling, by all means go for it; but for a great many, their faith calls them into service working with youth, music, church affairs, teaching and missionary work, among others.

These career paths are made possible thanks to education at a faith-based school. At such a school, you can earn an Associate degree, a Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s or a Doctorate. In this way, a faith-based school is no different than a traditional college or university; however, your degree options are vastly different in a faith-based school. You can earn a degree in Biblical Studies, Christian Ministries, Theology, Youth Ministry, Religious Studies or Music Ministry, for example.

With diploma in hand and a greater understanding of your faith, you could be ready to make a contribution in your area of interest.

Here are 10 career options to consider:

Youth Program Coordinator
Most churches have youth programs and the youth program coordinator is in charge of organizing activities for them. If you enjoy working with young people and are a master of organization and detail, this could be a rewarding career for you.

Missionary Work
Does traveling the world and sharing your faith while helping others excite you? Missionary work isn’t for everyone, but if mission trips in high school increased your sense of calling and duty, missionary work might be a career option to consider.

Church Management
A church office isn’t that different from a regular business office. There are administrative duties, employee relations, management of finances and much more. If you have an intellect for business but your soul stirs your faith, what better purpose to serve than this?

Teacher
If you’re drawn to teaching K-12 but also have strong faith and values, teaching in a religious setting is an option. You can perform all the duties of a teacher but also lend your expertise in shaping young minds to the faith.

Director of a Church School
Teachers who advance in their careers and develop leadership and organizational abilities can qualify for the role of director of a church school. In this position, you could lead a school in every respect, from programs to teachers to managing the annual budget.

Christian Youth Therapist
A young person is hurting, perhaps even suicidal. Could you lead them out of the darkness and into the light? It takes a special person, special training and possession of strong faith to be a Christian youth therapist. Do you feel the calling?

Music Director
For many congregations, music plays a key role in worship. A music director oversees it all, conducting, directing, planning and leading instrumental and vocal performances. If you’re musically inclined and strong in your faith, music direction is a career option to consider.

Hospital Chaplain
If you have a Master’s of Divinity degree and are certified by the Association of Professional Chaplains and/or ordained or commissioned by your church, you may find service as a hospital chaplain. You must be an excellent listener, exude empathy and provide a pastoral point of view as you minister to the sick and dying.

Pastoral Counselor
What if you could combine theological practices with behavioral sciences to cultivate mental health? That’s exactly what you could do as a pastoral counselor. In this role, you help people challenged by life – marriage, divorce, grief, and drug and sexual abuse.

Prison Minister
People behind bars need to hear the word of God. If you believe that, earn the degree and hear the call of your faith, your career path might turn you toward prison ministry. Most are employed with a church affiliated with a prison or, in some cases, chapels on-site at correctional facilities.

Whatever career direction your faith calls you to pursue, it all starts with earning a degree from a faith-based school. Once you have that degree, you’ll have a better picture, not to mention a strong calling, of what career path to follow.

]]> http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/religion-and-theology-degrees-a-calling-or-a-career/feed/ 0 http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/division-decisions-choosing-athletics-at-a-faith-based-school/ http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/division-decisions-choosing-athletics-at-a-faith-based-school/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:49:48 +0000 Tara Schmidt http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/?p=81 All throughout my life, athletics have been important to me. When I was growing up, I used to watch Division 1 athletes play on television whenever possible. I remember thinking that they were the best in the country and I only hoped that I would have a chance to be like them one day. Ten years later, that dream of playing with the “best” was a closer reality that I ever imagined. Because I happened to be 6’3” tall and left handed, I had a natural advantage over most other volleyball players in high school. This advantage, combined with countless hours of practices, games and tournaments allowed me to get recruited heavily by many schools that ranged in divisions from D1 to NAIA.

The recruitment process was very flattering, to say the least, but it also left me very overwhelmed and confused. Because there wasn’t one school that I had envisioned myself going to my whole life, I was open to every option that presented itself. This ever-present lack of a direction caused me to become very frustrated by the whole “choosing a college” situation. I began to research into many schools that had sent me letters in order to have a better idea as to what I did and didn’t want in a school. Because I knew that I wanted to play volleyball at a very competitive level in college, I started to weigh the pros and cons of every school and each division.

In talking with several D1 athletes, I realized that they had a huge commitment to their sport. Not only were they traveling most every weekend, but they had just as many practices in the off-season as they did in their regular season. Many of the athletes also had to stay on campus during the summers and other breaks in order to train with their teams. This information really turned me off to a bigger school because, although I wanted to be competitive, I wanted to have more than a volleyball experience. I wanted to have a college experience complete with time for friends and fun. The only real benefit that I could find in going to a D1 school that wasn’t also offered at a smaller school was the status and prestige of saying that you played a sport at a D1 college and were one of the “best.” Once I took my ego out of the equation, however, I realized that many of the faith-based schools that I was looking into offered great athletic teams that were capable of competing with, and even beating, many smaller D1 schools.

On top of allowing their athletes more of a well-rounded college experience and great competition, I found that NAIA faith-based schools have other benefits for an athlete as well. The typically-advertised advantages such as smaller class sizes and a feeling of belonging turned out to be true and very important to me because it allowed me to get caught up with my school work easier when I had to miss class for tournaments. Students at faith-based school also feel less pressure to be in the “party” scene, which is great because many sports teams (private or not) don’t allow their athletes to drink. There were a lot of opportunities for me to grow in my own personal faith through attending Bible studies or worship services with a few of my teammates. Also, student athletes can choose to play more than one sport because the time commitments may not be as intense on certain teams as they are in D1 programs.

When I added up all of these benefits plus countless others that weren’t sports-related, it became easy to see that I belonged at a smaller, faith-based school. In going to an NAIA school, I was able to help my volleyball team to become ranked 12th in the nation as well as build lasting friendships and memories that I would never have made at any other college. My decision to not only attend but to play volleyball at a faith-based school proved to be an excellent one that allowed me to get the “best” out of my college experience.

]]> http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/division-decisions-choosing-athletics-at-a-faith-based-school/feed/ 0 http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/finding-your-faith-in-college/ http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/finding-your-faith-in-college/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:10:01 +0000 Tara Schmidt http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/?p=75 “Know what you believe. Know why you believe it. Then live it. Because, if you don’t live it, you don’t believe it.”

Our beliefs form who we are as a person. They provide us with the motivation, desire and even courage to be the person we want to be. For many, the formation of these beliefs begins to take place during their college years. College, for a majority of incoming freshmen, symbolizes a time in their life in which they are on their own for the very first time. This new-found independence represents a freedom that can sometimes cause students to stumble and lose their way; for others, however, it is a beneficial time of self-discovery and adventure.

I asked lots of my friends my freshman year of college what they believed and many of them couldn’t tell me because they honestly didn’t know. They had gone to church their whole lives, but suddenly when they were on their own, they realized that they didn’t know why they believed what they did. They had been riding on the coattails of the parents’, friends’, and families’ faith for so long they had no actual faith of their own.

I’ve known so many people in my life who have grown up in the church and then fall away from their faith when given the freedom to do so. With 64 percent of those currently enrolled in a traditional four-year institution ceasing to continue their church attendance during college¹, it becomes clear that their faith was not something that was a priority for them.

By growing up in the church and attending a faith-based school, I have been given the ability to see both situations of finding and losing beliefs play out on a regular basis. The main time in my life that I saw these changes was while I attended Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It was one of my professors at Olivet that first made me aware of the commonness of this spiritual uncertainty and challenged to live out my faith through his quote that is mentioned at the beginning of this article.

Because I’m from Kansas, college was far enough away from home that I was able to “get away” while still being able to come back to see friends and family on breaks and holidays. The distance gave me an independence that I had never experienced before and it forced me to make my own decisions and form my own beliefs. I no longer had the luxury of coasting through my faith with little to no effort. If I wanted to go to church, I had to get myself there on my own. There was no one there forcing me to go or making me feel guilty if I chose not to. Fortunately for me, my faith was and still is something that is very important to me. Because of this, going to church wasn’t a burden that was forced upon me when I was at home. It was a habit that I enjoyed and continued into my college career.

College is a great time of self-discovery. It challenges you to find out who you are and why. By attending a faith-based school, I was able to find answers to the religious questions I had and learn more about myself and my faith that I ever thought was possible. I was able to realize why going to church all of my life was important and why I should continue to do so. It allowed me to discover the reasoning behind the beliefs that I had held my whole life and helped me to determine my priorities in a way that better prepared me for my future. Thanks to my faith-based education, I now know what I believe. I know why I believe it. And I’m learning to live it.

¹ Uecker, J, and M Regnerus. “How Corrosive Is College to Religious Faith and Practice?” Social Science Research Council (2007): 2. Web. 15 Jul 2010. http://religion.ssrc.org/reforum/ Regnerus_Uecker.pdf.

]]> http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/finding-your-faith-in-college/feed/ 0 http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/ministryservice-work-for-recent-graduates/ http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/ministryservice-work-for-recent-graduates/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:13:23 +0000 Christina Martin http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/?p=71 Are you searching to fulfill your Christian service in life? Looking to mirror Christ not only in image, but in action by growing in faith and serving those in need?

Every year, thousands of recent high school and college graduates dedicate several months to postgraduate service work through their local Christian colleges. During this service period, these students not only make an impact in other’s lives, but they also fulfill part of their own purpose in life by actively employing Christ’s messages of faith, love and service. Rather than focusing exclusively on a religious future, Christian colleges attempt to mold outstanding model citizens of society and encourage an environment that will allow their students to grow.

Through these offered volunteer and charity programs, students can choose from a variety of service projects, including:

• Serving low-income families
• Helping build housing projects
• Aiding in child and family development
• Serving as Christian camp counselors
• Assisting with substance abuse recovery

In addition to their long-term service, students also make the commitment of positively impacting their surrounding community and engaging in spirituality through shared adoration and devotion.

Because making a long-term dedication to service work can not only be physically sacrificial, but financially sacrificing as well, most colleges that offer these programs provide several benefits to help ease any financial and/or other concerns that could arise such as:

• Providing room and board
• Receiving a monthly stipend
• Covering health insurance
• Offering potential student loan deferment
• Eligibility for AmeriCorps Education Award (depending on college and service program)

To become a long-term service volunteer, you typically must meet the following requirements from your chosen Christian college:

• Be at least 18 years old
• Be dependable and flexible
• Possess the willingness to share in community life
• Have a sense of humor
• Desire to serve others
• Complete a volunteer application, including a complete driving records check, three personal references and a national background check
• Interview with the school’s volunteer program staff
• Pass a drug screening test to begin your service

If you think you have the servant spirit and the willingness to continually spread the good news, then you should consider the volunteer and charity opportunities offered at your local Christian colleges. Make a difference in the life of someone who not only needs help physically but spiritually as well.

]]> http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/ministryservice-work-for-recent-graduates/feed/ 0 http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/churches-of-christ/ http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/churches-of-christ/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:43:33 +0000 Faith-Based Schools http://www.faithbasedschools.org/articles/?p=68 Churches of Christ are independent Christian congregations linked by their practices and beliefs. Followers base practices on the Bible and seek to restore the New Testament Church, believed to have been established by Christ in A.D. 30. Modern Churches of Christ are rooted in the early nineteenth century during the Restoration. This movement, led by Thomas and Alexander Campbell, Walter Scott, and Barton W. Stone, sought to join all Christian denominations into a single church.

The Restoration Movement was a combination of two separate attempts to bring Christians together under one church. The first began in Kentucky under Barton W. Stone and the second started in Pennsylvania under Thomas Campbell and his son. Although the movements were separate, both groups believed in bringing all Christians together under belief in the New Testament. They also felt that various creeds were responsible for splitting up Christian denominations.

The Churches of Christ were listed as separate from Christian Churches in 1906. This division is mainly due to the rejection of instruments in Churches of Christ. There were also several disagreements regarding interpretation of the Bible.

Churches of Christ are all autonomous but share several underlying guidelines:

• Reliance on Bible alone for doctrine and practice, and no formalized statements of faith
• No denominational oversight. Churches are autonomous
• Governance by male elders
• Baptism for forgiveness of sins
• Observance of communion on Sunday
• A cappella singing during worship

Churches of Christ believe that salvation is possible for any adult through “obedience to the proclaimed facts of the gospel.” It is also believed that children under the age of thirteen don’t understand the difference between right and wrong and are therefore not capable of sinning.

Today, due to large missionary efforts, most members of Churches of Christ live outside the United States. The largest concentrations are in Africa, India and Central and South America.

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