Conference on Global Engagement
Student Track Sessions
1:00pm, Tuesday, January 24
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Dr. Henry Vosburgh – Midwest Church Extension CABRE 100 |
The Testimony of the Church Paul describes the assembly of the saints three ways as “the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” How do these descriptions impact our testimony to the community served by our churches? |
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Darrel and Suzan Simmons – Friends of Israel CABRE 102 |
What do I have in common with the Jewish people? Ways to connect with your Jewish family or friend and to grow the relationship. |
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Jon Hansen – Village Missions CABRE 103 |
Canoeing The Mountains: How to Navigate the Surprises that come In Ministry In this seminar we will talk about the 4 C’s of dealing with unsuspected challenges in ministry. The content is based on the Bible and the Book “Canoeing The Mountains” by Tod Bolsinger. |
2:00pm, Tuesday, January 24
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Shawn Haynie – Adelphos USA CABRE 100 |
Things I am Learning Many think that a Missionary is a “Super-Christian”. However, as Paul and Barnabas put it, “we are men like you” and we need other Christians to help us in our lives. This is a simple testimony of how God has used experiences on the mission field to teach me how to grow closer to Him. |
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Dwight Hostetler – Word of Life CABRE 102 |
Reaching our Generation! Jack Wyrtzen co-founder of Word of Life once said, “It is the responsibility of every generation to reach their generation for Christ” We’ll seek to answer the questions, Why is this important? How can we do this, NOW? |
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Doug Clark – Association of North American Missions CABRE 103 |
“Is Graduation the End?” – A Challenge to Continuing Personal Development Graduation is just around the corner, or a year or two away. Am I done learning or will I continue? In this session, we will seek to understand how to make the commitment to continue the process of personal development and examine both the Biblical and practical foundation for this lifelong challenge. We will then review the methods and means and the role of the organization in developing the staff that the Lord has given. In conclusion, we will look at examples of what various ministries are doing to develop their staff. |
3:00pm, Tuesday, January 24
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James Gleaves – Ethnos 360 CABRE 100 |
Finding Your Niche in Missions |
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Natalie Marmon – Crossworld CABRE 102 |
7 Ways to Take your Faith to Work |
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Mike Urton – EFCA ReachNational CABRE 103 |
Building Bridges to Faith Conversations with Muslims This seminar looks at some doctrinal and practical ways to open up conversations about Christ with Muslims. |
9:00am, Wednesday, January 25
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Warren Cheek – UIM International CABRE 100 |
Leadership Development The session will focus on the principles of leadership development. |
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Paul Spotts – RBM Ministries CABRE 102 |
What is Released Time Bible Class How churches can reach public school children with the Gospel. This will include information on how the laws and court decisions have opened the door for Christians to work with local schools. I will also be shearing some ideas on ways to build a good working relationship with the school officials. |
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Greg Lewis – UIM International, Key Radio Utah CABRE 103 |
Live and Local We will discuss how missionary radio and media makes you part of the community and reaches areas and homes where the Gospel is not always welcome. |
10:00am, Wednesday, January 25
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Dan Anderson – Brazil Gospel Fellowship Mission CABRE 100 |
Strategic Planning – the path to personal and ministry growth A study into strategic planning in the life of the Apostle Paul, with application for personal and ministry growth through analysis of BGFM global advancement into their newest field of Mozambique. |
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Anna Telle – Café 1040 CABRE 102 |
Overcoming Obstacles to the Mission Field Identify the common challenges and major obstacles associated with pursuing long-term missions and present solutions to overcome them |
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Corrie Anderson – UIM International CABRE 103 |
Creativity in gospel ministry “I’m not a preacher, so I can’t be a missionary, right?” Let’s look at Scripture, missions history and current examples to see how the way God designed you can contribute to His work around the world. |
1:00pm, Wednesday, January 25
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Eidene Anderson – Biblical Ministries Worldwide CABRE 100 |
Preparing Now for the First 5 Years after Graduation Most folks don’t plan to deconstruct their faith. At least, not at the beginning of sliding that direction. Even if you are confident that you would “never do such a thing,” join me as we take a realistic view of internal and external characteristics that you can begin developing now. With what results? A faithful walk with the Lord and fruitful life and ministry as an adult. |
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Jeff McIntyre – Scripture Memory Mountain Mission CABRE 102 |
Threats to the Ministry In this workshop we will take a look at different tactics Satan uses to sidetrack our ministry and ways we can combat them. |
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James Gleaves – Ethnos 360 CABRE 103 |
Avoiding Burnout in Missions Missionaries usually arrive on the field excited and with tons of enthusiasm for how God is going to use them. At some point many will find that they have lost their motivation and even wonder if they chose the right path. This can be a problem in any ministry. We will discuss the symptoms of burnout and how to avoid it by living with margin in our lives. |
2:00pm, Wednesday, January 25
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Zane Bloom – Biblical Ministries Worldwide CABRE 100 |
Moved by Compassion How Jesus’ Ministry Must Shape Our Response to Those Who Suffer |
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Jeff Werley – Ethnos 360 Aviation CABRE 102 |
Aroma Therapy and Mission Aviation? What does it take to be a successful missionary aviator? Special equipment? Exceptional skills? We’ve got all of that and more these days, but those important things still lack a crucial component. |
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David Wilson – Avant CABRE 103 |
Calling: Learning to Hear the Voice of God This seminar will explore call experiences from scripture, historical Christian figures, as well as today’s missionaries to help build a framework for students to learn how the Lord has called His servants in the past. From Moses and his burning bush, to Gideon on the threshing floor, to the disciples on their fishing boats, and even Esther who accepted her assignment for “such a time as this”, students will process how the Lord is working in their lives today, and begin developing their “ears to hear”. |
3:00pm, Wednesday, January 25
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Quincy Thompson – WorldVenture CABRE 100 |
Prepared to go but scheming to stay Bible lessons from Exodus. How God prepares sinners to do His righteous work. |
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Michael Bannon – Worldventure CABRE 102 |
Discipleship Discipleship in three different contexts. Tribal village, capitol city of eastern Europe and Galway, Ireland. What we did, best practices, what would you do? |
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Paul Spotts – RBM Ministries CABRE 103 |
Effective Communication through Bible storytelling An interactive lesson on communication techniques and story telling. I will be sharing many ideas to help Bible teachers make the Scriptures come alive. |
Conference on Global Engagement
Church Track Sessions
1:00pm, Tuesday, January 24
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World Thrust Training Langmade Room |
Mandate in the Word |
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Dan Anderson – Brazil Gospel Fellowship Mission VanderMey Room |
Effective Prayer for Missions – 2 Thess. 3 |
2:00pm, Tuesday, January 24
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World Thrust Training Langmade Room |
Evidence in the World |
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Warren Cheek – UIM International VanderMey Room |
Preparing to Guard the Church of God This session will focus on the missionary’s ministry to the Sending Church – based on principles from Matthew 10. |
3:00pm, Tuesday, January 24
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World Thrust Training Langmade Room |
The Purpose of the Church |
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Dwight Hostetler – Word of Life VanderMey Room |
How to be a “GOOD” member of the “Body”! |
8:00am, Wednesday, January 25
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David Wilson – Avant Langmade Room |
The Sending Church: Developing a Mobilization Model The Church is not a building, but it is a movement of God’s people to make disciples of all nations. The activity of the local church begins with Cultivating a disciple making process, that culminates in Commissioning disciples to be on mission either locally or globally. Once they are on their field of calling, the church has the added responsibility to Care for these disciples in proactive and intentional ways to make them effective and efficient. Three C’s: Cultivate, Commission, Care |
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Mike Urton – EFCA ReachNational VanderMey Room |
Trauma Healing for Refugees The majority of refugees have been traumatized by their experience of leaving their homeland. In this seminar we will watch a video on trauma healing for refugees and discuss implications of it for those working with refugees. |
9:00am, Wednesday, January 25
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James Gleaves – Ethnos 360 Langmade Room |
Attributes of an Effective Sending Church We all understand what a missionary “supporting” church is, but what is a “sending” church? We will talk about the difference and discuss some of the components of a healthy missionary-sending church relationship. |
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Darrel Simmons – Friends of Israel VanderMey Room |
Building Bridges…Bringing Hope! Genuine Friends provide opportunities for closer relationships. What does this look like to a Jewish person? |
10:00am, Wednesday, January 25
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Zane Bloom – Biblical Ministries Worldwide Langmade Room |
Senders: How your church can identify, train and deploy missionaries If your church wants to send missionaries from your congregation, this will provide a template to establish a strategy to help the leadership team determine a way forward in identifying, training and sending missionaries from your church. |
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Dr. Henry Vosburgh – Midwest Church Extension VanderMey Room |
Intentional Preparation of Christian Leaders The current state for churches seeking pastors and leaders is dire. Resumes are few, and qualified candidates in terms of doctrinal compatibility and personal competency / experience are even less. How did we get to this place? Many things contribute to the problem, but the main issue is that of intentional preparation. |
1:00pm, Wednesday, January 25
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Shawn Haynie – Adelphos USA Langmade Room |
Partnership with Nationals God is raising up an army of missionaries from countries/regions that have traditionally been “mission fields”. Besides continuing to send American Missionaries, how can we partner with national ministries for a Greater Harvest? What are the benefits and dangers of such a ministry? This seminar will be hosted by Shawn Haynie, former missionary in Chile, and now director of Adelphos-USA, as well as Benjamin Alegria, director of the youth ministry branch of Adelphos-Chile. |
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Quincy Thompson – WorldVenture East Ed. 105 |
Engaging Young Adults Examining the challenges of reaching young adults while leveraging your churches strengths to reach them. |
2:00pm, Wednesday, January 25
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Jon Hansen – Village Missions Langmade Room |
Sparrows Matter In this seminar we will look how we should respond when we feel insignificant or overlooked. We will look at the illustration of the sparrow. |
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Corrie Anderson – UIM International East Ed. 105 |
Caring for your missionary: Two important aspects How can your church stay in touch with missionaries on the field and keep them connected to the church? What are some tips for planning a meaningful field visit to bless your missionary? |
3:00pm, Wednesday, January 25
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Jeff McIntyre – Scripture Memory Mountain Mission Langmade Room |
Understanding Poverty Based on Ruby Payne’s book of the same name, we will discuss different aspects of poverty to broaden our understanding of it and ways to best minister in an underprivileged area. |
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Jeff Werley – Ethnos 360 Aviation East Ed. 105 |
Being Sincere Isn’t Always Being Good Enough All peoples and cultures teach their children a moral code of how to live, but what if the children grow up sincerely following the rules as they were taught but life doesn’t turn out as expected? Follow Jeph’s sad, but true, story of misguided faith that haunts us to this very day. |