Global Issues in Missions Seminars
Aggressive Peacemaking (Loving Our Enemies)
In the midst of the Darfur genocide, sacrificial love is winning the hearts of the “unlovable.” Learn about the outpouring of God’s love in Sudan and learn how you can aggressively pursue peace for Christ’s glory in the darkest of places.
Birthing Faith Communities in Mission
Breaking Through Modernity’s Barriers: A Native American View of Shalom
Just can’t escape modernity and break into a new way of thinking? Join us as we examine a brief history of Mission from a Western modern worldview and how it has hindered the work of Christ. Learn about an indigenous alternative-similar to Biblical shalom with a concern for social justice and holistic community transformation.
Children: The Chattel of Modern Day Warfare
The reality of children being used as armed combatants and sex slaves throughout the world is absolutely chilling. You will hear a firsthand account given by a former child soldier from northern Uganda. We must intervene! Come learn about the interventions used to protect these children and the approaches to help them heal. Hear about how models of reconciliation are making an impact. Be challenged by the role that individual Christians and the church as a whole can take in the peace building process.
Conrad Mandsgar and Charles Opiro
Christians in Protest and Unrest: Inside Eurasia
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students
Competition? Partnership? The Global South and North in Missions
Cross-Cultural Crucible: Character Development through Missions
Crossing Borders: Teaching in a Distant Classroom
Teri McCarthy discusses core issues and questions about serving God in an overseas classroom. We’ll look at how to be an effective instructor and an effective witness. Learn best practices to prepare for this unique and challenging yet rewarding response to the Great Commission—teaching in a distant land as a viable Christian mission.
Delinking Missions from Money: Rethinking Our Paradigms
Do No Harm: Developing Effective and Sustainable Programs
Come learn about what it takes to join the work of developing new and innovative programs which are sustainable by local residents. Commit now (and receive advice on how) to avoid pitfalls and to not do any harm in the process! We will provide a critical analysis of community development programs in third world environments, and will give information on the changing interests of philanthropists as relates to the funding of development projects.
Effectively Reaching Least Evangelized Peoples
What happens when 2 billion people go missing? Lost Sheep, Lost Coin, Lost Son: When Jesus’ call to serve all lost and marginalized people groups is ignored by His church, so are almost two billion people. Who are these people? Why should we care? What radical, culturally relevant approaches are needed for them to hear and experience the Jesus life? How is God already using rapidly multiplying, obedience-based disciple groups to transform whole societies? And how can you get involved in what He’s doing?
Emerging Issues in Mission Today
Come and explore the critical challenges that the Church needs to respond to while engaging in cross-cultural mission in the 21st century. It will help you pray effectively, plan strategically and participate meaningfully in Jesus’ Great Commission.
Ethical Dilemmas in the World of Christian Development
We live in a world of intense spiritual and physical hunger. How do you choose between the two? Can you preach the gospel effectively while leaving a person mired in poverty? Can you help provide for a hungry person yet leave their soul unreached? In this seminar, Steve Haas will discuss the tension between faith and good works and how a Christ-follower can approach this dilemma in a world of incredible need.
Evangelizing the Diaspora Peoples
It seems more and more people all over the world are on the move for all sorts of reasons and causes. Migrant workers, refugees of all categories, traders, diplomats, sailors, etc need the Gospel. Join us as the existing aspects of God’s strategy of reaching the global displaced peoples are exposed.
From Mission Field to Mission Force
What transforms a traditionally "missionary receiving" nation into a host of dynamic, missional churches? National leaders of Church Engagement strategies from Asia will share their experience, including challenges and perspectives, and will ultimately invite your participation.
Getting Prepared to Stay
Are you considering a career in cross-cultural ministry? Are you prepared to finish well? Come learn the essential practices to integrate into your life now to equip you for tomorrow.
How the World Views Americans
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, Middle East & North Africa
Indigenous Leadership Development: Leaders Building the Church
Living with Love Among East Asia’s Muslims
Over 225 million Muslims (20% of Muslims worldwide) call Southeast Asia home. Southeast Asia, often called "the gentler face of Islam" is in desperate need of the Good News of Jesus Christ. There, Islam is often mixed with local animistic beliefs and tribal traditions. There are over 130 distinct Muslim ethnic groups in Southeast Asia and the best way to reach them is to live among them and learn what being a Muslim means to them. What is needed to reach this area of the world? How does it differ from their Muslim cousins in the Middle East? What needs to be done and what can you do?
Missio Dei & A New Strategy for Global Mission
Missio Dei is a call to radical community expressed through intentional diversity – This is God’s heart and plan for all of creation that finds its ultimate and final fulfillment through Jesus Christ, the Way-maker though deliberate, relational living.
Partnering with the Indigenous Church
China Partners
Reaching the Francophone World
Sign Language Bible Translation
Come and receive an overview of deaf communities around the world and learn about the validity of sign languages as real, natural languages. The presenters will demonstrate the steps of sign language Bible translation and describe its impact on deaf ministry.
Christina Epley and Julia Cuipek-Reed
Six Ways to Reach God's World
As part of Christ's body we are all called to reach God's world for his glory and our great joy! But not every part of the body is required by Christ to "go" overseas to evangelize the lost. Come consider how God is calling you to be involved in reaching the world: Pray, Send, Welcome, Go, Mobilize and Learn. Beginning with these six ways to reach the world, we'll expand to over 300 ways you can be involved in missions, right where you are now!
Suffering, Sacrifice and Sex in Missions
Come learn what it means to forsake the American dream, worldly comfort, and success in order to invest your God-given talents for Jesus' global and eternal glory and for the sake of the lost. Learn how missionaries -- God's living martyrs -- can find opportunities for redemptive gospel witness in suffering, in sacrifice, and through healthy sexuality.
Teaching English: A Strategic Opportunity in Missions
English language teachers have a potentially positive and strategic impact for the Kingdom among many people groups. Learn how to avoid misconceptions and maximize impact in this seminar that provides a roadmap for getting started, outlines four levels of training, covers do’s and don’ts, suggests best classroom practices, and includes case studies of successful integration of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) and missions.
There is a strong missionary movement from the Global South! Come hear about the current trends of missionaries being commissioned from the Global South into Europe and North America.
The Orality Movement: Making Disciples through Bible Storytelling
Three out of four people without Christ can’t, won’t, or don’t read. Learn new ways to communicate Scripture in narrative form in a highly-engaging format. You’ll soon be able to tell a story that covers several chapters in the Bible even if you’ve struggled to memorize a single Bible verse. Come learn how to etch God’s Word into the hearts of people who don’t know Christ.
Threats in Mission: Co-opting Religion for Political Social Change
Join us as we look at the reasons behind physical threats in missions. What is the danger present domestically or globally when co-opting religion for political social change?
Truth and Reconciliation
Cambodia, Kosovo, China, Sudan, Rwanda. How does the Church witness to the healing power of the gospel in environments such as these? How can societies like these find healing from unspeakable atrocities committed by local forces? Using illustrations from Antoine’s story you will learn of the powerful partnership of truth and reconciliation as well as develop a vision for the role of the Church in the process.
Unreached Peoples: Priority or Not?
The term "unreached people group" is used a lot in missions circles. What exactly does this mean? How do we identify the unreached groups and how many are left? Explore the massive imbalance of mission activities and resources that impact strategic priorities. Explore your involvement in the challenge of the unreached including what kind of community it takes to reach them. Does your future ministry align with God's highest priorities?
Water Sanitation in Community Development
Implementing clean water and proper sanitation in rural communities requires community development. Where do you begin in teaching and training villagers basic sanitation rules that go against tradition? Come learn about a holistic approach of how to meet the practical needs of communities while the gospel is also being shared. Hear about how a village in North India has begun these small steps and are on their way towards transformation.
Western Missionaries - Are They Needed?
Women in Ministry in the Non-Western World
International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, South Asia
