What's moving in missions
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Understanding and Leading Generation Z in Short-term Missions
Presented by: Jolene Erlacher Description: Short attention spans, addiction to technology, and lack of interpersonal skills are a few of the descriptors used to describe…
Panel Discussion: Mobilization vs. Recruitment
Presented by: Dave and Lorene Wilson Description: So what’s the difference between Mobilizing and Recruiting missionaries? Is missions just a program in the church or…
Equipping Your Field Leadership for Effective Partnerships
Presented by: Jose de Dios, Russ Simons Description: New realities on the mission field call for partnering and not just pioneering. Learn about the vital…
Effective Internal Controls in the Electronic Era
Presented by: Mike Batts, Timothy Nee Description: The objectives for this workshop are to recognize sound fundamental principles of internal control, determine the importance of…
The Landscape and Technical Challenges of Collaboration
Presented by: Nicholas Morgan Description: This is the age of collaboration. This workshop will define the landscape of collaboration and identify options available, including Management…
Recruiting, Training, and Retaining Fundraising/Development Staff
Presented by: Cole Costanzo Description: From smaller organizations to the largest organizations, retention of quality fundraising staff is a challenge. In this workshop, we will…
Survey of Finance and Administration Practices
Presented by: Ted Batson Description: This session will provide the results of a survey of mission agencies as to their practices in a number of…
Preparing Short-Term Mission Leaders to Reduce Risk and Respond Well in Crises
Presented by: Jenny Collins Description: STM goers want to courageously share Christ in word and action around the globe. Yet, we are not guaranteed safety…
International Local Church Partnerships
Presented by: Randy Schmor Description: The 21st century local church sees itself more and more as a primary player in the world of international missions.…
Relationship as the Non-negotiable Foundation for Effective Missionary Preparation
Presented by: Mark Hedinger Description: We will explore biblical and practical reasons why training for mission work needs to be done in a relational environment.…
Where Diversity is Working in Mobilization
Presented by: Jamie Farr Description: This session will feature multiple communities from different ethnic backgrounds. A conversation will be had around smaller tables with participants…
Sexuality in Missions
Presented by: Brent Lindquist Description: This workshop is designed for all those involved in assessing the readiness of potential missionary personnel to thrive in a…
Jesus in the Secular World #2: Responding to Global Secularization
Presented by: Aaron Pierce Description: Fueled by global secularization, the Global Youth Culture is largely influenced by one predominant worldview: Secular Humanism. In this relativistic…
North America Churches’ Fit in Global Networks and Partnerships
Presented by: Ellen Livingood Description: Only a tiny fraction of the vast number of churches across America have found their way into successful missions collaboration…
Giving Honor: a Key to Healthy Cross-Cultural Partnerships
Presented by: Werner Mischke Description: PROBLEM: Objective 1: Observe from Scripture and social science that RIVALRY was a problem in the N.T. world; correspondingly, honor…
Recent Developments Impacting Your Organization
Presented by: Dan Busby, John Van Drunen Description: The development of new tax laws are bringing uncertainty for ministries in several areas. Join us as…
Screening and Vetting to Avoid Screaming and Venting
Presented by: Mary Rayburn Description: Embedding the Seven Standards of Excellence into the application/selection process will ensure that your short-term mission program has a long-term…
Healthy Missions Partnerships and Effective Short-term Teams
Presented by: Larry Ragan Description: How do you identify, build, and maintain healthy international partnerships for your church/organization? How do healthy partnerships maximize the effectiveness…
The Varied World of Learning Technologies – Assembling Your Unique Combination
Presented by: Mark Morgenstern Description: Are you suspicious, skeptical, or just plain burned-out on technology? Today there is much talk about “e-learning” and many options…
Cultural Self Discovery for Multicultural Interaction
Presented by: Sheryl Silzer Description: The major challenge for multicultural interaction is recognizing cultural misunderstandings in order to better reflect biblical truth. Cultural misunderstandings affect…
Synergy for Mobilization and Support in Reserve Chaplaincy
Presented by: Bruce Sidebotham Description: Raising support intimidates many missionaries out of ever getting to the field. Many young couples resent medical and retirement requirements…
Thriving in the Face of Threat
Presented by: Steve Coffey Description: How do you lead and shepherd people living and working under continual threat due to to religious, social and political…
Flourishing Male/Female Ministry Partnerships in the Era of #ChurchToo
Presented by: Rob Dixon Description: In the era of #metoo and #churchtoo, are healthy and thriving ministry partnerships between women and men possible? Come and…
From Mission Field to Mission Force Latinos Are Stepping Up
Presented by: Alexandra Zamora Description: Latin Americans are crucial members of the Body of Christ and are also called to fulfill the church’s mission to…