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Executive Leadership

Globally Engaged Churches

Personnel

Short-Term Missions

Mission Finance and Administration

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MLC2017 Schedule

Wednesday 09/20Thursday 09/21Friday 09/22Saturday 09/23

Wednesday, September 20

Pre-Conference

1:00 pm	Standards Introductory Workshop – Part 1 David Armstrong, Don Johnson & Kathy Mort
6:00 pm	100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Program
7:00 pm	What Your Mission Needs to Know About Internal Employment Investigations – Part 1 Theresa Sidebotham, Jennifer Holloran & Terry Clausen
	Reaching the Foreigner Among Us: Church and Agency Partnering Together – Part 1 Kevin King & Bill Kynes

Thursday, September 21

Pre-Conference

8:30 am	Standards Introductory Workshop – Part 2 David Armstrong, Don Johnson and Kathy Mort
	Reaching the Foreigner Among Us: Church and Agency Partnering Together – Part 2 Jenny Yang, Daniel Cho, John Baxter, Nate Scholz & Voltaire Cacal
	CIO Roundtable Doug Hennum
	CDO Roundtable Barbara Bowman & Kristen Shuler
	CFO Roundtable: Best Practices Tim Maxwell
	The Basics of Compliance for Missions Organizations Michael Batts & Sally Wagenmaker
	What Your Mission Needs to Know About Internal Employment Investigations – Part 2 Theresa Sidebotham, Jennifer Holloran & Terry Clausen
10:00 am	Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open
12:00 pm	CEO Networking Luncheon Dick Birdsall
	Church Mission Leader Networking Luncheon Matthew Ellison & Michael VanHuis

Mission Leaders Conference Opens

2:00 pm	Opening Session Ted Esler, PhD
2:45 pm	Afternoon Break
3:30 pm	Workshops Set #1
	The North American Mission Movement – Today and Tomorrow Missio Nexus Board Members
	How Do I Get My Pastor Engaged in Missions? Cracking the Code Matthew Ellison
	Simple Steps to Cybersecurity Lisa Traina
	The Generosity Project: Understanding Ministry Giving Across Generations Susie Lipps
	2017 Accounting and Financial Reporting Update Dale Larson
	Exercising Our Christian Beliefs Through Policies and Practices: Can We Still Do That? John Van Drunen & Stuart Lark
	Building a Flourishing Culture: At Home and In the Field Al Lopus & Cary Humphries
	Mission and Church Sexual Abuse Investigations – Caregiving Issues Theresa Sidebotham & Brent Lindquist
	Why Did They Go? Factors and Hindrances John McVay & Don Parrott
	Training Confident Westerners to be Humble Participants in Multi-cultural Teams Tim Palmer
	On Mission: Equipping Short-Term Teams for Cross-Cultural Ministry Debbie Stephens
	From Relief to Development in Short-Term Missions Greg Seager
5:45 pm	Dinner with Table Discussion Groups
7:00 pm	General Session Dr. Ramesh Richard
8:45 pm	Evening Break

Friday, September 22

6:45 am	Women in Executive Leadership Networking Breakfast Jane Overstreet
8:00 am	Exhibit Hall Opens
8:30 am	Workshops Set #2
	Leadership in Today’s VUCA World Jane Overstreet
	Missionary Preparation: Distinguishing the Roles of Church and Agency Steve Beirn
	Best Practices in Risk Management Bob Lipps, Abel Pomar, Ron Wilcox & Karen Gordon
	It’s All in the Numbers! Ray Pokorny
	Funding Mission Ministries Beyond Charitable Giving Dave Moja
	Conducting Investigations: A Primer Duane Early & John Wylie
	Yes, They Changed the Rules Again—Updates on Employment Law Theresa Sidebotham
	The Crucible of First Term: Understanding and Helping So It Is Not the Last Connie Befus
	Changing Culture in Sending Missions Ron Nelson, Augustin Quiles & David Perrin
	Are You Energizing or Discouraging Millennials in Your Training and Preparation? Jim Raymo
	What We Are Learning About Effective Short-Term Mission Trips? Chris Flanders & Larry Henderson
	Serving Safely: Risk Management for Staff and Volunteers Jan Batchelder
9:45 am	Morning Break
10:30 am	General Session JohnnyB Bible Teaching John Jefferson
12:00 pm	Lunch and Table Discussion Groups
1:30 pm	Workshops Set #3
	Data is a Leader’s Ally: Key Research Analysis for the Modern Missions Movement Michael VanHuis
	Team Conflict: The Church’s Role in Missionary Conflict Resolution Linda Parker
	The Digital Lens: Innovation, Technology Trends, and Mission Shawn Ring
	Nuts & Bolts: Starting a Fundraising Office Barb Bowman & Kristen Shuler
	International Operations: There Are Many Ways to Do It Andy Keener & Ray Sanford
	FLSA and Missions Organizations Ted Batson, Micah Payton & Sally Wagenmaker
	Leadership in Today’s VUCA World Jane Overstreet
	Fully Funded – The Best Member Care Strategy Steve Shadrach
	How Do I Mobilize in My Church Steve Beirn
	Where’s the Pre-field Training Sweet Spot for Short/Mid-Term Workers? Mark Wenger
	Mobilizing the African-American in Missions – No Longer MIA Ron Nelson
	Change That Lasts: Debriefing and Following Through with STM Participants Kathy Mort & Tory Ruark
2:45 pm	Afternoon Break
3:30 pm	Workshops Set #4
	Learning from the Past: Women and Modern Missions Leanne Dzubinski
	Panel Discussion: Mobilization, Missionary Care, Vision Dave Wilson
	Strategic Planning: Managing Your Tomorrow, Today Joshua Yarbrough & Mark Lincoln
	Not Every Donor is the Same! Brian Hurd
	Investment Strategy in Today’s World – Understanding the Macro and Micro Issues in Order to Protect Your Future Bob Benson & Will Lofland
	Issues, Opportunities and Best Practices in Business as Mission Mark Canada & Nicholas Morgan
	Pornography Impacts Families and How You Can Help Sam Black
	Current and Future Trends in Member Care Laura Mae Gardner
	Millenials & Mission: Demystifying and Unleashing a Generation Jim Raymo
	What Can We Learn From the Rest of the World About Missionary Training? David M. Ruiz
	Sex and the Short-term Missionary: Moral Purity Issues in Short-term Missions Don Johnson
	Making Missions Central in Your Congregation Rick Lowe
4:45 pm	Open Networking
5:45 pm	Dinner and Table Discussion Groups
7:00 pm	General Session Oscar Muriu
8:45 pm	Evening Break/Open Networking
	Cohort Friends, Mission Advisors, and SOE Receptions

Saturday, September 23

8:00 am	Exhibit Hall Opens
8:15 am	Bible Teaching John Jefferson
9:15 am	Workshops Set #5
	Home Office Morale Busters: Is Your Office Toxic or a Tonic? Marv Newell
	Living on Purpose for Missional Impact Jim Lapinski
	Recent Developments Impacting Organizations Involved in Missions Dan Busby & John Van Drunen
	4 Cornerstones to a Fully Funded Ministry Culture Steve Shadrach
	Critical Periods in Church/Mission Relationships: Healthy Functioning After Crisis and Conflict Brent Lindquist
	Fight the Fear of Fundraising Aaron Babyar
	Pooling Our Resources for Evangelism, Discipleship and Church-Planting Training Mark Morgenstern & Christina Schott
	Unveiling the New SOE Brian Heerwagen
10:15 am	Morning Break
11:00 am	Closing Session Dr. Anne Zaki
12:00 pm	Conference Closed

Wednesday, September 20

Pre-Conference

Standards Introductory Workshop – Part 1

100th Anniversary Celebration Dinner and Program

What Your Mission Needs to Know About Internal Employment Investigations – Part 1

Reaching the Foreigner Among Us: Church and Agency Partnering Together – Part 1

Thursday, September 21

Pre-Conference

Standards Introductory Workshop – Part 2

Reaching the Foreigner Among Us: Church and Agency Partnering Together – Part 2

CIO Roundtable

CDO Roundtable

CFO Roundtable: Best Practices

The Basics of Compliance for Missions Organizations

What Your Mission Needs to Know About Internal Employment Investigations – Part 2

Exhibit Hall and Bookstore Open

CEO Networking Luncheon

Church Mission Leader Networking Luncheon

Mission Leaders Conference Opens

Opening Session

Afternoon Break

Workshops Set #1

The North American Mission Movement – Today and Tomorrow

How Do I Get My Pastor Engaged in Missions? Cracking the Code

Simple Steps to Cybersecurity

The Generosity Project: Understanding Ministry Giving Across Generations

2017 Accounting and Financial Reporting Update

Exercising Our Christian Beliefs Through Policies and Practices: Can We Still Do That?

Building a Flourishing Culture: At Home and In the Field

Mission and Church Sexual Abuse Investigations – Caregiving Issues

Why Did They Go? Factors and Hindrances

Training Confident Westerners to be Humble Participants in Multi-cultural Teams

On Mission: Equipping Short-Term Teams for Cross-Cultural Ministry

From Relief to Development in Short-Term Missions

Dinner with Table Discussion Groups

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Evening Break

Friday, September 22

Women in Executive Leadership Networking Breakfast

Exhibit Hall Opens

Workshops Set #2

Leadership in Today’s VUCA World

Missionary Preparation: Distinguishing the Roles of Church and Agency

Best Practices in Risk Management

It’s All in the Numbers!

Funding Mission Ministries Beyond Charitable Giving

Conducting Investigations: A Primer

Yes, They Changed the Rules Again—Updates on Employment Law

The Crucible of First Term: Understanding and Helping So It Is Not the Last

Changing Culture in Sending Missions

Are You Energizing or Discouraging Millennials in Your Training and Preparation?

What We Are Learning About Effective Short-Term Mission Trips?

Serving Safely: Risk Management for Staff and Volunteers

Morning Break

General Session

Bible Teaching

Lunch and Table Discussion Groups

Workshops Set #3

Data is a Leader’s Ally: Key Research Analysis for the Modern Missions Movement

Team Conflict: The Church’s Role in Missionary Conflict Resolution

The Digital Lens: Innovation, Technology Trends, and Mission

Nuts & Bolts: Starting a Fundraising Office

International Operations: There Are Many Ways to Do It

FLSA and Missions Organizations

Leadership in Today’s VUCA World

Fully Funded – The Best Member Care Strategy

How Do I Mobilize in My Church

Where’s the Pre-field Training Sweet Spot for Short/Mid-Term Workers?

Mobilizing the African-American in Missions – No Longer MIA

Change That Lasts: Debriefing and Following Through with STM Participants

Afternoon Break

Workshops Set #4

Learning from the Past: Women and Modern Missions

Panel Discussion: Mobilization, Missionary Care, Vision

Strategic Planning: Managing Your Tomorrow, Today

Not Every Donor is the Same!

Investment Strategy in Today’s World – Understanding the Macro and Micro Issues in Order to Protect Your Future

Issues, Opportunities and Best Practices in Business as Mission

Pornography Impacts Families and How You Can Help

Current and Future Trends in Member Care

Exercising Our Christian Beliefs Through Policies and Practices:
Can We Still Do That?

General Session

General Session

Closing Session