Change That Lasts: Debriefing and Following Through with STM Participants Friday @ 1:30pm How do you help your teammates process their experiences? How do we apply such a unique experience to our ordinary lives when we return? This workshop will help you identify ways to prepare people for re-entry before you leave and debrief participants . . . read more

On Mission: Equipping Short-term Teams for Cross-Cultural Ministry Thursday @ 3:30pm Making Jesus known among the nations is the very heart of God. Sending well equipped people to do this is everyone’s desire. Can we all be honest and acknowledge that doesn’t always happen? We will address critical areas of equipping that will make every . . . read more

Making Missions Central in Your Congregation Friday @ 3:30pm Is the mission of God in this world still an extra in your congregation? A topic that comes up during small group Bible studies and spiritual conversations…but never during family meals, treks to the gym, at work or in the ordinary stuff-of-life? Just as the message . . . read more

Unveiling the New SOE Saturday @ 9:15am Come hear about the exciting new developments going on with the SOE and how that greatly improves member benefits such as resources, national networking, member care and much more. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers with SOE members and the Board of the SOE. Don’t miss . . . read more

Sex and the Short-term Missionary: Moral Purity Issues in Short-term Missions Friday @ 3:30pm According to published research, many short-term mission participants experience a significant decline in personal purity while on, and immediately following, their trip. There are lots of cultural, emotional, and spiritual reasons why a short-term mission trip could contribute to a breakdown in sexual purity among . . . read more

What We Are Learning About Effective Short-Term Mission Trips Friday @ 8:30am STM is in its adolescence, growing up from nearly nothing to a phenomenon that involves millions annually. Dr. Chris Flanders, director of the Abilene Christian University Center for Missions, and Larry Henderson, director of ACU’s STM program (which has placed nearly 1,000 summer . . . read more

Serving Safely: Risk Management for Staff and Volunteers Friday @ 8:30am When you work with the world’s most vulnerable people, you also work in some of the world’s most unpredictable environments.? Paramount to this work is ensuring the safety of staff and volunteers. We will discuss how to address the challenges you face in the . . . read more

From Relief to Development in Short-term Missions Thursday @ 3:30pm Much has been said in recent years about relief vs. development in global health missions, and missions in general. We know that it is often harmful to engage in relief when what is needed is development. Yet, the vast majority of short-term missions are relief . . . read more

Mobilizing the African-American in Missions – No Longer MIA Friday @ 1:30pm</h4/ African-Americans make up about 12 percent of the U.S. population, but less than 1 percent of the American missionary force to the world. Why is this? Is it changing? What can be done to change it? Experience tells me that now is the . . . read more