Seminars
2011 SEMINARS
Key for Seminar Topics:
BAM – Business as Mission
CMD – Church Missions Development
CY – Children & Youth (How to engage them)
LCC – Local Cross-Cultural Missions
MO – Missions Opportunities
MS – Mission Strategies
PMD – Personal Missions Development
50+ – Second Half Finishers
R – Relief
FRIDAY, 4:00-5:00 pm
Let Your Feet Do the Walking to Lead a Child to Christ
PMD/ Children Room 310AB
Jan Akam, Child Evangelism Fellowship
Feel nervous and unsure how to share the Gospel with children? Learn a proven method to reach children with the message of salvation. Join us so you will be effective in reaching kids for Jesus!
“Breakthrough”-Evangelism to Reach an Entire People Group
MS Room 307
Dick and Donna Andrews, OMF International
What church planting strategies lead to self reliant churches? The 26 min. docudrama “Breakthrough” shows how the Lord used James O Fraser among the Lisu people, and a new prayer strategy. Movie and discussion.
Global Poverty: Spiritual Starvation in North America
PMD Room 308
Mike Bell, Hungry for Life USA
Our continent is home to the greatest concentration of wealth in human history. Most people live better than the royalty of old…but it hasn’t brought happiness. Why are so many Christians lacking joy?
Busting 5 Myths About Online Missions
MS Room 223AB
Michelle Diedrich, Global Media Outreach
The new mission field is your computer. How can you engage, share your faith and disciple someone when you aren’t in the same room? This seminar will uncover the truth about reaching the world online.
Thinking Globally – Acting Locally
PMD/MS/LCC Room 222AB
Dr. Gordon Donoho, Christians in Action Missions Int’l
As followers of Jesus, we must be strategic, thinking and acting locally and globally, reaching out to people here and across the globe. Evangelism is the priority, tastefully mixed with social action, Isaiah 58.
Opportunities in Mission Aviation
MO Room 221
Gary Elliott, Mission Aviation Training Academy
Aviation is essential for mission work in many remote areas of the world, where other transportation modes may not be available or practical. Opportunities exist in mission aviation for pilots, aircraft mechanics, and avionics specialists.
The Use of Apologetics in Missions
MS Room 304ABC
Dr. Heinz Lycklama, Creation Association Puget Sound
To be effective as missionaries and evangelists we need to know what we believe, why we believe, and how to defend our faith. This seminar gives you the information you need to be effective in your missions program.
From 3-D to 4
PMD Room 311AB
Ray Rempt, Fishers of Men
We see in three dimensions, but there is another one that becomes apparent as the Kingdom of God starts to tug on us. The dimensions of destiny, dreams, and desires, give way to becoming a doulois (bond slave).
FRIDAY, 5:30-6:30 pm
Feet to the Needy Mission Field Next Door
MO Room 308
Brian S. Wechsler, Village Missions
The rural areas of our country and Canada are a forgotten mission field. Churches are closing and “urban” problems afflict rural folks. Participants will learn how the gospel can transform a rural church and community.
Walk Through the Steps to Counsel the Unsaved Child to Receive Jesus
CMD/PMD Room 310AB
Jan Akam, Child Evangelism Fellowship of Snohomish County
Do YOU ask questions to be sure a child understands and knows how to be truly saved? Walk through the steps to counsel children who come to talk with you about receiving Jesus.
Preparing for Cross-cultural Living
PMD Room 105
Jeff Boesel, OC International
Is God leading you toward living and working cross-culturally? Proper preparation is critical to thriving in another culture. Discover simple steps to engage in the preparation process now, regardless of agency or location.
The Whys, What’s and Who’s of Short Term Missions
MO Room 406
Rick Calenberg, SIM
Have you been considering a short term mission trip but have lots of questions?
Get some answers from a missionary who has led many short term teams.
Church Planting in China (In Mandarin)
MS/MO Sr. High Auditorium
Alex Cui, Evangelical Chinese Church
中國的植堂與北美教會的宣教策略
This seminar will introduce different kinds of ministries in Mainland China, emphasizing the importance of church planting and a vision and strategy for the Chinese churches in North America.
The Discipleship That Lasts
CMD/PMD Room 220AB
Joe Keith, Youth Missions International
Why don’t young people share their faith? Find out ways to disciple them with lasting impact that will energize them to evangelize.
How to Have Beautiful Feet-No Chance Encounters
MO 307
Ernie Klassen
Everyday our feet take us to places where we meet people – would God call our feet beautiful? With humor and many years of experience, Ernie will encourage and empower you to spread the Gospel.
Missions: The Bible and Science
MS Room 304ABC
Dr. Heinz Lycklama, Creation Association Puget Sound
In the evangelization of today’s postmodern world, people want to know that the Bible speaks the truth when it addresses scientific matters as well as spiritual matters. We provide examples where the Bible even anticipates modern science.
Unengaged Muslim People Groups
MO Room 222AB
Nate Schnelz, Frontiers
There is work to do that only pioneering people can do. No one has gone before to show you the way. No information to “Google”. You’ll have to find out for yourself. Are you in?
A Systems Approach to Personal Security
PMD Room 223AB
Brian Webb, IHS Training LLC
This is a fast paced seminar which provides specifics on how to protect yourself and your mission team when traveling overseas. We will cover everything from housing to transportation. This is need to know information.
Ready or Not: Here They Come! Ministering Locally to Refugees
LCC Room 221
Luke Williams, World Relief Seattle
Hear exciting stories about God using the Church to reach out to refugees from all over the world coming to Washington State. Learn about holistic approaches to refugee ministry and how you can get involved.
Let the Grey Head Rise
50+ Fireside Room
Doug Nichols, Action International
This seminar will encourage, challenge and motivate God’s people in their 50s through their 80s to prayerfully consider serving throughout the world in evangelism, discipleship, support and development of national leadership for the glory of God.
Building Bridges to Heaven
LCC Room 309
Richard and Laura Wilson, WEC International
The world is in your sitting room. Discover how you can use what you have to touch the life of an international student, or an emigrant and through that person reach his family and friends across the sea.
Breaking Bondages Through Confession and Prayer
PMD Room 311AB
Carol Calenberg, SIM
The Bible teaches the reality of spiritual battle in the life of the believer. This seminar teaches biblical principles for understanding spiritual battle and the resources God has given every believer to obtain and maintain spiritual freedom.
SATURDAY, 11:00-12:00 pm
I’m Not Too Young-Preschool
CHILDREN Room 309
Sarah Alexander, Child Evangelism Fellowship
Examine what God says about preschool age children and why He wants us to teach them about sin and salvation. We will go through the characteristics common to this age and discover effective and creative ways to teach them.
Chaplaincy-Ministering to People in Crisis and to First Responders
MO / 50+ Room 222AB
Ken Bailey, Charteris
How do we show Christ’s love to those in the midst of crisis and to our first responders? By putting feet to our faith in serving hurting people in our own communities and ministering to those who serve us.
Your Church on the Front Lines
CMD Room 221
Mike Bell, Hungry for Life USA
Come learn how churches can invest people and resources in their own community transformation projects around the globe, demonstrating the love of Christ and addressing spiritual hunger within the congregation.
The Gospel for All Cultures: How the Gospel Speaks to Different World Views
MS Room 304ABC
Rick Calenberg, SIM
The gospel is good news for all people. Learn how the gospel addresses the issues and world views of the major cultures of the world not just our cultural issues.
Breaking the Poverty Cycle
MS Room 105
Gary Edmonds, Breakthrough Partners
In cross-cultural missions, new sustainable models must be developed. Perpetual missionary support and Western funding will not suffice to complete the task. This seminar looks at assumptions and insights for multiplying sustainable global missions.
Evangelism Through Medical Relief
MO / Relief Room 307
Dr. William E. Mays, Medical Relief International
How to prepare a congregation establish, or support a medical missions ministry.
The Need for Ministry to Children in Crisis
CHILDREN Fireside Room
Doug Nichols, Action International
This seminar will unmask the reality of children in crisis world wide (1.8 billion) and the need for workers in many aspects of the ministry: evangelism, discipleship and development to the glory of God.
Developing Missionaries: How to Raise Up Missionaries from Within Your Church
CMD Jr High Auditorium
Nelson Reed, Action Int’l & Joseph Keith, Youth Missions International
How can your church intentionally make disciples to bless the nations? You can grow up missionaries-from children to adult seniors-providing training and short-term missions opportunities for life-long careers. Mission organizations can assist you!
Living A Balanced Life to Finish Well
PMD 310 AB
Jack V. Rozell, D.Min, Ministry Resources International
This seminar focuses on six Biblical principles for balanced living. An unbalanced life-style is at risk for burnout, depression, broken relationships and failure in temptation. Balanced living enhances life quality, ministry effectiveness and finishing well.
Feet to the Great Need of Small Church Revitalization
MO Room 220AB
Rev. Brian Wechsler, Village Missions
In rural areas, with the right approach, churches can be revitalized. They can even move from the brink of closing to spiritual health. Participants will discover the great potential of a small church.
From Boring to Blessing
CMD Sr. High Auditorim
Richard and Laura Wilson, WEC International
Knowing an effective missions program must be built on prayer does not make it easy. We’ll look at ideas for using scripture, clarifying requests and creative ways to make mission’s prayer the meeting no one wants to miss!
Stretch and Be Ready: How Educators Impact World Missions
MO / 50+ Room 308
Kathy Wood, Teach Abroad Ministries
Are you an educator that God is prompting, saying, “Stretch yourself and be prepared to move!”? Come explore numerous opportunities to impact world missions by using your experience and expertise to serve missionary families abroad!
Theological Education Which Strengthens the Church
MS Room 406
Dr Joseph R. Ziska, D.Miss., Greater Europe Mission
Four assumptions for understanding and facilitating adult learning will be discussed. Non-formal, church-based training is both biblical and the necessary backbone of leadership training in and for churches.
The Whole Truth to the Whole World
PMD / 50+ Room 311AB
Ray Rempt, Fishers of Men
This seminar addresses that all can be involved in missions. We do not have to be professional ministers, but we can be ministering professionals. God wants to use people of all vocations and backgrounds.
Off the Pew and Into the World of Online Missions
MS / CMD Room 223AB
Michelle Diedrich, Global Media Outreach
Your church faces a huge challenge. How do churches encourage and train members to share Jesus with others? Churches everywhere are beginning online missions programs that give new opportunities to engage members.
SATURDAY, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Developing A Simple Strategy for Your Church
CMD Fireside Room
Ralph Rowland, Westminster Chapel
To the average church attendee missions can seem confusing and complex. This seminar will outline a process to develop a simple and compelling mission strategy to involve everyone in the church.
Fund Development Strategies
PMD Room 223AB
Jeff Boesel, OC International
Though current funding development strategies will continue to be effective, their impact will lessen due to the retirement of the Baby Boomers. Consider new funding strategies and sources together in this session.
Faith vs Fear
PMD Room 307
Carol Calenberg, SIM
In today’s volatile world, it can be a fearful thing to consider traveling and serving in a foreign country. Find out how to choose Faith over Fear and how God has equipped us to enter any situation to which He has called us.
Hidden Children
CHILDREN Room 220AB
Lydia, Action International
Highlights need to reach children with special needs/other children in crisis situations, who are precious children and face more than everyday challenges of poverty. Also focuses on empowering the next generation of Christian Nationals.
Name Three: Mission Opportunities for IT Professionals
MO Room 105
Brian Curnutt, Wycliffe Bible Translators
Brian showcases at least three assignments where Information Technology skills are critical to getting missions done. Every mission is impacted by IT no matter its size. Come find out how computing is used in mission.
Reaching the Unreached Peoples Through Prayer
MS Room 222AB
Keith Hook, MUP
After a brief introduction on unreached people groups we will explore what God has done as His people have prayed. Examples will be shared of how a local church prays for the unreached.
Multiplying Ministry Leaders and Lay Pastors
MO / CMD Room 221
Bruce Ingram, Action International
85% of churches in the world are led by people with no formal training (many in persecuted regions). How we can learn from and serve them for multiplying godly church leaders at home and abroad.
Short Term Missions Effective Training for Successful Trips
CMD Room 308
John, MUP
More Christians are going on short term missions trips than ever before, over a million each year. This interactive workshop addresses how to enhance your church’s mission program with effective transformational training.
How Much Education Do I Need to Be A Missionary?
PMD Room 309
Tyler and Karen Pease, Corban University School of Ministry
While impossible to learn specific answers to all the questions we will face in ministry, we can develop skills, insight, cultural sensitivity, practical wisdom, and personal godliness to incarnate a Christian worldview in any location.
Keys to Reaching the World at Our Doorstep
LCC Room 310AB
Sylvia Ramquist, Westminster Chapel
A beginner’s tool box to effectively reach the thousands of diverse students, contract employees, refugees and immigrants that God has brought to the west coast of North America.
Ready or Not, Here I Come!
PMD Jr High Auditorium
Nelson Reed, Action International
During this action-packed, interactive workshop, you’ll sharpen your cultural awareness and interact with a missions readiness self-evaluation. You’ll start writing your “learning plan”, covering Spiritual Disciplines, Church Involvement, Team Dynamics, Culture and Language Learning Appreciation.
Wild Kingdom
PMD Room 311AB
Ray Rempt, Fishers of Men
The Preaching of the Kingdom of God is so compelling that once encountered, we find out that it actually demands a violent rearrangement of priorities resulting in obedience, humility and love on our part.
Middle East the True Promise
MS / LCC Room 304ABC
Renajoy, AFTA
To help believers understand who Arabs are, who Muslims are and what Islam is. Are Muslims doomed? Or are Muslims coming to Christ? God loves them! And so we must, through Christ, without compromising.
Mobilizing the Church for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care
MS Room 406
Tim Teusink, M.D., SIM
Mobilizing the local church in Ethiopia and Africa for HIV/AIDS Prevention & Care through working with two of the largest denominations in the country which have a combined membership that includes half of Ethiopia’s population of 80+ million.
Saturday, 4:00 – 5:00 pm Special Mandarin Language Seminar
Global Trends and Mission Opportunities for the Chinese Church
MO/MS/CDM Fireside Room
全球趨勢和中國教會使命的機遇
Sharon Wai-Man Chan, Ph.D., Great Commission Center International
New trends and changing face of global missions in the 21st Century. The unique role for Chinese churches in global missions. Karois movement to launch global missions by local partnership in the gospel.
Saturday, 4:00 – 5:00 pm
TEAMWORK!
PMD Room 307
Carol Calenberg, SIM
Working in teams or groups cross-culturally or at home can be fraught with pitfalls and personality clashes. This seminar discusses some practical and biblical strategies for working in partnership with others.
Preparing This Generation for Missions
PMD Room 223AB
Mark and Samantha Mielbrecht, Breakthrough Partners
Turning the world upside down – knowing what God is doing is essential to do missions that help and not hurt. This seminar will give young and old alike new perspective on old practices.
Reach the Nations Right Here, Right Now, Six Ways
PMD / LCC Room 311AB
Dick and Donna Andrews, OMF International
If you aren’t called to GO right now, you can Learn, Pray, Send, Welcome and Mobilize. Your church can strategically fulfill the Great Commission here. Missionary candidates can fill key needs and train here, in your neighborhood.
Secret Weapon for Witnessing to Mormons
PMD Jr. High Auditorium
Mark Champneys, Saints Alive
Learn to communicate the gospel of grace to Mormons using methods tested on the streets of Utah.
Aviation Ministry In Later Life
50+ Room 221
Gary Elliott, Missionary Aviation Training Academy
Second-career and short-term mission aviation opportunities exist for pilots, aircraft mechanics, and avionics specialists with a variety of organizations in North America and abroad. Put your highly specialized skills to work for the Lord!
Church Planting Movements-Key to Reaching Unreached People
MS Room 222AB
Keith Hook, MUP
These are days of great harvest of souls and nowhere on earth is the harvest greater than in the growing number of Church Planting Movements God is stirring around the world. Hear examples of CPMs.
Walking the Road to Transformation: Community Health Evangelism
MS Room 220AB
Kelsey Martin, Women of Hope International
Journey through the process of holistic development by learning about Community Health Evangelism (CHE), an integrated mission strategy aimed at meeting the whole need of individuals and communities – physical and spiritual.
Knowing God, Taking Action
PMD Sr. High Auditorium
Doug Nichols, Action International
As a Christian, it is very difficult to miss God’s will if you want it. There are seven key words in understanding being in God’s will. We can trust our Lord to lead us.
Contagious Christians
PMD Room 308
Diane Tillman
Does the “e” word, evangelism, strike terror in you? Learn your evangelistic style and effective ways to share the gospel. You will experience God’s joy and freedom to be His witness.
Huge Harvest
LCC Room 304ABC
Cal Uomoto, World Relief
One of the greatest harvest fields in the Puget Sound is among the foreign born communities. In some ministries hundreds, in others thousands, have come to Christ and the boats are overloaded. Learn how you can be involved in this great work.
Putting Feet to A Career As Mission
50+ / BAM Room 309
Rosalie Wu, Go, Live, Serve
Many of us have an idea of using our careers in missions. But our ideas are vague and we don’t know where to start. Come explore ways to put feet on our career as mission.
Cross-cultural Church Planting In Europe
MS Room 406
Joseph R. Ziska, D.Miss., Greater Europe Mission
This seminar describes the challenges, opportunities and strategies for church-planting in Western Europe. Small, thriving evangelical churches are multiplying, and are practically the only growing branch of Christianity where over 400 million people live.
Stewardship As Discipleship
CMD Room 310AB
Dr. John R. Frank, The Frank Group
We will examine stewardship as a key component of our living as a disciple. It will look at how following Jesus in all areas of life will require stewardship as a foundational component.
Spiritual Survival Overseas
PMD Room 105
Nate Schnelz, Frontiers
Planning on representing Jesus where no one has heard his Name? No mentors, no church, no Christian radio or bookstores for them OR YOU. How will you keep from shriveling up spiritually? You need a plan.
Saturday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Soul Care: Caring for Ourselves and for Others When Serving on the Front Lines
CMD Room 310AB
Naji Abi-Hashem, PhD, Member Care International
What are the major pressures and stresses of Christian service? How can missionaries and workers remain active in Soul-Care while coping with many crises and professional demands? The challenges and rewards of ministry will be identified and discussed.
Being All Things to All Men…in a Sustainable Way
PMD Room 223AB
Jon Banke, SIM
Most missionaries wrestle with cultural adaptation- how to “be all things to all men” while thriving and maintaining longevity. This seminar explores this tension, some pitfalls, and one approach to consider as pre-field preparation.
Ordinary People Finishing an Extraordinary Task–Bringing the Bible to Papua New Guinea
MO / 50+ Room 311AB
Craig Campbell, Wycliffe Bible Translators
Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse place on the planet. Learn how you can be involved in the great commission-even if you don’t sound, feel or look like a missionary.
The Ministry of University Teaching in China
MO Sr. High Auditorium
Dr. David Dickerson, Education Resources and Referrals-China
Thousands of universities in China thirst for well-qualified teachers in every subject. Learn about how you can share your knowledge and God’s love in this unique way.
Transportation Strategies for Missions in Remote Areas
MS Room 221
Gary Elliott, Missionary Aviation Training Academy
Transportation is a major problem for missionaries in many remote areas of the world. Aviation ministries are developing new strategies, trying to make air transportation options more available and affordable for more missionaries.
Spiritual Formation and Missionary Care
CMD / PMD Room 222AB
Keith Hook, MUP
Four keys: Preparing spiritually to be a missionary – How churches can prepare missionaries spiritually before leaving for the field – Caring for yourself on the field – Church and agency care of workers on the field.
5 Steps to Relevance: Connecting the Church to the Community
LCC Room 307
Joseph Keith, Youth Missions International
This seminar will focus on the steps congregations can take to begin reaching out to the community in a way that will make them stand up and take notice.
Wide Range of Local Mission Opportunities
Mo / 50+ Room 220AB
Gary Kingsbury, Union Gospel Mission Seattle
If you are looking to serve the Greater Seattle community for Christ, there is an abundance and great variety of opportunities. This seminar will help direct you to organizations where you can serve in the community.
Teaching Nationals to Teach Nationals
MO Room 308
Robert Kuest, New Missions Systems, Int’l
Learn about the need, the plan and the challenge to take education to foreign fields rather than bringing nationals to study in the United States.
Technology in Missions Now and in the Future
MO / BAM Room 406
Jim Leamer, Wycliffe Bible Translators
Showing how such topics as mass communications, transportation, the Internet, satellite system, computers and smart phones are being used by mission organizations around the world to increase the effectiveness of world missions.
Discerning A Call from God
PMD Room 105
Nate Schnelz, Frontiers
I want to know what God designed me for. What is calling? Rationalization? Divine revelation? A tool to manipulate someone’s emotions and wallet? How does it work and how can I recognize the real thing?
Walking in the Footsteps Refugees: Experiential Learning
LCC Room 304ABC
Sandra Van der Pol, World Relief
The world is coming to our neighborhoods. How can the church best care for refugee newcomers? Through role playing learn about the refugee’s experience and their needs: fleeing persecution, refugee camp life, and adapting to American life.
Foreign Travel Planning
CMD Room 309
Brian Webb, IHS Training LLC
Foreign Travel Planning provides specific information on where to find reliable information, potential problems in foreign travel, misconceptions, U.S. policy and emergency plans. This is a straight forward informational seminar for anyone who travels abroad.
Evangelism in A Post-Christian Society
MS Fireside Room
Joseph R. Ziska, D.Miss, Greater Europe Mission
“Post-Christian” aptly describes Western Europe’s attitude. Increasingly it applies to American society. How can such people be reached? This seminar explains both prerequisites in the Christian witness as well as strategies for effectively reaching Post-Christians.
Evolution Demolition for Missionaries: Crush the Doubts
PMD Jr. High Auditorium
Mark Champneys, Saints Alive
Doubts are the enemy of evangelism, but doubts stemming from evolution are completely unnecessary. Lay people will be equipped to easily demolish evolution-based doubts in this seminar.
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