2024 Seminar Schedule

2024 SEMINAR TRACKS

Fri, 4:00 to 6:00

Christians in Flight – God on the Move
(ATW), Room 231
Svein Bjorge
“Listen, O coastlands, ..you peoples from afar!” (Isaiah 49:1a). The unstoppable Kingdom and the wonderful works of God around the world (Acts 2:11b). Counting the cost, paying the price. A time of fellowship with internationals living in the greater Seattle area.

Fri, 4:00 to 5:00

What’s my mission? Am I just someone’s plus one?
(ATW), Room 254
Robin Fairman
What does is look like to “Show and Tell” about Jesus in your community as a spouse or parent? Come and hear testimonies of how God works in and through families to demonstrate the Gospel. We will share intentional practices to build relationships and create opportunities to show love and present the truth in cross cultural missions.

The Bible: It’s Not for Everyone
(ATW), Room 176
Dr. Danny Foster
Some 200 million people still can’t access the Word of God in the language they know best. Bible translation is crucial in bringing the Gospel to the world’s unreached but there’s more to this ministry than many realize. This interactive seminar shows how Bible translation can impact health and education among minoritized language communities.

Author of Life: God or Nature?
(APO), Room 297
Dr. Heinz Lycklama
There are two possibilities for the author of life: God or natural processes. We examine the case for natural processes and present four reasons why first life cannot form by means of natural processes. The fossil record, taxonomy, complexity, and design support the creation of different kinds of living organisms, as recorded in Genesis 1.

How to Share the Gospel with Muslims Through Current Events
(EVN), Room 295
James Rayment
Sometimes the events of the news cycle make us feel alienated from our Muslim neighbors either because we are scared or because we simply do not know what to say. Come to this seminar to learn how to Biblically and lovingly engage your Muslim neighbors in the current issues that they are wrestling with.

How to Counsel a Child for Salvation
(EVN), Room 201
Deborah Rowe
What do you do when someone says they are ready to be baptized or believe in Jesus? How do you know if they are ready? Come learn how to use a simple tool to help you know they are ready to believe in Jesus.

Tools For Faith-Based Estate Planning
(MMD), Room 182
Dennis Wiens
Estate planning, rooted in faith and stewardship, is a vital act of love and preparation. It ensures our legacy reflects our values. Attendees will receive complimentary documents and gain the knowledge to handle estate planning confidently and effectively.

Fri, 5:30 to 6:30

Why Would God Allow Mental Illness?
(APO), Room 297
Dr. Tim Anderson
Why God would allow mental illness is a problem for many. This seminar will clarify mental illness and the implications of this question. We will then provide theological framing and examine the significant defenses for the problem of suffering to provide helpful components of an answer. Then we will move to concluding principles for aid.

Choosing a Life Work or Second Career
(OTH), Room 256
Angela Brandle
Practical, biblical guidelines for discovering what God wants you do in life, with real-life and sometimes humorous illustrations. Includes call and guidance, gifting, the purpose of all work, and how to discover God’s will.

Some People Only Know Through Listening
(ATW), Room 176
Heather Ewald
Galcom reaches people through their ear gate via audio Bibles and fix-tuned radios that only pick up broadcasted Good Newsl Most people of the world are not readers, but listeners! Come hear about exciting technology that needs no electricity & devices that can last 20+ years! And there’s a place for you, too, to be part of this effective outreach.

For Liberty and Justice for All
(ATW), Room 254
Katie Gallaher
Did you know that there is still slavery in the 21st century? This seminar will help attendees, ages 12 and up, to learn about the injustice of human trafficking around the world.

Ministering to People in Crisis
(MMD), Room 250
Dr. Dan Lloyd
A crisis is a “dangerous changepoint” that must be managed in a healthy way. Join us to discover 7 time-tested principles of helping people make healthy choices when their lives are in transition.

How to Get People to Know What They Don’t Know They Need to Know
(EVN), Room 200
Julie Lowe
How can we help people to understand they need the power, perspective, wisdom and guidance of Jesus to live their lives to the fullest? By sharing what we’ve gone through effectively and in a manner they can and want to connect with.

Nothing Ever Goes as Planned: Keeping an Open Mind During Missionary Work
(ATW), Room 230
Craig Reese
The reality of mission work is that nothing goes according to plan. Instead of focusing on the negative in those situations, focus on the opportunities that God has created for you to serve. In my years of serving the widows and orphans in Burundi, the unexpected situations have become the best opportunities to serve.

Making Disciples in a Busy World
(MMD), Room 182
Mark Schaufler
What is a disciple? How to you hit that target and what time frames can you utilize? These are questions that will be answered in this strategy based on over 40 years of ministry.

How to Read the Bible for Beginners
(EVN), Room 201
Christine Schneider
For those who have never read the Bible before, especially those who are seeking.

Three Myths about Homelessness
(LOC), Room 350
Derek Sciba
Shouldn’t they just get a job? Homelessness is a housing problem. Drugs are to blame. These are common sentiments about people experiencing homelessness. A local leader in freeing families from homelessness shares facts and stories that illustrate the reality families experience and how Christians can catalyze lasting, positive change.

Sat, 9:30 to 10:30

Impact of Worldview, Ideology, & Globalization on our Cultural Work & Service
(ATW), Room 200
Dr. Naji Abi-Hashem
Understanding the role of ideologies & mindsets, in ourselves & others, is crucial for effective ministry. Cultural competency & balanced worldview are essential for all caregivers. We have to deal with the impact of globalization, social-polarization-radicalization, migration, and face such rising challenges with discernment, courage & creativity.

Are You Ready to Go?
(OTH), Room 295
Jeff Boesel
In this seminar we will discuss what needs to be ready to engage in cross-cultural ministry.

Your Kingdom Come – How Multiplying Movements are Changing the World
(EVN), Room 350
William Dubois
There is a stirring among God’s people that comes from the heart of God. It’s not enough to plant a church or two. He is calling us to start movements that start movements. We must participate in what God is already doing. Hear stories of the amazing things God is doing around the world now and how you and your church can be a part of it.

Biblical Role of The Church in Missions
(MMD), Room 250
Dr. Randall Fairman
By tracking the life of Barnabas through the book of Acts, we can biographically think through the role of the church, the missionary, the field leadership team, and possibilities for what services a mission agency might do to support the church in sending missionaries. This seminar focuses on church discipleship of future missionaries.

Beatitudes as Superpower Christianity
(ATW), Room 254
Dana Gamble
The first teaching that Jesus did with His disciples was a sit-down, eye to eye confrontation about character traits. Are they the first things we teach our disciples?

Welcoming the Foreigner: Language Learning as Hospitality
(LOC), Room 230
Dr. Annette Harrison
Language is foundational to our identities and habits. But what to do when faced with someone who communicates differently? Don’t turn away! Come learn how to demystify language learning and signal welcome to the foreigner through the learning effort and process. Language learning is hospitality.

Missionary Care at the Local Church Level
(OTH), Room 172
Rev. Stan Horrell
The local church plays a primary role in the health and vitality of a missionary. The journey begins at onboarding and proceeds through re-entry and every season in between. This seminar is designed to develop awareness of this urgent need, build and execute excellent care strategies, and collaborate with mission organizations in missionary care.

MORE Great Reasons to Trust the Bible!
(APO), Room 297
Dr. Tom Hoyle
NEW! In this live and colorful digital seminar, Dr. Hoyle covers additional faith-building evidences for the Bible – including archaeological discoveries, medical practices, scientific accuracies, and much more! Excellent for evangelism and discipleship! Q&A included!

How to Reach Out to Persian-Speaking People
(EVN), Room 231
Rev. Mark Lori Amini
As the pastor of Hayate Abadi Ministry, I want to highlight the challenges we face in spreading the Gospel in Iran. Despite the risks of arrest and even death at the hands of the Iranian government, we’ve found a powerful tool in satellite broadcasting. Through this medium, countless people in Iran have been able to receive the Gospel message.

Missionary Aviation – Reaching the Most Isolated People for Christ
(OTH), Room 256
Doug Nunziato
Airplanes are a missionary “tool” that has been used since WWII to reach the most isolated peoples living in some of the most remote parts of the world. Christ’s command to go to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8) includes reaching these peoples. Learn how God is using the airplane to extend the Gospel to every tribe, tongue, and nation.

Unity and Team Dynamics for Short Term Missions or Any Ongoing Group
(MMD), Room 182
Mark Schaufler
There are reasons why we don’t get along and ways we can manage that, so we can have the unity that Jesus prayed for, for us. Gain some key strategies to achieve and maintain this goal.

Bitcoin in Missions
(ATW), Room 176
Nate Scholz and Ahshuwah Hawthorne
Presenter(s) will report on findings after a year-long research project involving gatherings in El Salvador and Kenya, financed by a Missio Nexus Innovation Grant. The question: How might we use bitcoin to hasten the completion of the Great Commission? Whatever you think you know about Bitcoin, prepared to be surprised and encouraged.

Right Brain Gospel Communication
(EVN), Room 201
Jon Sween
This seminar will explore new approaches to sharing the good news of Jesus using a right brain framework. We will explore the transcendent virtues of beauty, truth and goodness as a pathway for helping non-believers encounter God. Participants will also receive a 10 session document to use a right brain approach with non-believers.

How Do I Fit into God’s Plan for the World?
(OTH), Room 232
Laura Wilson
Does everyone have to be a missionary or is that just for a chosen few? How can I know what God’s plan is for me? What do missions have to do with God’s plan anyway? Can I fulfill God’s will without leaving home? Join us for a look at discovering how God’s plan for me as an individual is also part of His bigger plan for the world.

Sat, 1:30 to 2:30

Destiny by Design
(GOM), Room 201
Gwen Bergquist and Avril Vandermerwe
Every person on earth was designed with a call of God on their lives. Most people don’t recognize that it has been there all along and is not going away. Destiny by Design was created to help people recognize how God’s calling on their lives is woven into the way He designed them. Come and be reminded of how important your part is in His Kingdom!

Intercessory Prayer and Revival
(GOM), Room 350
Kelly Bixler and Lauren Bixler
The world is in need of revival. God is looking for intercessors. True intercession begins and ends in the heart of God. Hear first-hand stories of intercessory prayer leading up to the Asbury Outpouring, and learn how to partner with Jesus, the Great Intercessor, in standing in the gap on behalf of the land in your context.

Intimacy with God Not Just the Foundation but the Goal of Christ!
(ATW), Room 254
Neil Gamble
To be saved we must hear the Holy Spirit, to walk with Jesus, we must know His voice. Without close, dynamic, and continuous fellowship with the Lord, we cannot be like Jesus. This seminar will show you how to grow in intimacy with the Lord and how to walk in Father’s naturally supernatural LOVE that will change those around you and bring His Kingdom.

The Great Commission, What Is It All About?
(ATW), Room 176
Paul and Jean Goodner
Understanding the most important command from our Lord Jesus is important. There are over 2 billion people around the world who have not heard or understood the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We think that there are certain directives Jesus has given us that His church needs to follow.

Reducing Ethnic Violence in Nigeria: Schools for Muslim Fulani and Farm Kids
(ATW), Room 230
Steve King and Nelson Reed
American frontier in the 1800s: Violence & murder between Indians and settlers. Nigeria today: Violence and murder between nomadic Fulani and other Nigerians. Seasonal cattle movement exacerbates the conflict between farmers and Fulani. A partial solution for both Muslim herders and farmers’ children: Schools, health care and grazing reserves.

God Can Use Even You!
(ATW), Room 250
Andy and Lisa Langdon
In 2006, the Langdon family moved their family to Malawi to care for orphaned infants and they founded the Mzuzu Crisis Nursery. With no prior experience, they just followed the Lord’s calling and as a result, over 250 babies have been saved from death. God used them and He can use you too!

Why Pain and Suffering?
(APO), Room 297
Dr. Heinz Lycklama
If God is loving and all powerful, why do we have so much pain, suffering and death? To the atheist, death and time are required by evolution. The biblical view is that God created everything “very good” and gave man a free will. God has purposes in our suffering, but God is doing something about suffering and death.

Do the Work of an Evangelist
(EVN), Room 231
Mike Maksimowicz
While not everyone is called to be an evangelist, Scripture calls believers to “Do the Work of an Evangelist” (2 Tim. 4:5). That is, we all have a testimony and can share the way of salvation with anyone. In these last days, now is the time to go into the harvest field, whether in your own city or overseas. Hear about evangelism ideas and tools.

Unleash Your Potential to Become the Leader You Are Meant to Be
(OTH), Room 172
Mic McDaniel
Leadership encompasses influence, creating positive change, maintaining the right attitude, and fostering personal growth, as outlined in John C. Maxwell’s book Developing the Leader Within You 2.0. While there are many facets to effective leadership, we will focus on these core principles and guide you on how to unlock even greater potential.

Disciple Making for Those You Lead
(MMD), Room 182
Dr. Jordan Newton
This practical seminar will focus on the HOW of making disciples in any context. The seminar will clarify definitions, examine the need for a focus on disciple-making, survey useful frameworks, challenge towards vulnerability, equip for identity-building in the finished work of Christ, and end with simple tools and rhythms towards multiplication.

The Easiest & Most Powerful Evangelistic Tool & Open Door Today!
(GOM), Room 200
Morgan Pylant
Hear about the HUGE DOOR of opportunity that is open now among unchurched/lost adults, students and children in our communities in North America, especially Seattle! This evangelism method is easy and powerful. No training needed. You will be equipped with some next steps to implement this tool. You will enjoy this method of sharing your faith!!

What is Islam? Who is My Muslim Neighbor? A Uniquely Christian Response to Islam
(EVN), Room 295
James Rayment
A basic overview of Islamic history and practice followed by an introduction to understanding how the average Muslim gets their information about Islam and how that shapes our approach to bringing the Gospel to bear on their life.

The Prodigal Son of the Middle Kingdom: God’s Historical Journey with China
(ATW), Room 232
Benjamin Seeberger
God’s historical imprint on China is unknown to many Christians in the West. How has God touched China over history, how have those paradigm shifts formed today’s China, and what are the core values that communist party leader Xi’s China espouses? How do we understand those in light of our Christian values and support the church in China?

Israel-Palestine Conflict: People Must Know THIS for an Appropriate Response
(ATW), Room 256
Serge
This seminar is intended to help Christians in thinking through the current Middle East conflict in order to take a position appropriate for a Christian. We will take a wide-angle view of the FACTS and of the BIBLE, deal with the possible solutions and their implications and discuss the possibility of applying a Gospel-Centered solution.

Sat, 3:00 to 4:00

The Gospel and Poverty Alleviation
(ATW), Room 200
Mike Bell
Poverty is a stain on human existence, with many ideas about how it comes about and what to do about it. Unfortunately the church has tended to address the issue from a secular/materialistic perspective. New evidence supports the idea that a wholistic Biblical worldview rooted in the concept of the Kingdom of God is the solution to poverty.

Choosing a Missions Agency or Other Group
(OTH), Room 256
Angela Brandle
How to choose an agency or a group that is a good fit for you. What to look for, what questions to ask, how to narrow down your search so that you find a group where you can thrive.

God’s Big Story – Foundational for Making Integral Disciples
(MMD), Room 182
Carla Davis
We will learn how God’s Big Story helps us understand fundamental relationships that are key to making integral disciples. Through Integral Disciple Making Movement (IDMM), we are seeing restoration of these relationships in East Africa, Central Asia and South Asia.

How to Tell People Who Must Know
(EVN), Room 231
Heather Ewald
This seminar will explore various ways to make people aware of eternity and cause them to think about it. There will be lots of ideas on how to accomplish this and lots of take-home materials to use in outreach. Come get inspired and encouraged to reach out to the “People (who) Must Know.”

Missionaries Sent by Chinese House Churches
(ATW), Room 176
Michael Guo
A brief history of missionary efforts by the Chinese house churches, their successes and their challenges, and how we in the West can collaborate with them.

Empowering the Next Generation to Reach the Nations
(ATW), Room 297
Haley and Hannah
This seminar is geared toward young adults & leaders/parents of young adults. Topics discussed will include: the present state of the world; understanding value & potential of the next generation to make an impact in the world; discerning God’s call; addressing common obstacles; advice for leaders/parents to support young adults interested in missions.

Good Grief
(MMD), Room 250
Dr. Dan Lloyd
Grief is messy, but it can be managed. Comforting those who mourn is a relational investment that can produce a bumper crop of temporal and eternal returns. Drawing from decades of experience in ministering to the bereaved, Dan will explain how to help others (and yourself) move forward with the pain of loss.

The Abandoned Gospel: Ministry to the Least of These.
(ATW), Room 254
Kaitie Newcomb
Worldwide, children with intellectual disabilities are too often hidden away, stigmatized, or counted out. What if these children and their parents knew the truth: that they are precious, valuable individuals with an important role in their families, community, and in the Kingdom of God?

Evangelism
(EVN), Room 201
Dr. Floyd Schneider
How to read the Bible with an unsaved friend

Where God is Active
(ATW), Room 350
Norm Schultz
Meet the people and hear reports that show God’s transformative work in the most challenging corners of the world. This session will showcase remarkable stories of God’s work from the heart of conflict zones to places where there were once only a handful of believers. You will be encouraged to know how God is at work and how His Kingdom is growing as never before.

Business as Mission: What It Is and How You Can Get Involved
(OTH), Room 295
Dr. Larry Sharp
In this seminar we will explore what we mean by Business as Mission by starting in the book of Acts and then using real contemporary examples via video. Bill Job defines it most simply as “Walking with God at Work.” We will examine how that works in the so-called “Limited Access Countries” and also how you can get involved.

Simple, Transferable Tools for Winning and Making Multiplying Disciples
(MMD), Room 172
Ken Silva and John Schweizer
Imagine the impact if every believer was equipped to lead just one other person to Christ per year and they did the same for another. It’s called “Multiplication.” Jesus put this strategy in place when He said, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” Simple, effective, profound. Let us give you the tools to make it happen!

Innovation For The Great Commission
(LOC), Room 230
Dennis Wiens
The workshop explores dynamic ministry models to tackle contemporary challenges. It challenges traditional methods, presenting fresh strategies to engage a world in need. Participants will learn to integrate creativity, technology, and cultural awareness, equipping them to serve effectively in a rapidly changing society.

Mobilizing Your Church for Missions: Some Go, But We Are All Called!
(OTH), Room 232
Derek Wong
Your church has a unique role in the Kingdom. You’re called to be a blessing to the nations. You’re leading your people to fulfill this great task. But we know it isn’t easy! Learn how to overcome barriers to activating your congregation for God’s global mission and to cultivate a culture of sending while shepherding and discipling them.