PN73 How to Partner with the Student Ministry in Mexico and Central America Blas Lopez In spite of the corruption, oppression and injustice that the majority of the Latin American countries experience, the s
PN44 Is Music Really a “Universal” Language? Robin Harris Discover the origins of the universal language fallacy and its impact on the history of missions.
PN71 Missions Opportunities in the Caribbean Desmond Rogers Marc Pulvar The Caribbean is a heterogeneous region which presents a vast array of opportunities for missions, especially
PN43 Music Shaping Faith and Practice of the Church James Krabill Nothing shapes the faith and practice of the Church more than its music.
PN47 Musicians Living Fully in Christ Melissa Vallejo Urbana Worship Team instrumentals X-factor and American Idol make us dream of becoming famous musicians, but what does it look like to honor God with your
PN52 Reaching and Teaching the Oral World More than 70% of the world’s population consists of oral learners, those who are preliterate, illiterate, or simply do n
PN53 Serving God as a Professor Overseas Daryl McCarthy As a professor overseas you can serve God by teaching your discipline and by influencing future leaders.
PN01 Sports Ministry: Strategic in God’s Kingdom Expansion David Guehring Investigate local and world-wide opportunities to impact the world for Christ through sports.
PN32 The Church That Meets In Your House Ted Esler House churches are a global phenomenon, yet in the United States they are not widely understood.
PN54 The Ministry of University Teaching David Dickerson Discover the opportunities for Christian teachers in universities overseas.
PN45 We Have the Best Story: Performing Arts In Mission Alison Siewert Urbana Performing Arts Team The Urbana Performing Arts Team (theatre and dance) will talk about art and gospel.
PN48 What is Drama in Mission? Brian Schrag Actor Edwin Forrest suggested that a "passion for the dramatic art is inherent in the nature of man." But what is drama?
PN46 Worship at Urbana: Why does it look this way? Sandra Maria Van Opstal Urbana Worship Team Leaders Come to the table with the Urbana worship team and hear about their journey as a community of worship leaders.
RG51 A New Kind of Missionary: Using Your Degree and Serving Globally Paul Van Der Werf In today’s globalized world, there’s a need for a new kind of missionary – recent grads with marketplace skills who go f
RG14 Cross-Cultural Mission as Crucible for Spiritual Transformation Steve Hoke Jean Gill Why is cross-cultural ministry such a crucible of character development and spiritual transformation?
RG11 Discerning the Missionary Call Jack Elwood This is a workshop designed to clarify biblical calling as it relates to missions and the Great Commission.
RG12 Five Keys to Raise Your Ministry Support Steve Shadrach Don’t let fear, or not knowing how to raise support, keep you from following God’s calling to go into ministry.
RG41 Fundraising as Ministry Jon Eisenberg Rooted in Luke 10, this provides a biblical basis for raising funds that moves beyond "permission" to raise money to the
RG15 Fundraising Strategies for People of Color Ramiro Marchena While there are basic fundamentals for raising funds we recognize that the application is not the same for every culture
RG13 Getting Ready to Serve: Top 10 Steps to Effective Crosscultural Service Steve Hoke Jean Gill How can I get ready for longer-term cross-cultural service right now?
HS46 Christians in Holistic Missions and Community Development Andrew Unom Christians ought to realize that having come into Christ Jesus, there is a quantum of grace released into their lives fo
HS43 Contemplative Activism Phileena Heuertz Contemplative Activism reconciles our inner and outer lives, equipping restless Christians who are marked by social conc
HS21 Growing Your Prayer Life and Reaching the Campus Community Bala Maisamari Usman Gain insights into developing a prayer life and campus outreach.
HS44 Jesus Follower? A Daily Life Ryan Pfieffer Dora Yiu What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus? What does a commitment to following Jesus daily look like?
HG11 Making the Most of Your Urbana Experience Lisa Laird Scott Gerbrandt High Schoolers, gather with your peers to explore the the many opportunities waiting for you at Urbana 12.
HS42 Practicing the Way of Jesus: Taking Action Together Mark Scandrette How will you translate your big dreams into tangible actions?
HS11 Prayer, Fasting and Worship for Mission Amy Phillips God has created all of us to be a part of his mission but we often forget his call in our lives.
HS12 Reading the Bible with Joy Sabine Kalthoff Why does reading the Bible often seem more like a burden than something we eagerly look forward to?
HS13 Spiritual Warfare and Mission Jack Voelkel Mary Anne Voelkel In Paul's view, spiritual warfare begins with God and not the enemy (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).
HS15 Taking Luke Manuscript Study Back to Campus and Church Susanna Muntz Elizabeth Walsh If you’ve enjoyed feasting on God’s Word at Urbana 12, come receive training to lead manuscript study back home.
HS45 The Daily Life of Disciple-Making Disciples David Platt We seem to have taken the costly command of Christ to go, baptize, and teach all nations and changed it into a comfortab
HS47 The Rest of the Story: Meet the Older Son Ram Sridharan Who do you identify with in the story of the two sons?
HS14 Theology of Suffering Bonnie Nystrom John Nystrom Today, it’s more important than ever for believers to develop a theology of suffering before tragedy strikes and questio
HS41 Understanding the Concept and Cost of Missions Rex Emeka Onuh Knowledge is a powerful tool to achieve anything.
MH12 God's Call to the Healthcare Professional J. Scott Ries, MD Renee Lick Healthcare provides a unique opportunity to engage the deepest issues of life and faith alongside those who are sufferin
MH33 Health Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children Katherine Welch A discussion of the global situation of orphaned and vulnerable children and ways that a health care professional can ma
MH31 Health Care Ministry for Exploited and Trafficked People Katherine Welch A discussion of the myriad and creative ways that a health care professional can impact the lives of exploited and traff
MH32 Healthcare Ministry in Chronic Illness and Disability Mary Chase-Ziolek Ministries that welcome and include persons with chronic illness and disability provide the Christian healthcare profess
MH13 Professional Preparation for Healthcare Missions Connie Jarlsberg What skills and preparation are needed to provide healthcare as a follower of Jesus Christ?
MH21 Teaching in the Healthcare Professions as Missions Connie Jarlsberg There is a global need for healthcare professionals worldwide with critical thinking and problem solving skills for comp
MH11 The Biblical Basis of Healthcare Missions Theresa Dunne God is using healthcare professionals around the world to care for the people he created.
PJ23 December 28 Track Session The audio from the December 28th general session for the Urban Poverty Track.
WR61 Catholics and Protestants in Missional Partnership Scott Brill Can Roman Catholics and Protestants work together to reach out to folk who are far from God?
WR31 Engaging Your Hindu Neighbor Matthew Agrafiotis Jawahar Gnaniah Did you know there are 1.5 million Hindus in North America?
WR23 Fresh Vision for the Muslim World Mike Kuhn Christians can sometimes contribute to the spread of a negative stereotypes of Muslims.
WR21 Islam and Christianity: Tensions and Connections Fouad Masri We'll walk through a detailed explanation Islam as a religion.
WR22 Islamic Terrorism and the Arab Spring Fouad Masri In this session you will learn the social and religious influences on the Arab World.
WR41 Judaism 101 Heather Drake Ever wonder why God chose the Jewish people and what they are chosen for?
