“My home is your home.” Come learn about the rich and diverse reality of student ministry in Latin America—both the stories and the challenges.
Missions 101
God is at work among high school and college students in Cuba. How does this mission unfold in the midst of a complex context? What new opportunities and challenges might arise from the recent political changes affecting the island? Listen to stories of God´s faithfulness among Cuban students.
How do we avoid the objectification of those we want to serve? Many missional initiatives lack the accountability of relationships. In friendship we discover unexpected models of social engagement that allow relationships to offer reciprocal invitations to embrace the tensions of living life at the intersections of theology and community.
“Your words were found and I ate them, they became for me a joy and the delight of my heart” (Jer. 15:16). Is it possible to be excited about studying God’s Word or do you study it as an obligation sometimes? Let’s learn together how God’s Word can “become for us joy.”
In a Catholic-dominant missions context, the many “Christianisms” that exist can cause confusion and lead observers to ask, Where can I find the true message of salvation—and what is it exactly? In this seminar, we’ll discuss how to effectively present the gospel in a majority-Catholic context in a way that can be understood.
This seminar will challenge traditional mission paradigms as we explore the limitless possibilities for everyday people to join in the spread of the gospel to those who have never heard it.
The Old Testament seems to portray God as capricious and malevolent, punishing enemies with extreme prejudice. Is this our God? Without minimizing the harsh realities of the biblical record, David Lamb unpacks the Old Testament to explore the character of God and give coherence to the entire story of Scripture.
Jesus is Lord. This shattering truth is vibrating in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, where the cutting edge of the global Christian community is emerging. There are striking stories, troubling issues, and future trends. Come find out what we can do to partner with brothers and sisters in other continents.
Tracing a brief history of the Caribbean church in the English-speaking (Anglo) Caribbean, we’ll highlight some of the major challenges which the church must confront today. We’ll also present opportunities for mission and evangelization in the region in the twenty-first century.
A call to join God’s mission team is not just a call to be an instrument of change in others. It is just as much a call to be changed ourselves. Come and discover how God does his transforming work in us as we join him in his mission.