SGI 2012 National Conference

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General Sessions

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Session 1: “The Shame of the Cross”
1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Steve Pettit
Tuesday PM
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Session 2: “Ministry is God’s Mercy: Motivation for Openly Proclaiming Christ”
2 Corinthians 4:1-6
Dan Brooks
Wednesday AM
Audio

Session 3: “Not Ashamed of the Judgment Seat”
2 Corinthians 5:9-11
*
Wednesday Noon

Session 4: “Praying for Boldness”
Ephesians 6:18-20
David Doran
Wednesday Afternoon
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Session 5: “Our God Reigns!”
Isaiah 52 and Romans 10
Dan Brooks
Wednesday PM
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Session 6: “Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ”
Romans 1:16
Steve Pettit
Thursday AM
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Session 7: “Not Ashamed of Ancient Promises”
Genesis 12:3
*
Thursday Noon

Session 8: Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
All Speakers
Thursday Afternoon
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Session 9: “Faith Produces Boldness”
2 Corinthians 4:13-15
David Doran
Thursday PM
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Workshops

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Round 1 - Wednesday, 1.4.12

Workshop 1: “Missions: What is the Goal?”
Dave Doran
Room 1
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Workshop 2: “William Carey: Becoming Like the Father of Modern Missions”
Pearson Johnson
Room 2
Audio | Notes | PowerPoint

Workshop 3: “Basic Cross-Cultural Communications”
Birch Champeon
Room 3
Audio | Notes

Workshop 4: “Literacy & Linguistics for Strengthening and Growing the Local Church”
Connie Champeon
Room 4
Audio | Notes | Resources: 1 2

Workshop 5: “Power Distance and Discipleship in a Missionary’s Role”
Glenn Kerr
Room 5
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Workshop 6: “Ministry in Kenya 1″
Joel Weaver
Room 6
Audio | Notes

Workshop 7: “Establishing Intentional Discipleship”
Steve Pettit
Room 7
Audio

Workshop 8: “Asian Challenge 1″
*
Room 204

Round 2 - Wednesday, 1.4.12

Workshop 9: “Ministering to Women in Latin Cultures”
Susan Bixby
Room 1
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Workshop 10: “Missio Dei, Being Jesus, and Kingdom Work (Part 1): Analysis and Critique of Modern Approaches to Social Justice and Holistic Ministry”
Ben Edwards
Room 2
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Workshop 11: “Dynamic Equivalence and its Daughters”
Glenn Kerr
Room 3
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Workshop 12: “Literacy & Linguistics: Technical Ministries”
Connie Champeon
Room 4
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Workshop 13: “Super Christian: Exposing and Confronting the Missionary Myth”
*
Room 5

Workshop 14: “My Call to Africa”
Mary Ann Weaver
Room 6
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Workshop 15: “Teachings and Practices of Islam”
*
Room 7

Workshop 16: “Mexico and its Ministry Challenges”
Matthew Bixby
Room 204
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Round 3 - Wednesday, 1.4.12

Workshop 17: “Third Culture Kids and the Gospel”
Susan Bixby
Room 1
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Workshop 18: “Technology in Ministry”
Birch Champeon
Room 2
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Workshop 19: “Missio Dei, Being Jesus, and Kingdom Work (Part 2): A Modest Proposal Regarding Social Justice and Holistic Ministry”
Ben Edwards
Room 3
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Workshop 20: “Buddhism”
*
Room 4

Workshop 21: “Preparing Gospel Ministers through the Local Church”
Dan Brooks
Room 5
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Workshop 22: “Mentoring Ladies in Kenya”
Mary Ann Weaver
Room 6
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Workshop 23: “Examining Islam: Do the Claims of Islam Pass the Test of the Living Word?”
*
Room 7

Workshop 24: “Ministry in Kenya 2″
Joel Weaver
Room 204
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Round 4 - Thursday, 1.5.12

Workshop 25: “Don’t Swallow those Bones! Exercising Discernment as You Study Missions”
Dave Doran
Room 1
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Workshop 26: “Is Training Nationals Really Missions?”
Matthew Bixby
Room 2
Audio | Notes

Workshop 27: “Missionaries and Languages: Practical Approaches to Learning Languages”
Glenn Kerr
Room 3
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Workshop 28: “Does Anybody Care?: Issues of Urban Life”
Jay Searcy
Room 4
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Workshop 29: “Foundational Evangelism: Building Relationships and Ministering to the Chinese”
*
Room 5

Workshop 30: “Am I a Missionary or a Wife?”
Susan Bixby
Room 6
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Workshop 31: “Consider Tentmaking in Spite of its Challenges: Ministry Intent, Integration Issues, and Importance”
Dave McNamara

Room 7
Audio | Notes | Resources: 1 2

Workshop 32: “Veteran Missionary Q&A”
*
Room 204

Round 5 - Thursday, 1.5.12

Workshop 33: “More than a Job: Teaching English as a Ministry”
*
Room 1

Workshop 34: “Time Management and the Missionary”
Birch Champeon
Room 2
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Workshop 35: “Looking to Christ , the Master Church-Planter”
Dan Brooks
Room 3
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Workshop 36: “Re-Entry”
Connie Champeon
Room 4
Audio | Notes

Workshop 37: “Bible Translation: The Barometer of World Missions”
Glenn Kerr
Room 5
Audio | Notes | PowerPoint | Resources: 1

Workshop 38: “Helping without Hurting: Dealing with Poverty in an Urban Context”
Kristin Searcy
Room 6
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Workshop 39: “Reaching Islam: How Do You Approach Muslims and Witness to Them?”
*
Room 7

Workshop 40: “Current Trends in Missions”
Matthew Bixby
Room 204
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Round 6 - Thursday, 1.5.12

Workshop 41: “Missionary Mothers and Mothering Missionaries”
Susan Bixby
Room 1
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Workshop 42: “Inter-Missionary Conflict”
Birch Champeon
Room 2
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Workshop 43: “Slave Labor is Cheap (and Fun): How to be a Servant and Use a “Servant” on a Short-Term Missions Trip” Connie Champeon
Room 3
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Workshop 44: “From Rehab to Reconciliation: The Story of an Urban Church Planter”
Jay Searcy
Room 4
Audio | Notes | Resources: 1

Workshop 45: “Social Networking: The Next Frontier for Evangelism and Outreach to Limited Access Countries”
*
Room 5

Workshop 46: “From Romantic Thoughts to Real Life: Church Planting from the Perspective of a Mother of Six*”
Kristin Searcy
Room 6
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Workshop 47: “Asian Challenge 2″
*
Room 7

Workshop 48: “Models of Missiological Development”
Matthew Bixby
Room 204
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*This workshop speaker ministers in a sensitive location. Name, notes, and audio have been omitted for security purposes.

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SGI 2010 National Conference

Plenary Sessions

Session 1: “The Call to Stand”
Ephesians 6:10-14
Tim Jordan
Monday PM
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Session 2: “The Centrality of the Cross”
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matt Hoskinson
Tuesday AM
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Session 3: “Acts 1:8 Remix”
Acts 1:8
J.D. Crowley
Tuesday AM
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Session 4: “Pioneer Missions”
Acts 15:15-25
Mark Minnick
Tuesday PM
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Session 5: “Purpose of Gospel Ministry”
Colossians 1:24-29
David Doran
Wednesday AM
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Session 6: “Our Shepherd”
Psalm 23
Matt Hoskinson
Wednesday AM
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Session 7: “Forward on Your Knees”
Romans 15:30-32
Mark Minnick
Wednesday PM
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Session 8: “The Religion with the Best Story Wins”
Ephesians 6:10-20
J.D. Crowley
Wednesday PM
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Session 9: “The Whole Armor of God”
Ephesians 6:10-17
David Doran
Wednesday PM
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Workshops

Tuesday, 1.5.10 - Round 1

Workshop 1: “Entrusted with the Gospel but Led Astray by Hypocrisy”: Reflections on the 1910 Edinburgh World
Missionary Conference on the Occasion of its Centenary”
Mark Snoeberger
Room 1
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Workshop 2: “Life and Ministry in Bolivia”
Bud Rader
Room 2
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Workshop 3: “Formal Preparation for Life and Ministry Abroad”
Tim Jordan
Room 3
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Workshop 4: “Cross-currents of Religion and Spirituality in Post-Christian Europe”
Tim Heijermans
Room 4
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Workshop 6: “Cyber Birth: Leveraging the World Media Community for Discipleship and Local Church Planting in Muslim Cities”

*
Room 6
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Workshop 7: “God-Centered Missions”
David Doran
Room 7
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Workshop 8: “William Carey: Becoming Like the Father of Modern Missions”
Pearson Johnson
Chapel
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Tuesday, 1.5.10 - Round 2

Workshop 9: “Mentoring Men for Ministry”
Matt Hoskinson
Room 1
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Workshop 10: “The Mission Field at a Campus Near You”
Pearson Johnson
Room 2
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Workshop 11: “Family Preparation for Life and Ministry Abroad”
Tim Jordan
Room 3
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Workshop 12: “Turkey: The Largest Unreached Nation in the World”
*
Room 4
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Workshop 13: “Building Redemptive Relationships with Muslim Women”
*
Room 5
Summary

Workshop 14: “Developing and Maintaining a Multi-Ethnic Church Ministry”
Tim Heijermans
Room 6
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Workshop 15: “Don’t Swallow Those Bones! Exercising Discernment as You Study Missions”
David Doran
Room 7
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Workshop 16: “Third World Missionaries: The Benefits and Challenges of Multi-Class, Multi-Cultural Teams”
*
Church Chapel
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Tuesday, 1.5.10 - Round 3

Workshop 17: “De-Programming Evangelism”
*
Room 1
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Workshop 19: “Treasures New and Old”

Mark Minnick
Room 3
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Workshop 20: “Your Vital Connection for Missions: Your Local Church”
Pearson Johnson
Room 4
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Workshop 21: “Animism: The Default Religion of the World”
J.D. Crowley
Room 5
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Workshop 22: “Short-Term Trips: Always Seeing, Maybe Changing”
*
Room 6
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Workshop 23: “The Power of Godly Ministry Partnerships”
David Doran
Room 7
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Workshop 24: “A Unique Model for Training Nationals in Ministry”
Bud Rader
Church Chapel
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Wednesday, 1.6.10 - Round 1

Workshop 25: “Morocco: Planting Churches in Muslim Cities”
*
Room 1
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Workshop 27: “Missions: What is the Goal?”

David Doran
Room 3
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Workshop 28: “Tentmaking 101: Going Pioneer or Going Schizo?”
*
Room 4
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Workshop 29: “A Biblical View of Womanhood for All Cultures”
Amy Johnson
Room 5
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Workshop 30: “Equipping National Leaders in the Church-Planting Process”
Tim Heijermans
Room 6
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Workshop 31: “One Step in Helping Our Children Grow to be Faithful Servants”
Bud Rader
Room 7
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Workshop 32: “Short-Term Missions: Essential Elements of Philosophy and Administration”
*
Room 8
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Wednesday, 1.6.10 - Round 2

Workshop 33: “Dependent Baptist Churches”
Bud Rader
Room 1
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Workshop 34: “Going Urban: An Overview of Urban Ministry in the 21st Century”
Ben Edwards
Room 2
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Workshop 35: “The Antidote to Animism”
J.D. Crowley
Room 3
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Workshop 36: “Defining and Defending a New Church’s Theological Stance”
Tim Heijermans
Room 4
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Workshop 38: “Serving as Senders: Mobilizing the Other Half of Missions”

*
Room 6
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Workshop 39: “Preparing to be a Tentmaking Missionary”
*
Room 7
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Workshop 40: “The Mission Field: Married or Single, Will I Be Content?”
Marian Townes
Room 8
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*This workshop speaker ministers in a sensitive location. Name, notes, and audio have been omitted for security purposes.

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SGI 2008 National Conference

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Mission 2000 Conference

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