2012 Missions Fest Conference and Prayer Guide (PDF Magazine
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2012 Missions Fest Conference and Prayer Guide (PDF Magazine
MISSIONS FEST 2012 ™ January 27–29 y unity m m o Cele brat our ing 29 th Year Globa l O Local C m a r g Pro rayer & P uide G ortun i t pp Download Guidebook & look for MFV2012 Featuring: Plenary Speakers, 100 Seminars, 250 Exhibits, 3rd Annual Film Festival Vancouver Convention Centre, 999 Canada Place General Ad mission FREE www.missionsfestvancouver.ca 3 FAMILY RETREAT CENTER Bellingham, WA CHALET at the Mt. Baker ski area BELLINGHAM, WA Family Retreat Center: Year-round accommodations for up to 260 in deluxe cottages, lodge, or dorm. Recreation includes a lit sports court, game room, play field and waterfront. Family style dining with outstanding service. Located 5 minutes from I-5 in Bellingham, WA. CAMP FIRWOOD on Lake Whatcom, Bellingham Chalet at Mt Baker: A four-story, 100-bed, fully contained and staffed retreat facility, adjacent to the Mt Baker Ski Area. A popular destination for retreats year-round. Camp Firwood: Seasonal youth camp with rustic cabins, offering fully programmed, age-graded camp sessions in the summer and available for guest group rental in the fall and spring. 15 minutes from I-5 in Bellingham, WA. For more info call 1-800-765-3477, 360-733-6840, or visit www.thefirs.org TABLE OF CONTENTS Download the free MFV2012 app for all smart phones at Guidebook.com Programming Weekend at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-School Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Children’s Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth and Young Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Youth Leader Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adult Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seminar Presenters Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 28 28 31 32 36 40 45 Dwayne K. Buhler . . . . . . . . . . Tom Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ken Shigematsu . . . . . . . . . . Lorna Dueck . . . . . . . . . . . T.V. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Woolley . . . . . . . . . . . Shane Claiborne . . . . . . . . . . David Wang . . . . . . . . . . . . Dwayne K. Buhler . . . . . . . . . . Mark Buchanan . . . . . . . . . . Don Klaassen . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Dodding . . . . . . . . . . 9 9 12 14 16 18 20 21 22 24 26 26 27 38 Floor Plan – Exhibition Hall B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agency Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short Term Missions Directory 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Career Missions Directory 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 49 54 56 Editorial Welcome from the Director . . . . . . . . . Welcome from the Board Chair . . . . . . . . Plenary Speaker Biographies . . . . . . . . . Music at Missions Fest . . . . . . . . . . From Antioch to Vancouver . . . . . . . . . Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ministering to Scattered Peoples . . . . . . . Buried in Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radical Discipleship . . . . . . . . . . . From the Heart: Real Problems . . . . . . . . The Pole Tells a Story . . . . . . . . . . . Get Over It! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carving a Residential School Healing Pole . . . . . Early Beginnings . . . . . . . . . . . . Mission Agencies Management Committees Sponsoring Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Board of Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Planning Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Information Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Financial Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 General Information Guide (First Aid, Parking, Prayer, Transportation, etc.) . . . . . . . . . . 62 Missions Fest 2012 Special Project: Pack-a-Pack for a Child in Guatemala . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Recordings of Missions Fest Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Site Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Missions Fest ~ 2012 [3] TRAINING FOR FULL TIME CHRISTIAN SERVICE REGARDLESS OF OCCUPATION!” LEADERSHIP THROUGH SERVANTHOOD BY CHRIST’S INDWELLING, RESURRECTION LIFE. PRACTICAL BIBLE TEACHING GENESIS TO REVELATION: CHRIST REVEALED IN THE WRITTEN WORD. Weekend at a Glance Friday, January 27 Managing Editor Assistant Editor Copy Editor Exhibit Sales Layout Printing Missions Fest gratefully accepts donations through United Way, online, cheques, cash or credit card. TWITTER #MFV2012 PLEASE NOTE: Recording any part of Missions Fest in Audio, Video or Photography is not allowed except with written permission from the Director. Missions Fest ~ 2012 SE A BU S VANCOUVER CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE SK TR AI N ST . DU R G EO NS RG IA ST . M UI R G S ST . IN ST . IN B HA M A U R R A R D ST . Y ST G 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.General Session: T.V. Thomas, Mobilizing the Diaspora in Canada for Mission – Hall A 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Pre-School & Children’s Programs: Level 2, Rooms 14, 15 12:00 p.m. Exhibits Open – Hall B 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Film Festival – Ballroom A 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.Interview: U nshaken! Lorna Dueck with Dan Woolley – Level 2, Room 3 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Prelude of Praise – Darriel Menefee & the Pacific NW Mass Choir – Hall A 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Closing General Session: David Wang - Hall A 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Pre-School & Children’s Programs: Level 2, Rooms 14, 15 4:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Encore Film Festival Screening: Not Today – Ballroom A 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Close – Hall B 6:00 p.m. Missions Fest 2012 closes Dwayne K. Buhler Sharon Pasivirta Barbara Smith Claudia Merida Peter Pasivirta Teldon Print Media Missions Fest is a certified member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities. A Sunday, January 29 MISSIONS FEST & Design® and MISSIONS FEST™ are trademarks owned by the Missions Fest International Association and used under license by Missions Festival (Missions Fest) Society. LE 9:00 a.m. Exhibits Open – Hall B 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Pre-School & Children’s Programs: Level 2, Rooms 14, 15 9:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. G eneral Session: TV Thomas, The Pygmies Are Coming! – Hall A 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Adult, Youth and Youth Leader Seminars: Level 2, Seminar Rooms 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Film Festival: Ballroom A 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Prelude of Praise: The ECBC Choir – Hall A 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. General Session: David Wang – Hall A 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Pre-School & Children’s Programs: Level 2, Rooms 14, 15 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Interview (Youth): Left, Right or Neo Anabaptist? Lorna Dueck with Shane Claiborne – Level 2, Room 3 6:15 p.m. – 6:55 p.m. Prelude of Praise: Phil Vanderveen – Hall A 7:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. General Session: Dan Woolley – Hall A 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Pre-School & Children’s Programs: Level 2, Rooms 14, 15 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Club 67 Rally: David Wang (Tickets: $7.00) – Level 2, Room 3 7:00 p.m. Young Adults Rally: Shane Claiborne, Another Way of Doing Life and Ethos Band (Tickets: $10, $5 with Friday night ticket) – Hall C 10:00 p.m. Exhibits Close – Hall B Missions Fest Program Magazine is published by Missions Fest. VI L Saturday, January 28 Missions Fest Program Magazine and The Missions Fest STANDARD are the official publications of and owned by Missions Festival (Missions Fest) Society. ©2012 N 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. School Field Trip 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 pmFestival Luncheon: Speakers: David Wang and Dan Woolley, Tickets $30 – Ballroom A 12:00 Noon Exhibits Open: Hall B 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Adult Seminars: Level 2, Seminar Rooms 6:15 p.m. Prelude of Praise and Parade of Nations: Watoto Choir: Hall A 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Pre-School & Children’s Programs: Level 2, Rooms 14, 15 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Club 67 Rally: Dan Woolley (Tickets: $7.00) Level 2, Room 3 7:00 p.m.Youth Rally: Shane Claiborne, The Irresistable Revolution and Daylight Worship Band (Tickets: $10), Hall C 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.General Session: Lorna Dueck, Evangelism is our Calling Hall A 8:50 p.m. – 11:00 p.m Film Festival Opening – Ballroom A 10:00 p.m. Exhibits Close – Hall B ST . For more information contact: Missions Fest Vancouver Office & Mailing Address: 7200 Cariboo Road Burnaby, BC V3N 4A7 Canada Telephone: 604.524.9944 Facsimile: 604.524.4690 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.missionsfestvancouver.ca Luncheon & Youth Rally Tickets Telephone: 604.524.9944 Email: [email protected] [5] Visit us at Booth V12 T R I N I T Y WE S T E R N U N I VE R S I T Y » ADULT DEGREE-COMPLETION PROGRAM “I can complete my degree and still have time for what’s important.” Finish your degree without putting your life on hold. Ask about frequent start dates The degree you need, the way you want it: – – – – – – Convenient weekly evening classes Supportive and engaging adult learning environment Outstanding faculty with real-world experience Flexible blend of on-campus and online learning Relevant course material you can immediately apply to your work setting Accelerated six-week courses Classes available in Langley, Abbotsford, Bellingham, and online. 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The course was challenging, but totally doable.” Spend a week hiking, canoeing, wakeboarding, and studying on the shores of beautiful Lake Okanagan, all while earning transferable university credit. When university starts, you’ll find yourself ahead of the game. “The perfect combination of school and sun! I learned a lot within an incredible community.” APPLY TODAY 1.877.402.1897 [email protected] twu.ca/summer-highschool – Leanne – Jenna Puzzled by Missions? We’ll help you put the pieces together. Executive Director/Founder Welcome to Missions Fest 2012! Our theme this year is Local Community: Global Opportunity. It follows the progression taught in Acts 1:8, acknowledging the importance of local congregations in the global mission of God. Indeed, the whole book of Acts is a study of how local churches emulate the missionary heart of the Father, whether they are spreading the Kingdom of God through persecution (Jerusalem in Acts 8:1-3), or through obedience (Antioch in Acts 13:1-3). Churches were planted and grew to maturity. Churches reached out to people to meet needs, and brought the life-transforming message and presence of the Gospel to the peoples of the world. Missions and the Church are not to be isolated from each other, whether we speak of local initiatives or global endeavours. Reaching people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and living out Kingdom principles are aspects of the commandment of Christ; to go, preach the Gospel, teach all believers, and make disciples. This is all done in the context of the one group which Jesus said would stand; He promised that he would build His Church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against her (Matthew 16:18). A second aspect that we will highlight in this year’s conference is that strong, Great Commissionminded churches not only go out into the world, but they take the lessons they learn and bring them back home. What they do globally begins to inform what is done at the local scene. In turn, what they learn locally is brought back to the global context. It is a constant cycle of growth and influence, relying upon God to build His Kingdom through them as they follow in obedience. I invite you to hear inspirational stories of men and women committed to building the Church at home and around the world. Visit the exhibition area and seek out agencies to ask them how they are working with local churches, or how they are planting, building, or equipping churches. Take in a seminar or film that tells the stories of how the Kingdom of God is growing; of how Christ continues to build his Church. Let me end with a warning: Enjoy the weekend, but don’t get comfortable. People who are part of communities that live in obedience to God often end up doing things they never thought they would do, or going places that they never expected to visit. Ron Pearce Welcome from the Director Hear cutting edge reports from the world’s spiritual hotspots. Watch for Ron’s seminar and visit our booth! Dwayne K. Buhler Director, Missions Fest Vancouver 48 Alliance Blvd, Suite 103, Barrie, ON L4M 5K3 Toll Free: 800-575-1863 www.empowerministries.ca Welcome from the Board Chair We look forward to another great weekend at Missions Fest Vancouver. So glad that you are a part of it! MFV is the result of hundreds of volunteers from many church backgrounds coming together to make this time possible and make it work, with one purpose in mind – to remind us all that missions is the task of the church of Jesus Christ. Each of us who know Jesus Christ personally have a responsibility to see that others around us and throughout the world hear the good news that Jesus Christ died for their sins and they can know Him personally. This conference takes place because of the volunteers who take on the work that makes this time run smoothly. We thank each volunteer, as you give hours of your time throughout the year in planning activities and events, and as you put in hours over the Missions Fest weekend to make it all happen. At the same time over 140 churches get behind this event, along with its activities throughout the year, to promote Missions Fest Vancouver and support it financially. In this way their adherents are inspired, informed and encouraged to allow God’s call to mission to be carried out in their lives. Thank you to each of the churches and pastors who understand the importance of exposing your people to the many avenues of mission available to them, so that they are encouraged to be a part of missions at home and around the world in whatever way the Lord enables them to be. This is a church-based ministry in that it has been here for twenty-nine years because of church support, allowing us to reach out, inform, encourage and connect people with mission possibilities before them. This conference also needs and appreciates all the mission agencies that take part each year. You are a major part of this weekend and along with our thanks for being here we pray that the Lord will enable you to continue to reach lives for the Kingdom of God wherever your ministry is focused. As you attend this weekend we thank you for your prayerful support and financial giving. As you support in these ways MFV will continue to fulfill its mandate for years to come. Your faithful assistance is needed this weekend and throughout the year. Some of you give monthly. We trust that others will consider this important need to keep MFV moving ahead. At the same time we ask that some of you consider making Missions Fest Vancouver a part of your will, leaving a legacy to this ministry. You are needed and you are appreciated! Thank you for attending Missions Fest Vancouver 2012. May God touch your life and continue to use you for His glory. Tom Wright, Chair of the Board, Missions Fest Vancouver Missions Fest ~ 2012 [9] Sponsoring Churches Missions Fest exists on the basis of local church congregations planning and operating it. To become sponsors, churches agree to set aside the weekend so their people can attend, appoint representatives to help with planning, make an annual donation and provide volunteers to facilitate the conference. Sponsoring churches receive pre-conference access to the program guides and discounts on tickets for youth events and conference recordings. Is your church on ‘the team’? 19th Avenue Christian Fellowship Vancouver Auguston Neighbourhood Church Abbotsford Bethany Baptist Church Richmond Greendale MB Church Coquitlam Chilliwack City Life Church (Glad Tidings) Heather Bible Chapel Chilliwack Vancouver Cloverdale Baptist Church Hillcrest Chapel Coastal Church Hillside Baptist Church Surrey Bellingham Vancouver North Vancouver Collingwood Baptist Church Hillside Community Church Vancouver Coquitlam Connaught Heights Pentecostal Assembly Hindi Punjabi Fraserview Chapel Coquitlam Alliance Church Hope Reformed Church New Westminster Surrey Coquitlam Vancouver Courtenay Fellowship Baptist Church Immanuel Baptist Church Bethel International Church Courtenay Blue Mountain Baptist Church Vancouver Abbotsford Bridge Community Church Eagle Ridge Bible Fellowship Coquitlam Johnston Heights Church Emmanuel Christian Community Joy Fellowship Vancouver Coquitlam North Vancouver Broadmoor Baptist Church Richmond Broadway Church Vancouver Brookswood Baptist Church Langley Vancouver Culloden MB Church Immanuel Fellowship Baptist Church Surrey Richmond Vancouver Eternity Club Fellowship Kelly Creek Community Church Evangelical Chinese Bible Church Killarney Park Mennonite Brethren Church Powell River Burnaby Burnaby Vancouver Faith Fellowship Baptist Church Kingsway Foursquare Church Burnaby Chinese EV Free Church Vancouver Burnaby North Baptist Church White Rock Burnaby Pacific Grace Church Vancouver Ladner First Baptist Church (Nanaimo) Lord’s Grace Church First Baptist Church (Vancouver) Lynn Valley Full Gospel Church First Christian Reformed Church Maple Ridge Community Church Full Gospel Assembly Maranatha Baptist Church Burnaby Burnaby Burnaby Calvary Baptist Church Coquitlam Calvary Baptist Church Gibsons Gibsons Calvary Christian Church Surrey Calvary Worship Centre Burnaby Fellowship Baptist Church Ladner Baptist Church Delta Fellowship Deaconry Association-Canaan Church Ladner Christian Fellowship Nanaimo Vancouver Vancouver North Vancouver Vancouver Maple Ridge Burnaby Abbotsford Garden Village Apostolic Church Marpole Baptist Church Capilano Christian Community Gateway Baptist Church Mountainview Alliance Church Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship Glad Tidings Church Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church New Westminster Canyon Heights Church North Vancouver North Vancouver Burnaby Cascade Gospel Chapel Vancouver Cedar Grove Baptist Church Surrey Cedar Valley Mennonite Church Mission Central Christian Assembly Burnaby Burnaby Vancouver Surrey Langley Victoria Mission Gordon Presbyterian Church Nelson Avenue Community Church Grace Community Church New Hope Christian Church Burnaby Burnaby Surrey Delta Grace Evangelical Bible Church New Life Community Church Abbotsford Burnaby Grace International Baptist Church New West Community Church Vancouver New Westminster Chilliwack Surrey Gracepoint Community Church New Westminster Evangelical Free Church Centre Church Metrotown Grandview Calvary Baptist Church Nordel Fellowship Baptist Church Christian Life Assembly Granville Chapel Northside Community Church Central Pentecostal Assembly Burnaby Langley [ 10 ] Church on the Way Burnaby Vancouver Delta Vancouver Mission Missions Fest ~ 2012 Sponsoring Churches Langley Northwest Langley Baptist Church Burnaby Royal Oak Community Church Sutherland Church Oakridge Baptist Church Salvation Army - Cariboo Hill Temple Tenth Church Olivet Baptist Church Salvation Army - Ocean Crest Pacific Community Church Sevenoaks Alliance Church Vancouver New Westminster Surrey Pacific Grace Mennonite Brethren Church Burnaby North Vancouver Vancouver The Bridge Church Campbell River Vancouver Trinity Baptist Church Abbotsford Vancouver Vancouver Maple Ridge Shalom House University Chapel Parkland Fellowship Baptist Church Sonrise Full Gospel Church Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church Vancouver Surrey Surrey Vancouver Peace Portal Alliance Church South Delta Baptist Church Vancouver Chinese Evangelical Free Church Surrey People’s Full Gospel Church Delta Vancouver Surrey Langley South Langley MB Church Vancouver Chinese Lutheran Church Pilgrim Baptist church South Vancouver Pacific Grace MB Church Vancouver Vancouver Chinese MB Church Vancouver Pipeline Congregational Christian Church Victoria Southgate Church - Maple Ridge Maple Ridge Vancouver Eastside Vineyard Church Point Grey Community Church St. Alban’s Anglican Church Ward Memorial Baptist Church Vancouver Vancouver Port Moody Pacific Grace MB Church Burnaby Burnaby Vancouver Vancouver St. Andrew’s Anglican Church (ANIC) West Coast Christian Fellowship Port Moody Delta Vancouver Redeemed Christian Church of God- Grace Chapel St. Andrew’s-St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church West Point Grey Baptist Church Richmond Baptist Church St. David’s Anglican Church West Vancouver Baptist Church New Westminster North Vancouver Richmond Delta Richmond Bethel MB Church St. John’s Vancouver Church Richmond Richmond Chinese Alliance Church Vancouver West Vancouver Westminster Bible Chapel Vancouver Burnaby Richmond Vancouver St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Westpointe Christian Centre Richmond Chinese Baptist Church St. Matthew’s Anglican Church White Rock Baptist Church Rose of Sharon Baptist Church St. Simon’s Church (ACIC) Willingdon Church Richmond Abbotsford Langley North Vancouver Ross Road Community Church Sunshine Hills Foursquare Church Abbotsford Vancouver Surrey Burnaby Delta Zion Messianic Fellowship Vancouver CD’s & DVD’s of Missions Fest Order desk is located in the lobby of the convention centre • listen/watch during your home group or house church meetings • use during your church’s mission emphasis month • buy gifts for your friends & family • build into your home, school or college library • take home a missed session, listen or watch again & again! Audio Recordings All plenary speakers are recorded as well as most seminar speakers. All recordings may be ordered during and after the conference. Only orders for recordings of plenary speakers will be available for pickup at the conference. All other orders will be mailed out or picked up at the MFV office after the conference. Order forms will be available at the Audio/Video sales counter in the lobby. After the conference you may call the Missions Fest office 604-5249944 • Audio CD’s $6.00 (tax & mailing included) (Save $1.00 if 6 or more purchased) Missions Fest ~ 2012 Video Recordings All plenary speaker sesssions and youth rally speakers sessions are recorded. DVD Recordings$8.00 (tax & mailing included) (Save $1.00 if 6 or more purchased) Video Classics DVD’s may be ordered from the Missions Fest office year round. Classic DVD Recordings cost $7.00 (tax & mailing included) (Sponsoring Church price: $5.00) The following are some of the available speakers: Brother Andrew Mark Buchanan Gracia Burnham Tony Campolo Jim Cantelon Joseph d’Souza Majed El Shafie Marie Ens Will Graham Ian Green Viv & Ieda Grigg Os Guinness Paul Henderson Stephen Lungu Jamie McIntosh Vishal Mangalwadi Bruce Milne Michael Oh Bruce Olsson Ron Pearce Jackie Pullinger Steve Saint Joanne Shetler Russell Stendal George Verwer Mike Yankoski [ 11 ] Plenary Speakers Shane Claiborne With tears and laughter, Shane Claiborne unveils the tragic messes we’ve made of our world and the tangible hope that another world is possible. Shane graduated from Eastern University, and did graduate work at Princeton Seminary. His ministry experience is varied, from a 10-week stint working alongside Mother Teresa in Calcutta, to a year spent serving a wealthy mega-congregation at Willow Creek Community Church outside Chicago. During the recent war in Iraq, Shane spent three weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team. Shane is also a founding partner of The Simple Way, a faith community in inner city Philadelphia that has helped to birth and connect radical faith communities around the world. Shane writes and travels extensively speaking about peacemaking, social justice, and Jesus. He is featured in the DVD series “Another World Is Possible” and is the author of the several books including The Irresistible Revolution, Jesus for President, and Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers. Shane speaks over 100 times a year in a dozen or so countries and nearly every state in the US. Shane has given academic seminars at Vanderbilt University, Duke University Pepperdine University, Wheaton College, Princeton University, Goshen College and Harvard University. Shane also speaks at various denominational gatherings, festivals, and conferences around the globe. Shane’s work has been featured in everything from Fox News and the Wall Street Journal to CNN and National Public Radio. Lorna Dueck Lorna Dueck is the host and executive producer of Context with Lorna Dueck, and president of Media Voice Generation, the Canadian charitable organization that produces the weekly current affairs show. An award-winning journalist and television personality, Lorna also contributes regularly to Canada’s leading national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, and to CBC.ca. Lorna’s call to missions came when, in 1998, she searched the media and found no Christian voice that reflected the truth of the Gospel in the telling of current affairs. She started Listen Up TV, to be that voice, exploring news and current affairs from a Christian perspective. Last year, the show took a leap forward with its evangelical mission, moving into the heart of secular media production in Toronto, to an office downtown in the CBC building. Listen Up TV changed to Context with Lorna Dueck, to reflect its focus on how the teachings of Jesus fit into the context of our lives today. Airing on Global and Vision TV on Sunday mornings across Canada, at 11am and 9:30am local time respectively, Context reaches out to the non-Christian in search of an explanation for the events in their world. Context answers by presenting the nature of God, the reality of sin, and the hope brought by Jesus in the telling of news stories. Since starting the show, Lorna has completed her Bachelor of Religious Studies at Tyndale University. She also holds an honourary doctorate in Christian Ministry from Trinity Western University, and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College. Lorna’s husband Vern is a financial planner, and together they have two adult children. They live in Burlington, Ontario. T.V. Thomas Originally from Malaysia, Dr. T.V. Thomas studied in Malaysia, India, Canada and the United States. He is Founder and Director of the Centre for Evangelism & World Mission (founded in 1984) in Regina, Canada. For over three decades T.V. has enjoyed transdenominational and transcontinental ministry of speaking, teaching and networking. From 1984 to 1994 Dr. Thomas served as the Professor of Evangelism for the Murray W. Downey Chair of Evangelism at Canadian Theological Seminary. He currently serves on numerous national and international boards: Chairs the Board of Directors for Scripture Union Canada, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Canada; CoChair of the International Network of South Asian Diaspora Leaders (INSADL); Board Member of Wycliffe Canada; President of Fellowship of Canadian Evangelists; Associate of Canadian Revival Fellowship; Member of Equipping Evangelists (E2) of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Perspectives Canada National Team, Lausanne Global Diaspora Network (GDN), Ethnic America Network, and Multicultural/Intercultural Ministries Consultant for the C&MA in Canada. David Wang Dr. David Wang is the President Emeritus of Asian Outreach International, an organization that he and Paul Kauffman founded in 1966. With humble beginnings in a one-room office in Hong Kong, Asian Outreach is known as an agency on the forefront of providing hope, practical help and training to Asia’s most remote people groups. David was among the first Christian leaders to speak about and to respond to the physical and spiritual needs of the oppressed Chinese during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1976 and those of the Vietnamese in 1975 following the end of the Vietnamese War. Asian Outreach was one of the first groups to return to Cambodia in 1979 following the end of the Khmer Rouge dictatorship. Sailing up and down the Mekong River from 1993, our “Boat of Hope” contained a medical clinic, ambulance, food and other essentials and resulted in thousands of saved lives. David and his wife live in Hong Kong, but are frequent visitors to Seattle, where one of his grown children lives. Asian Outreach has 27 offices worldwide offering support and coordination to the “on the ground” frontline programs. The work is run by a unique alliance of community leaders and local workers and our influence spreads into all levels of society. The one-man operation has expanded to over 330 full time paid staff and 320 full and part time volunteers. Asian Outreach expresses its vision through six integrated programs focused on transforming lives in Asia. The programs are: Health, Education, Community Development, Spiritual Development, Leadership Training and Literature & Resources. The belief that guides the agency is that in order to live to the fullest potential, a person›s life must change inside and out - physically, emotionally, economically, educationally, spiritually and socially. Therefore, each of the six programs focuses on one area of transformation. Indigenous vision combined with knowledge provided by outside experts has allowed Asian Outreach to work with locals to effectively provide practical long term solutions to their real needs. [ 12 ] Missions Fest ~ 2012 Plenary Speakers Dan Woolley On January 10, 2010, Dan Woolley left for a trip to Haiti to gather stories about the needs of mothers and babies living in poverty, and Compassion International’s work among them. Two days into his trip, on January 12, a 7.0 earthquake hit Port-Au-Prince, killing hundreds of thousands and disrupting the lives of millions. Dan was caught in the earthquake and trapped under the rubble of the Hotel Montana for nearly three days. His filming team in Port-au-Prince returned to the Hotel Montana just minutes before the earthquake struck, and he and his videographer were standing in the lobby. With the world’s attention turned to Haiti, American Christians prayed for survivors, and tens of thousands of friends and their prayer chains and churches prayed specifically for Dan’s survival and rescue. On Friday, Jan. 15, after 65 hours under the collapsed Hotel Montana, he was rescued. Rescue workers were able to pull Dan from the rubble and he received medical treatment before being flown to Florida for medical treatment. Dozens of media agencies, including Larry King Live and NBC’s Today Show interviewed Dan, giving him the opportunity to share his amazing story of faith in the darkness of the shambles of destruction. He wrote Unshaken: Rising from the Ruins of Haiti’s Hotel Montana in2010. His story of God’s rescue has opened many doors for him to share his passion for rescuing children living in poverty, encouraging people to release them in Jesus’ name. Dan works at Compassion International – USA as the Internet Program Marketing Manager. He has been heavily involved in developing the rescuebabiesnow.org website for Compassion’s Child Survival Program. Dan tweets at @webguydan and manages a personal website with his wife, Christy, about family activities in the Colorado Springs area. He is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University. The Woolleys have three sons and live in Colorado Springs. Festival Leadership Luncheon Friday January 27, 2012 - 11:45 am to 1:15 pm Special Guests: David Wang & Dan Woolley When the Earth Shakes Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, Ballroom A Tickets: 604-524-9944 or email [email protected] Cost $30 • Pay by cheque or credit card. Presenting Partners THE GOSPEL HERALD G LO BA L C H I N E SE C H R I ST I A N N E WS SE RV IC E Leave a Legacy Missions Fest Vancouver appreciates those who consider this ministry in their will. One Click, World Wide Coverage With our easy to use online application and bill pay system you can have insurance for your next trip in minutes. You can continue to support MFV by designating a gift. Talk to your lawyer to make this possible. Need help? Call the MFV office at 604.524.9944 by Overseas Insurance Consultants Missions Fest ~ 2012 10852 Globalnsure AD_1/3.indd 1 7/14/2010 12:10 PM [ 13 ] Music at Missions Fest 2012 ENJOY A WORLD OF RHYTHMS Missions Fest 2012 celebrates the ethnic diversity of our city and the variety of worship styles in our churches. Local musicians offer their gift of praise before Lord in a kaleidoscope of colours and rhythms. Musicians at Missions Fest serve on a volunteer basis. Those who have CDs or MP3 recordings will have these available after their session, or at the on-site bookstore throughout the weekend. sions. Phil’s 2010 album, Standing with Giants, is a blend of contemporary styles. It is a testament to his faith, family, and desire for intimacy with God, and impact for God. Darriel Menefee is joined by the Pacific NW Mass Choir, adding a touch of AfricanAmerican Gospel and Soul to traditional hymns and choruses. Brother Darriel is the Minister of Music of the New Life Baptist Church in Lacey, WA. The choir is a resurrection of the Rags of Glory Gospel Choir, and practices at the Fairview Baptist Church in Vancouver. They will lead worship on Sunday morning and afternoon. Missions Fest. They give leadership to Ethos, an interdenominational, young adult movement in Coquitlam. Teens attending Club 67 will enjoy the Capernwray Student Band, returning to give leadership to the Friday and Saturday evening events (Room #3, Meeting Room Level). WORSHIP LEADERS Restoration Church Worship Band is led by Sergio Najarro, one of the Missions Fest youth leaders. Those attending the Friday evening and Saturday morning General Sessions will appreciate the touch of Latin American rhythm, and Sergio’s sensitivity to leading people into God’s presence through worship. Phil Vanderveen, Pastor for Worship and the Arts at Peace Portal Alliance Church, will lead the Saturday afternoon and evening ses- [ 14 ] YOUTH WORSHIP LEADERS Jeremy King and The Daylight Worship Band return to lead the youth rally on Friday evening. The band recently released their 2nd album, We are Weak / He is Strong, and return to Missions Fest for their 3rd year. The Ethos Worship Band from Coquitlam Alliance Church makes its first appearance at Missions Fest ~ 2012 Friday, Jan 27 6:15 pm – Hall A PRELUDE OF PRAISE Friday, January 27th – 6:15 p.m. Watoto Children’s Choir returns to Missions Fest for a concert that is mixed with testimonies from Uganda’s orphaned children. The message of hope and restoration is shared through their newest presentation, Beautiful Africa. Saturday, January 28th – 1:30 p.m. The ECBC Choir (Evangelical Chinese Bible Church) from Burnaby will bring a collection of worship hymns and songs in Mandarin and English. Saturday, January 28th – 6:15 p.m. Phil Vanderveen and Band will present songs from Phil’s two albums, The Better Day and Standing with Giants. Phil is a local singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Peace Portal Alliance Church. Sunday, January 29th – 2:00 p.m. Darriel Menefee & the Pacific NW Mass Choir returns to Missions Fest to present a concert of Gospel music favourites. The choir is comprised of members from NW Washington and Vancouver area churches. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Musicians are Missionaries Too! Dr. Wes and Kim Janzen will be taking a 1-1/2 year leave of absence from TWU to serve in Eastern Europe. Wes will serve as Interim President and Kim as Associate Director of Outreach Ministries of Music Mission Kiev. The purpose of MMK is to bring the sacred masterpieces of classical music to the county of Ukraine, proclaiming the Gospel to and through Ukrainian musicians to the world and ministering to the emerging Christian community in Ukraine through evangelism, discipleship and humanitarian outreach to widows and orphans. The Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the musical arm of Music Mission Kiev, will be touring the Fraser Valley under Wes’s direction in September of 2012. Missions Fest extends a special note of thanks to Wes and Kim for their years of service and leadership at the conference. We look forward to reports of God working through them as they serve in the Ukraine. [ 15 ] Antioch to Vancouver From Ken Shigematsu Building a church isn’t like starting a McDonalds’ franchise. With McDonald’s you achieve success by replicating the same taste all over the world. Whether you’re in Boston, Budapest, or Beijing, a Big Mac should taste pretty much the same. If it tastes different, look around you—you may be in Burger King! When it comes to building a church, however, we can’t simply download the franchise game plan for the ‘perfect’ church. We can, however, learn from other models. Evangelicals often look to large contemporary suburban churches as model churches. City pastors, however, may be better off looking back at ancient urban models. Our post-modern cities, as scholars have noted, have many similarities to the first century cities featured in the New Testament. Antioch, for example, was a city much like Vancouver. It had people from all over the world: Europe, East Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa. The city’s slogan was “Antioch the beautiful.” It was a port city and a center for trade and commerce. Antioch also housed a great library. The city was religiously pluralistic and pleasure seeking. Like Vancouver, Antioch was even situated on an earthquake fault line. Given Antioch’s urban ethos and the Holy Spirit’s transforming work there through the people of God, the church at Antioch serves as a powerful model for those of us who are called to urban ministry. [ 16 ] International Outreach Up until the Antioch era of the early church, the Gospel of Jesus Christ had been communicated almost exclusively to Jewish people. In Acts 11:19 we read that followers of Jesus who had been scattered throughout Asia Minor had been telling the message of Jesus only to Jews. But in Acts 11:20 we read that some people from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and began communicating the news of Jesus with Greeks also. A theological cornerstone for those of us involved in urban ministry is the conviction that Gospel of Jesus Christ is for all people. This may sound obvious, but it is significant for us in a time when persuasive voices in the church growth movement have emphasized the need to target homogenous units of people, often people just like the leaders. The reasoning goes that people will be more receptive to the Gospel if they don’t have to cross ethnic or economic lines to come to Christ. So, in this view, a church should target a specific ethnic group or socio-economic group like young professionals or a specific a generational group, like Gen X or Y, so people won’t have to cross social barriers to come to Jesus. But, a church that focuses on a razor thin demographic slice may expedite numerical growth, but also contradicts the reconciling power of the Gospel. The church at Antioch was passionate about reaching people of different ethnic backgrounds with the Gospel and, as a result, people were not only reconciled to God but with each other. Urban missiologist, Ray Bakke, points out that Antioch was a city which had both an exterior wall and interior walls which separated the various ethnic groups: Greeks, Syrians, Jewish, Latin, and African. As people were reconciled to God, they began to cross the interior walls of the city and experienced reconciliation with people who had been their cultural enemies. Following the lead of the church in Antioch, part of my vision as a pastor of a local church in Vancouver is to serve as a community where people of all backgrounds (racial, cultural, socio-economical and religious) can discover a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. As people experience reconciliation with God, we see them connect with people very different from themselves. Urban churches that follow Antioch’s lead will be passionate about a Gospel for all, leading to reconciliation with God and others. Spiritual and Social Outreach We also see that the church at Antioch met both the spiritual and social needs of people. The church at Antioch (Acts 11: 27-30) was a place where a hunger offering was Missions Fest ~ 2012 taken to bring relief for people who had been victims of a famine in Judea. This may have been the first disaster relief offering in the history of the Christian church. Each member of the church gave according to his or her ability. This love offering was then hand-delivered by Barnabas and Paul to those in need (vs. 29). The Emperor Julian in the first century wrote to a pagan priest asking him to explain why the Christian way was growing so quickly given that they had no political clout and little money. The priest explained Greeks helped Greeks, Romans helped Romans, African’s helped Africans, but Christians helped everyone. Philip Jenkins, author of The Next Christendom, points out that the reason churches in the two-thirds world are growing is because the churches are preaching the Gospel and feeding people, providing health care, and teaching people the skills they need to survive in a rapidly developing society. The conservative branch of the Protestant church has typically been committed to helping people make sure that their sins have been forgiven and that they are leading morally upright lives. The liberal wing of the church has often been committed to justice for the poor and social issues. Like the church of Antioch, urban ministry lead- Missions Fest ~ 2012 ers won’t want to wear either a conservative or liberal straight-jacket. We will be committed to offering a Gospel that faithfully integrates both the spiritual and social sides of the Gospel. A church does not need to be large by North American standards to be involved in evangelism and feeding the hungry, housing the poor, helping to provide a safe house for recovering addicts, and deploying resources to Asia and other disaster stricken areas of the world. A Sending Church The church of Antioch was prepared to not only send financial resources, but also human resources. In Acts 13 we read that as the church was worshipping the Lord, praying and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart Saul and Barnabas… for the work I have for them.” Like the church at Antioch, God calls us to come to attention before him in worship, prayer, and fasting, ready to hear God’s voice and prepared to be sent by the Holy Spirit. Planning and strategy are important, but we must always be open to altering our course in response to the movements of the Holy Spirit. Several years ago, Cathy, a member of our church, began to ask herself, “Is it just a coincidence that I am physiotherapist, or does God have some larger purpose for me?” She began to pray for guidance and some time later she had a dream of Sudan. She didn’t know where Sudan was on a map, but looked it up in an atlas. She went to Missions Fest and picked up information on Leprosy Mission International. She applied and went to England for an interview. At the end of her interview Cathy asked her interviewer, “Where might you send me?” “To Sudan,” the interviewer said. Cathy told me she would be glad to stay in Vancouver, but was ready to go Africa if God made it clear she was to go. After more prayer and confirmation, Cathy ended up serving as a medical missionary to the lepers of Sudan. The term “Christian” was first used to describe the followers of Jesus in Antioch. It was a word that described followers of Jesus who were part of a multi-ethnic community, reaching out to the spiritually and socially needy, and a church ready to send out its members in response to the Holy Spirit. That definition of Christian—as an international, holistic, Spirit-led movement— also serves as a worthy vision for our urban churches. Ken Shigematsu returned to Vancouver in 1996 as the Senior Pastor of Tenth Church. He worked as an executive with Sony Corporation in Tokyo prior to accepting a call to full-time ministry. He and his church are active supporters of Missions Fest Vancouver. [ 17 ] CONT E X T Lorna Dueck [ 18 ] I’m usually on the run every morning, racing to catch my Toronto-bound Go Train into work, but the pace never stops me from being amazed that I work among the nations’ best known broadcasters in the CBC headquarters at 250 Front St., Toronto. Our TV program, Context with Lorna Dueck, is an independent Christian show, produced with the best technical support the CBC has to offer, and it’s focused on exploring how the teachings of Jesus bring context to news events all around us. My journey into broadcasting began innocently. As a young girl I had a gruff voice, lower than other girls my age, and after one bruising adolescent encounter where I was mistaken for a boy, my father comforted me with this insight: “Lorna, your voice is different than anyone else’s and God is going to use it for something special.” It was years before I knew God had planned my charcoal voice for his ministry. Naturally curious and a storyteller, I wanted to be a reporter as soon as I discovered the profession. Complying with my parent’s wishes, however, I found myself in Bible college. But a professor took an interest in me, and wrote me a referral to a radio station he was on the board of. His influence, and that low voice, launched me into rural radio at Golden West Broadcasting in Manitoba. My next job in the bigger radio market of Winnipeg shook my self esteem. Scared and defeated, I quit broadcasting. But God had a plan for me in this industry, and praying over job frustrations one day, I felt the Holy Spirit tell me to apply at a TV station in Brandon, Manitoba. I made a cold call, and at the end of a job interview that very same day, their atheist news director concluded he would hire a “Bible thumper”. He said he didn’t know why. By 1988 I was taking a hiatus to be at home raising my two babies. It was then I finally took time to listen to the media through eyes of faith. There wasn’t much to be found about God in what I consumed, and I found myself praying, “Lord, let me impact the media for you.” I started to interview Christians in action, Missions Fest ~ 2010 publishing a few stories while two cute toddlers enjoyed tearing the house apart. That freelance career grew and diversified to cover markets across Canada, from Focus on the Family, and Christian Week magazine, to the Winnipeg Free Press and CBC Radio. But in 1994, standing at my stove stirring spaghetti, a voice much deeper than mine phoned and asked me to pray about getting back into television. It was Rev. David Mainse. A pioneer in both broadcast technology and Christianity, David was an incredible mentor in my life as I served the next eight years as his co-host on the daily Christian telecast of 100 Huntley Street. It was there that I became hooked on using television to communicate the gospel, not because we were such great broadcasters, but because over 1,000 people a day phoned the prayer line phone number that was put up at the bottom of the TV screen. I was stunned to think that any Christian activity could have that kind of response rate from the public, and I was incredibly challenged by the stewardship that called for. One of the greatest challenges was coming to terms with my role in fundraising. It was a dark night for my ego when I realized I was being asked to stand on national television and request people pay me to talk about Jesus. Surely the Gospel doesn’t require an on-air donation ask? Wrestling with this issue for years has left me assured that these donations are an invaluable part of the Great Commission. Spreading the Gospel isn’t done in isolation. I’ve come to understand that the gift of the donor is a vital part of how evangelism and witness occur. A person with money can’t do it alone, a person with the technology can’t do it alone, a communicator can’t do it alone, and none of us can do it without those that pray diligently for the ministry. I have come to see it as the Christian ethos of loving one another in action: moving out of isolation to community. Rates for talking to a television audience begin at the low end of $250 for a half hour with less than 3,000 viewers at a speciality channel, to $210,000 an hour in prime time on a major network -- if, that is, you can negotiate for it to be sold. Those opportunities are rare. If you apply for tax credits (which can carry up to 30% of your producing costs) you get an idea of spending standards in broadcasting. For tax credit eligibility, you must be able to prove you have spent a minimum of $100,000 to create every half hour of content. Christians rarely spend that kind of production money on their message, but that level of investment is considered necessary for quality broadcasting. In 2003, I was sensing the Holy Spirit calling me to new things. Friends at 100 Huntley Street were supportive, but I wanted to be sure it was a God intervention, and felt strongly that my church family should be included in the governance of any new project. When the President of my denomination, Dr. Franklin Pyles of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, said ‘yes’ to being the founding Board Chairman, Media Voice Generation was born and Listen Up TV was launched. Listen Up TV grew from being a segment within 100 Huntley Street to becoming an independent show on eight networks, the largest being Global TV, where we purchased time on Sunday mornings across the country. In September 2011, led by the Lord to move out of the Christian media centre in Burlington, Ontario, we relocated to the heart of media production in downtown Toronto, in the CBC building on Front Street. We changed our name to Context with Lorna Dueck, to reflect our conviction that the Gospel is relevant in any context. Our goal is to speak to Canadians who are not in church, and bridge them to Christ through a discussion of news and current events. We look weekly for Christians involved in the news, for a biblical worldview to be taught through subjects Canadians are interested in. Our material has been duplicated into a column at The Globe and Mail and at www.cbc.ca, and we’ve pioneered a regular, web forum faith debate panel on www.globeandmail.com. Our staff and contract team of twelve pray together, plan, and produce a weekly half hour show that is also available on our website www.contextwithlornadueck.com. But like the signal that transports our show into homes across the country, the Christian network that launches evangelism into public space is invisible and incredibly intricate. I wish I could tell how many people make the show possible, or explain the mystery of how they are all called to enter our ministry at the exact right moment. Words aren’t adequate to say thank you, but we could not function with out the supportive spouses and families, encouragers, intercessors and disciplers, donors and the many who build the message with their gifts and accountability. And of course, there are those willing to share their story of Christ. It’s that miracle of grace that we need to reach Canadians with – the amazing stories of God at work in human lives, and the miracle of Jesus’ life on earth. On our website you can find many interviews that illustrate this, but one of my favourites is our exclusive with Dr. Eugene Peterson, who describes what we need to see as “salvation narrated into being through conversation, personal relationships, [and] compassionate responses” (His interview can be found on www.contextwithlornadueck.com episode #368 A New Look for an Old Book). Media is now the strongest storyteller in our culture. It must tell the narrative of God. More than ever we need spiritual conversations in media for lost people to discover they have a spiritual home in Jesus, and to see the gospel as truth in the context of their lives. You can watch us in B.C. Sundays at 10:30am on Global, and at 9:30am EST on Vision TV. Pita Express Once again proudly supports Missions Fest Vancouver! Ask for the MISSIONS FEST SPECIAL January 27 – 29, 2012 Find us in the underground Waterfront Food Fair below the Convention Centre. Open 6 AM to 9 PM Daily Missions Fest ~ 2010 [19] M I N IST ERI NG TO S C AT T E R E D P EO P L E S T.V. Thomas, Sadiri Joy Tira and Enoch Wan People have been on the move from time immemorial. Very few people today live in the same geographical location where their ancestors originated. If we think long and hard we will realize that most of us come from somewhere else, whether it was centuries or decades ago. The unprecedented movement of diaspora peoples on a large scale and at great frequency has set a global trend that has marked the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This phenomenon now touches most countries of the world. The latest research reveals that around the globe, 200 million people now live and work outside their homeland. In reality the numbers are higher when you include the second and third generations who are related to them. With sociocultural factors such as globalization and urbanization there is a strong expectation that this global phenomenon will increase in scale and significance. Factors causing these movements of scattered peoples include natural disasters like earthquakes, famines, tsunamis and floods; man-made disasters like chemical pollution and ecological crises; oppressive environments because of political or religious persecutions; and economic and educational needs and opportunities. With so many people from so many origins moving in so many directions and landing in so many destinations, planned or unplanned, it could be concluded that we are fast becoming a “borderless world.”[2] Whether it is through regional treaty agreements between countries, clandestine illegal immigration, or a forced cross-border flight of disaster-driven refugees, national boundaries are increasingly becoming porous. Ministering within the context of this global phenomenon requires new strategies to reach these massive diasporas with the gospel and through them to fulfill the Great Commission of the Lord Jesus. The term “diaspora” is originally a Greek word referring to the Jewish dispersion, i.e. to the scattering of Jews outside Palestine (Leviticus 26:33; Deuteronomy 28:64; Ezekiel 36:19); it also refers to the scattering of Christians of the early church in the New Testament (Acts 8:1, 4; 11:19). Over the centuries [ 20 ] the term has been added to contemporary vocabulary in reference to people on the move who cross national borders, that is, any scattered peoples. God’s Intentional Purpose for Diasporas The God of the Bible is creator and author of mission. God himself is on a mission (missio dei) in this world. It is God’s love and compassion for his creation and humans that make him seek, send and save. The mission of God is repeatedly echoed throughout scripture. In his covenant with Abraham, God affirms that Abraham and his descendents will be the vehicle for blessing the nations (Genesis 12:13). God further emphasises Israel’s function as his servant nation by commissioning her to be a “...treasured possession…a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation...” (Exodus 19:56). Old Testament passages like 1 Chronicles 16:23-24 and Psalm 67 focus on God’s mission. Both the Great Commission mandate in Matthew 28:19-20 to “...make disciples of all nations...” and Christ’s divine exhortation, “You are my witnesses...” (Acts 1:8) demand that we evangelize the People on the Move. The reality that God is on a mission is highlighted by the apostle Paul in his sermon on Mars Hill in Athens where the significance of scattered peoples clearly surfaces in Acts 17:26-27: “...and he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, that they would seek God, if perhaps they might grope for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.” Verse 26 claims that it is God who sovereignly orchestrates places and times where and when people live. In verse 27 Paul zeros in on the reason why God moves people to different places. The reason is to fulfill his purposes: “...that they would seek God…” It is a fact that new environments tend to make people more curious, make them question their long-held assumptions, challenge them to understand and compare their religious worldviews, and make them explore new alternatives and thus become receptive to the Gospel. We believe God is scattering the nations of the world to bring in a mega-harvest globally. Accordingly, the church must em- brace this new global reality and strategize to reach the various diaspora people groups. Opportunities and Challenges When Working with Diasporas Due to demographic changes on a global scale, contemporary Christians must realize that there are opportunities and challenges when working among diaspora. Diaspora missions include ministering to (evangelising and serving), ministering through (motivating and mobilizing) the diasporic groups and ministering beyond them (reaching out to other groups) in the fulfillment of the Great Commission. God in his sovereignty is moving people so that they may seek him and know him. This mass movement of people has presented both challenges and opportunities to reach the people on the move. The encouraging news is that the Church of Jesus Christ is also on the move! Historically, global missions were the prerogative of those who were called and trained for cross-cultural ministry. In recent years, mission forces have been bolstered by the diaspora Christians or Christians on the move. There is a dramatic paradigm shift in missions. Now it is not just the traditional career missionaries or specially commissioned tentmakers who are spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, but also seemingly ordinary people on the move carrying the extraordinary good news to the farthest corners of the globe. While there have been a few pioneering initiatives in diaspora missiology, there is currently no concerted effort in the evangelical academic community to train kingdom workers for diaspora missions. If diaspora is a major issue in the twenty-first century, then would it not be essential to include diaspora missiology and diaspora missions in the curricula of our evangelical academic institutions? In light of the data presented in this multiplex session, is this not an opportune time for the church to mobilize Christians to practice and partner together in diaspora missions? Let us pray to the Lord of the harvest to raise up worldwide intercession for an unprecedented move of the Holy Spirit so that the whole church takes the whole gospel to the whole world. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Dan Woolley Buried in Haiti I spit out the blood and dust that coats my mouth, but I can’t spit out the fear. Buried beneath six stories of rubble, the remains of what was once the Hotel Montana, I’m hanging on to the realization that I lived through an earthquake. I survived! But I also know that if I want to make it out of this black tomb alive, if I ever hope to see my family again, it will take a miracle — a series of miracles. Miracles I’m not sure I have the faith to believe in. In the complete darkness, I can’t see a thing. The dust in my nose prevents me from smelling anything but concrete. I rub my arms and feel flecks of dust and debris sticking to the hairs. Wiping debris off my face, I can feel a paste where dust mixed with sweat. My body feels weak and broken. The fine powder collects on my eyelids, making them feel heavy. It would be easy to just close my eyes and drift off — to sleep, to death. But one thought keeps me awake and motivated: I have to live so I can get back to my family. How will my wife, Christy, react when she finds out I am buried in Haiti? It turns my stomach to think about her and the boys learning about the quake. I need a place to rest and think about what to do next, but the elevator floor I’m sitting on is covered in jagged blocks of concrete and debris. I try to extend my legs, but the car is too small for my six-foot frame, and my feet touch the opposite wall. I try to adjust my body so that I am sitting diagonally to give myself room to stretch. I keep my legs spread apart so my knees don’t touch and cause more pain in my leg wound. I had hoped that sitting still would diminish the pain, but with each beat of my heart my leg throbs with intense pain. I adjust my balled-up sock, putting it between my head and the wall to keep pressure on my wound. My thick hair feels sticky and warm to the touch — not a good sign. It means my head is still bleeding. I’m getting tired, but I’m afraid to fall asleep. What if I slip into unconsciousness? Sleep feels like a significant threat — especially if I have a concussion or drift into shock. Even in the best case, sleep means giving up control of managing my circumstances. I’ve survived an earthquake; I’m not going to die in my sleep. I fumble for my iPhone and set Missions Fest ~ 2012 the alarm to go off in twenty minutes. That way, even if I fall asleep, I won’t nap long. A poem by Dylan Thomas comes to mind. I had read it in college but hadn’t thought of it in years. “Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” That’s what I am going to do. I will rage against anything that might keep me from returning to my family. I take an inventory of my resources: my camera and iPhone, my passport, my journal, and a pen or two. Not much. I wonder if it is even possible to survive. And more impor- tantly, if I don’t, what might happen to my wife, Christy? Christy had been diagnosed with clinical depression soon after we married. It took nearly six years before we were able to get it under control with therapy and medicine, but since then we’d enjoyed ten years of health and a happy marriage. Yet Christy and I both knew how quickly she could fall back into that black abyss. All it would take was a tragic event, something happening to one of our boys, or the death of one of her parents. With God’s help, we had walked through her sickness together, but one thing we failed to anticipate was that something might happen to me. Sitting in the darkness, I had to admit — things didn’t look good. I didn’t sleep. I set my alarm again. And again. And yet again. That gave me the chance to assess my situation every twenty minutes. I wasn’t sure I could hold on until rescuers arrived. Even in the worst disasters in the United States, buildings collapsed one or two at a time, not a whole city at a time. When people are trapped, professional rescuers — police, firefighters, and specially trained search and rescue teams — are on the scene in minutes, hours at most. They have trucks, equipment, extensive training, and experience. They have emergency plans, backup plans, and worst-case scenario plans. But I wasn’t in the United States. I was buried in Haiti — one of the poorest countries in the world — and they had nothing. I was trapped in the wreckage of my collapsed hotel in an elevator car the size of a small shower. Despite all of that, I knew I was fortunate to be alive. I suspected that my colleague, David, had died instantly. In order to survive, every decision I made had life-anddeath consequences, but only one had eternal importance. Could I trust God for whatever came next? In the dark, with my head pressed against the elevator wall, I cried. Not for myself, but for Christy and the boys. What would life be like for them if I died? Dan Woolley is the author of Unshaken: Rising from the Ruins of Haiti’s Hotel Montana. He will share his story of survival, rescue, and recovery at Missions Fest 2012. *Used with permission, all rights reserved, Zondervan © 2010. (www.zondervan.com) [ 21 ] RADICAL DISCIPLESHIP (Mark 1:14-20) Shane Claiborne E.V. Hill, that old African-American evangelistpreacher told a story about a little old lady who sat at the front row of his church. When he’d get up and preach about all of the things that were wrong in the world, this lady would say, “Get to the good news.” He would preach about injustice and oppression, and she would murmur to herself, “Get to the good news, Pastor.” He would talk about what happened on Good Friday on that old rugged cross, and she would say, “Get to the good news.” So when he would get to talking about Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead, she would stand up and shout, “Now that’s it! Preach that, preacher!” The good news is that we have a God who loves us even when we’re full of wickedness. It’s a message that says even a wicked people can repent. I think that all the bad news we hear all around us and read in the newspapers is a beautiful opportunity for the church to shine. This is what is happening in the gospel story. The times were bad. John the Baptist just got put in jail. But in v. 14 it says that after John was put in prison, Jesus preached the good news that “the kingdom of God is near” all over the town. That seems a little odd to me. I wonder how I’d feel if I got locked up and all my community mates would go out on the streets, singing, “This is the day that the Lord has made!” But you see, Jesus knew the end of the story; it’s almost as if Jesus was laughing at Herod, because he knew in the end that mercy will triumph, that God will triumph. It’s no coincidence, I think, that the first folks to leave everything to follow Jesus were the marginalized: teenagers, prostitutes, fishermen. [ 22 ] Rome’s dream had failed them. They wanted something more to live for, or die for. The first folks to die for Jesus were people who had nothing else to lose except for the heavy yoke that Rome had laid on their backs. Indeed the good news is good news to the poor. But it spreads beyond that too; it can even reach kings and presidents. I remember reading Gandhi where he wrote about his movement of peace and simplicity and he said, “We knew that something was happening when not only were the folks on the streets wearing homespun clothes that they had made with their own hands, but there were also members in parliament that were making their own clothes.” The movement of Jesus building a new society in the shell of the old one was spreading all over the land because the good news is a call to liberation for the oppressed and the op- pressors. It’s a call to leave everything and be set free from the meaningless toil and lifeless routine that we fill our days with. God is saving us from ourselves. God is liberating us from our possessions that have come to possess us. And we find perfect joy not by keeping all the stuff but by giving it all away. I met this one kid in India when I was there working with Mother Theresa and the sisters. We would throw street parties for the kids that were beggars on the street. One day it was the birthday of one of the kids I had grown really close to. It was about 100 degrees, so I’m thinking, “What should I get him for his birthday?” And I thought, “What better than an ice cream cone?” So I got this kid an ice cream and I took it to him. I had no idea if he had ever had ice cream before, because he just stared at it and shook with excitement. And then his instinct was that, “This is too good to keep to myself.” So he immediately yelled to the other kids, “We’ve got ice cream! Everybody gets a lick.” He lined them up and went down the line saying, “Your turn. Your turn.” Then he got full circle back to me and he says, “Shane, you get a lick too.” I got this whole spit-phobia thing going on, so I kind of faked a lick and said, “Hmm, that’s so good.” But that kid knew the secret. He knew the secret that the best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them away. That flies in the face of so much that we hear in our culture and even in the church with this self-centered, blessing-obsessed gospel of prosperity that’s about what we can get from God. And if we’re Missions Fest ~ 2012 not careful, we can lose the secret of God’s liberation, which is, if you want to find your life you have to give it away. There’s a beautiful scene in that really weird movie, Harold and Maud. This young man is proposing to this quirky woman named Maud. He gives her a ring as they’re standing on the ocean and he asks her to marry him. She says, “Oh, this is a precious gift.” She looks at it and then she flings it into the sea. Harold says, “What did you do that for?” She said, “I love that ring. Now I’ll always know where it is.” Missions Fest ~ 2012 It’s a strange way of looking at the possessions that we have, and yet I think it’s that sort of winsomeness that we have in Jesus, this holy recklessness with the stuff of earth that we just give it away because it is so good. It’s a lesson on how to look at things that I’ve learned from our neighbors in North Philadelphia. I live in one of the most economically devastated neighborhoods. We have 20,000 abandoned houses, and yet we have 3,000 families that are waiting for housing. We have 700 abandoned factories; it’s just an industrial wasteland. About a year and a half ago, one of those abandoned factories caught on fire. It spread into our neighborhood and it burnt down all of our homes – the home where I was living, the community center, and about a dozen other houses. It displaced about 100 families. I can remember, as it happened, there was this incredible thing called community that just burst out of the struggle. The Red Cross had set up a shelter nearby, but then the workers said, “The weirdest thing happened. Nobody stayed in the shelter because everyone in neighborhood opened their homes up.” Continued on page 53 [ 23 ] From the Heart: Real problems! David Wang Over the last four months, I have spent literally hundreds of hours, individually, with several top house church leaders of China. Often their spouses were also present. Together we examined their life and ministry journeys to chart the future. The leaders opened their hearts and shared, not just the success and victories of their work, but also their pains, disappointments and crises. Their problems are real. “Our biggest challenge is never the government,” they all said. “They set their policies, we set our strategies. Nor is our problem with the Three Self official church. They have learned by now, whatever they do they cannot eradicate us. Our problem is not even to register or not to register. Throughout the country, we house churches have more or less reached a consensus: We will not register ourselves as second-class Christians.” So what are these real issues today? Here are some of them, in their own words. Some have said the Church in China is a mile wide and an inch deep. That’s not too far off the mark. Many of our believers are saved but not truly born again. There is little demonstration of “everything becomes new” in their day-to-day life style. Thus upheavals, revolts and splits have become common. In a major city last year, five of the largest congregations experienced splits, some multiple times. [ 24 ] The Church is so steeped in traditions that it is now quite legalistic, and we are actually proud of it. Teaching and preaching is fear based, not grace and freedom based. We only know what not to do or what not to eat, but we are not living out the Truth. We are losing young people. Even if they don’t leave, for church is their home so to speak, they are uncommitted and casual. These young people are no longer the new blood, but a headache. Even worse, they are learning to outdo us in faking, power playing and politicking! The two big factors causing animosity among our churches are extreme Calvinism and the extreme Charismatics. One condemns everyone else as being wrong, and deviated from their orthodox truth. The other is accusing everyone else of being the old “wine skin.” Both are so full of themselves that there is little room for Jesus. It is not the Beijing regime or our local officials that are causing us the greatest stress. It’s constantly having to deal with the two extremes that is literally eating us up. These two extremes are now even contaminating the rural house churches, causing splits and fights. Another big problem is the demands of leadership. We are short of hands, lacking training, overworked, under constant ha- rassment from the authorities, and neglecting families. These are all real problems, but the last straw is the constant demand by outside groups to attend their conferences or meetings, to meet and entertain their contacts and donors, or to endorse their latest pet projects. For us to do so, it’s really an extra burden of little value. Not to do so, we would be as though cut off from the in-groups of the city. To travel here, there and everywhere of course costs money. But it’s the time and energy consumption that is really sucking us dry. Money, power and sex. For the longest time we thought they were problematic issues of the Church in the outside, particularly in the West. But no! They are popping up like weeds in our churches as well. Counseling, crisis management, and conflict resolution are unheard of in our background. Because of a shortage of workers, these problems are often swept under the rug. We close our eyes and just let things go on, as long as they don’t become a public scandal. Our churches are giant dwarfs – big in size, but very weak and unhealthy in character. As I listen to them, of course my heart goes out to them. But in the end, I just have to confess to these dear leaders: “Welcome to the real world of ministry.” Missions Fest ~ 2012 Missions Fest ~ 2012 [ 25 ] THE POLE TELLS A STORY Get Over It! Dwayne Buhler Mark Buchanan If you pass through the exhibition hall in Missions Fest 2012 you will notice something different. A number of agencies are grouped around booths A3 and A4 where First Nations artists will be carving a cedar pole, telling the story of healing that is taking place among their people. They use their art to share redemptive stories of restoration and forgiveness, coming out of one of Canada’s darkest moments in history: the abuse endured by hundreds of children in residential schools. Evangelicals, for the most part, have been quiet on the subject. Maybe this is because it is easier to point to others who were the perpetrators, rather than look at the complacency and indifference in which many treated the injustice and abuse that took place. Some will ask about the presence of a totem pole in the exhibition hall. Some might share a concern that it is either an idol or an object that depicts evil spirits. Mark Buchanan (plenary speaker at MFV2009) and the New Life Community Church in Duncan, BC, have dealt with this issue, as they continue to build bridges to the First Nations community in their city. Mark writes: “Is the Spirit Pole (or any totem pole) an idol? An idol, biblically, is any man-made object of worship. The second commandment forbids the making of idols, or graven (carved) images. The second commandment further defines an idol as that which we “bow down to and worship.” No totem pole fits this description. Though early missionaries saw totem poles as idols, later missionaries and anthropologists proved that this perception was mistaken. Let me quote a recent edition of the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia on the matter. “The meanings of the designs on totem poles are as varied as the cultures which make them. Totem poles may recount familiar legends, clan lineages, or notable events. Some poles are erected to celebrate cultural beliefs, but others are intended mostly as artistic presentations.” Mark goes on to say, “Totem poles were never objects of worship. The association with idol worship was an idea from local Christian missionaries. The same assumption was made by very early European explorers, but later explorers … noted that totem poles were never treated reverently; they seemed only occasionally to generate allusions or illustrate stories and were usually left to rot in place when people abandoned a village. “In fact, the word ‘totem,’ which has occul- [ 26 ] tic overtones, was coined by non-natives; the Native word for them is ‘story pole’ or ‘kinship pole’. They function in First Nations culture much the same way a coat of arms functions in Scottish culture: a symbolic picture of our clan’s history, in my case, depicted with a dragonish lion, a steel-armour helmet, a laurel wreath, a hand, a crown, and so on.” The story of God’s redemption is a work in progress in which each person finds themselves in a different spot along the journey. Each person has a story of how they came to faith, forgiveness, and transformation. Please come and talk to the artists as they share a graphic representation of their life journey. Listen to their stories and ask how individuals and churches can walk with them on paths of healing. Listen to First Nations brothers and sisters, some who are followers of Christ, as they share the stories behind the graphic representation of an event that most would like to forget about, or even sweep under the carpet. Pray with them that the Church and followers of Christ can become agents of redemption and healing. Take time to listen and learn. Last Saturday, around 30 New Lifers (people from Mark Buchanan’s congregation) gathered to hear the stories of six First Nations people, four of them Christ-followers, two of them not yet. I was unprepared for the emotional weight of their stories. Most of them were tales of loss and abuse. Some of the suffering our friends have endured is almost beyond imagining, and especially so since much of it was delivered at the hands of Christian leaders. I was even more unprepared, though, for the real story that emerged: the power of forgiveness. Each of the story-tellers, including the two who are as yet not Chr is t- f o ll owe r s , talked openly about forgiveness. One of the non-Christians admitted that he’s still not ready to forgive everyone whose hurt him, but knows one day he must. One man recounted the abuse he went through from early childhood on, and how bitter and angry, and cold he became. Then he talked about how Jesus led him to truly forgive, from his heart, and how, “I have a real smile on my face now, from deep within, not a fake smile and not the stone face I had in prison.” One lady shared about how her hunger for God sustained her in her darkest moments, and how Jesus has healed her deepest sorrows. Many white people, many of them Christians, have said to me, “I know that Native people have suffered. But when will they get over it?” My answer now: “Most have. When will you?” Indeed, from now on whenever I have to “get over” some pain or loss or hurt myself, I know in part what I will do: I’ll think of six people I know, overcomers all, and follow their example. Missions Fest ~ 2012 CARVING A RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL HEALING POLE Don Klaassen Cross cultural ministry in and out of the local church is challenging these days. It seems that we face so many barriers in our own backyards that it is often easier to go far away to practice following Jesus. However, our effectiveness globally may depend on our willingness to practise discipleship and overcome barriers much closer to home. With the proposal below I am challenging churches to address a local issue that has broad implications. Aboriginal people in Canada are sometimes referred to as the most evangelised and least reached people. Their forced attendance at “Christian” residential schools contributed to widespread misunderstanding of the gospel and suspicion of Christians and churches by First Nations people. Although not all students at these schools were physically or sexually abused, the legacy of these institutions is seen as overwhelmingly negative and viewed as a stark example of what can happen when one culture uses power or privilege to force its values on another culture. Even though most Christians alive today, and many denominations did not participate in the residential school program it is still an issue that needs to be sensitively addressed and understood by all of us before honest relationships can be built between indigenous and non-indigenous people. If Christians ac- Missions Fest ~ 2012 knowledge and address this issue they will be better equipped to live out their faith and will be blessed in their efforts to overcome barriers of suspicion and misunderstanding wherever those barriers exist. The proposal outlined below is an opportunity for churches to do something tangible on the road to healing and understanding. History Through various efforts initiated by The Journeys Class at Sardis Community Church the harmful effect of Aboriginal Residential Schools became apparent. A participant in the class, Isadore Charters, an Aboriginal artist and member of the Coqualeetza elders group shared his vision of carving a Residential School Healing Pole. With the encouragement of Don Klaassen, a church mission coach with Outreach Canada a yellow cedar pole was donated by a local business man and a way to transport it was designed. Various groups and churches are now being invited to participate in this project. This carving of the pole will be featured at Vancouver Missions Fest on January 27 – 29th 2012 and may also become a feature of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission events to be held in B.C in 2012 and 2013. Project Description A 200 year old eight foot yellow cedar pole will be designed and carved by former resi- dential school students or their family members. The carving design will draw attention to the impact residential schools had on the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal residents of B.C. and on the need for healing. The pole will be carved in various churches and public venues where non-Aboriginals will be invited to assist in the carving. Each person participating will be encouraged to take further steps along the path of healing and reconciliation. Upon completion the pole will be put on permanent display in a place accessible to the public. Desired Outcomes • Carvers are encouraged on the path of healing and health through their participation in the project. • Non-Aboriginal people become more aware of the impact residential schools had on those who attended and on their families • Positive relationship are built between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities. • Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) events to be held in B.C. in 2012/13 have tangible and lasting benefit. • Christ followers will grow in their desire to live out their faith with authenticity, aware of the issues facing the First Nations people of our province. “When I carve on this pole I let go of my anger and my hurt. The new me comes out because I know that people are trying to help and not just trying to forget” Isadore Charters – an Aboriginal artist and member of the Coqualeetza Elders in the Chilliwack area. “The Residential School program was an expression of our cultural arrogance. As a result we have wounds of injustice embedded deep in our society. We need healing. Finally there is someone brave enough to say ‘let’s do this together’! Working together on this pole could increase our understanding of our cultural differences and similarities.” Darryl Klassen – Director of Aboriginal Neighbours Program within Mennonite Central Committee “As a First Nations Christian I want to be an equal partner in walking the healing Jesus Walk with non-Aboriginal believers. The process of carving this pole together is more important than the pole itself. Attitudes change and healing happens when we work together” Brander McDonald – Indigenous Relations Coordinator for Mennonite Church B.C. [ 27 ] Pre-School Program Room 14 Ages 2 1/2 (if trained) – 5 REGISTRATION for each session starts 30 minutes prior to program. This program provides a variety of activities including a circle time with a story and music, a craft time and a playtime. Light snacks will be provided during each session. Schedule: PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: Registration of each child in each session is necessary. It is also important that the parents allow their children to participate to the completion of each registered session. In cases of emergency, the parents will be contacted immediately. Friday Evening 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Saturday Morning 9:15 - 10:45 a.m. Saturday Afternoon 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Saturday Evening 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Sunday Morning 10:00 -11:30 a.m. Sunday Afternoon 2:30 - 4:00 p.m. SPECIAL NOTE: Please be considerate of the presenters and other children by not interrupting a session to take your children out before the session ends. If you are more than 15 minutes late you may be asked to pay $5.00 for every 15 minutes per child. Please pick up your children promptly after each session. Children’s Program This program takes children to many countries around the world. This leads to greater understanding of neighbours and classmates, and increases the possibilities of reaching out to them. Missionaries home on furlough participate to inspire and work with God to plant seeds for future mission adventures in the hearts of the children who attend. Saturday Afternoon Friday School Field Trip Exhibition Hall A - Elementary and Middle Schools Grades 4-8 8:30 - 9:00 am Registration 9:00 - 9:15 am Pre-rally Praise & Worship led by Daylight Worship Band 9:15 - 10:15 am Children’s Rally 10:015 - 12 Noon Workshops 12:00 - 12:40 pmBag Lunch, Visit Missionaries at Exhibits 12:40 - 2:00 pm Rally - Special Concert - The Watoto Children's Choir - Special Speaker: Jason Ballard Worship led by Dan Peters and worship team 2:00 pm Dismissal Friday Evening Children’s Workshops 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Registration - begins at 6:30 pm Room 15 Grades 1-5 Children’s Workshops 9:15 am - 10:45 am Registration - begins at 8:45 am • Worship led by Bible School students • Stories from missionaries, crafts, fun and games [ 28 ] Children’s Workshops 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Registration - begins at 1:30 pm Room 15 Grades 1-6 Room 15 Grades 1-6 • Worship led by Bible School students • Stories from missionaries, crafts, fun and games Saturday Evening Children’s Workshops 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Registration - begins at 6:30 pm Room 15 Grades 1-5 • Worship led by Bible School students • Stories from missionaries, crafts, fun and games Sunday Morning Room 15 Children’s Workshops 10:00 am - 11:30 am Registration - begins at 9:30 am • Worship led by Bible School students • Special music by The Watoto Children's Choir • Stories from missionaries, crafts, fun and games Saturday Morning SPECIAL NOTE: Please be considerate of the presenters and other children by not interrupting a session to take your children out before the session ends. If you are more than 15 minutes late you you may be asked to pay $5.00 for every 15 minutes per child. Grades 1-6 • Worship led by Bible School students • Stories from missionaries, crafts, fun and games Sunday Afternoon Children’s Workshops 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm Room 15 Grades 1-6 Registration - begins at 2:00 pm • Worship led by Bible School students • Stories from missionaries, crafts, fun and games Missions Fest ~ 2012 SPECIAL PROJECT Pack-a-Pack for Children in Guatemala Families are too poor to provide the required backpack and black dress shoes to attend school. You can help by collecting backpacks, shoes, and school supplies as listed. Hope Haven Ministries gladly accepts shoes alone or any part of this list if you are unable to donate a full backpack. Attach this list to the pack as a label. Bring your backpack to the conference Jan. 27–29. Drop it off in the bins in the lobby. This is a joint project of Missions Fest Vancouver and Hope Haven Canada Ministries. 2011 Special Project report Dear Missions Fest, Thank you for choosing to support the local community this year through your special project component.In choosing to support Gather and Give by asking guests to bring a “Kitchen in a Shoebox”, many more people have become aware of the work our agency is doing in the community. We had numerous people stop by our booth to inquire about our services and many more learn of the possibility of donating essential items year round. In all, 250 shoeboxes were collected, an estimated dollar value of $5000-$6250. The most significant impact is for the 250 people whose kitchens will now be complete and allow them to cook a meal in their new home. As we come alongside practically, we pray for people to know Jesus’ presence and care in a new or renewed way. 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Freedom to teach and instill family values Short term missions to Guatemala and Kenya Special Education Department Accredited Bible Courses Complete Apprenticeship Program Generous bursaries for Christian Post Secondary Institutions www.ark.net [email protected] 1-888-917-3783 Box 3015, Salmon Arm, V1E 4R8 ................................. WITHCAMPUSFIREPRESENTS ................................. MISSIONSFEST YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE ...................................... WHENJANUARY27+28 WHEREVANCOUVERCONVENTIONCENTER ...................................... TWOGENERALSESSIONS& SEMINARSFORYOUTH,YOUNG ADULTS&YOUTHWORKERS INFO Missions Fest ~ 2012 > [ 31 ] MISSIONSFESTYOUTH&YO LOCALCOMMUNITY.GL Daylight Worship’s hope is this: that many would awaken to the reality that Christ is Lord! They specifically feel called to encourage this generation to live their lives for the glory of God. Daylight has released two albums and received the award for Scripture Song of the Year at the 2011 CGMA’s. Follow Daylight Worship on twitter at @daylightworship. Bestselling Author, Prominent Christian Activist, Sought-after Speaker and Recovering Sinner. Follow Shane on twitter at @shaneclaiborne. SHANECLAIBORNE DAYLIGHTWORSHIP GENERALSESSIONS FRIDAY Every sunday night hundreds of young adults gather at Coquitlam Alliance Church for Ethos, “a community on mission for the Glory of God, to see lives changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ". The Ethos Worship Band is lead by Steve Shultz and features a variety gifted musicians and passionate worshippers. Geoff Stewart is an inventor, auction enthusiast and full-time youth pastor at Peace Portal Alliance Church. Geoff became a Christian at PPAC as a student, later served as a volunteer youth leader and then left his career in business to serve as their Youth Pastor. He is a regular writer for the youth ministry Blog ‘More than Dodge Ball’ and trains Youth Workers and Students with campusfire. Follow Geoff on twitter at @geoffcstewart. ETHOSWORSHIPGEOFFSTEWART YOUTHWORKERSEMINARS ENGAGINGYOURSTUDENTSINMISSIONS:GLOBAL The Irresistible Revolution SPEAKER: Shane Claiborne WORSHIP: Daylight Worship DETAILS:Friday / 7 PM / Hall C / $10 SATURDAY Another way of doing life SPEAKER: Shane Claiborne WORSHIP: Ethos Worship DETAILS:Saturday / 7 PM / Hall C / $10 ($5 w Friday night purchase) CLUBSIXTYSEVEN FORSTUDENTSINGRADE6+7 Hosted by Capernwray In this seminar Ben will interview several youth workers and organizations that have integrated global missions into their youth ministry model. This seminar will help you engage your students in global missions through awareness, global trips, and fundraising. SPEAKER: Ben Woodman w/ Guests DETAILS:Saturday / 11 AM / Room: #4 ENGAGINGYOURSTUDENTSINMISSIONS:LOCAL Students are not knocking on the doors of our church to find answers to life’s biggest questions. For this reason and many others, our focus in ministry needs to be the missions field that is the local High School. This session will focus on two elements of reaching our schools: 1. Student led initiative 2. Pastor Supported. Come explore the ways to help disciple our students to be front line missionaries in their own community. SPEAKER: Geoff Stewart DETAILS:Saturday / 3:30 PM / Room: #4 SPEAKERS: Dan Woolley (Friday) & David Wang (Saturday) DETAILS: Friday & Saturday Nights / 7 PM / Room #3 / $7 per session FORTICKETSCALL6045249944.SPONSORINGCHURCHSPECIALSBEFOREJAN21,2012 OUNGADULTCONFERENCE. LOBALOPPORTUNITY. Andy Steiger is the Director of Apologetics Canada based in Abbotsford, BC Canada . He first began working in apologetics in Los Angeles with Apologetics.com, co-paneling and hosting their radio show on 99.5fm KKLA. Andy has a B.A. in Biblical Studies and a Masters Degree in Apologetics from Biola University. He has 10 years experience as a Youth and College Pastor and has traveled and served in over 30 countries. Jason Ballard is the Director of campusfire and western regional director of Youth Alpha. While he was a high school student, Jason led a weekly prayer group which was the catalyst to student led outreach and service projects at Terry Fox Secondary. Jason and the Campusfire team travel across the country with a vision to see a student led prayer group and outreach in every Canadian high school. Follow Jason on twitter at @jasonaballard. Jeremy King is the Worship leader for Daylight Worship and cherishes every opportunity to invite people to experience the presence of God. Jeremy is a youth pastor in Maple Ridge and is part of Revolution, the youth and young adult ministry of Christian Life Assembly. Jeremy’s passion for the Lord is equally alive in his day to day life as it is when he is leading at events like Missions Fest. Follow Jeremy on twitter at @jeremyawking. ANDYSTEIGERJASONBALLARDJEREMYKING Ben has been a youth pastor for more than 10 years. Today he serves as the youth pastor at Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship in Burnaby, BC. Ben is convinced that the primary role of a youth pastor is to engage his students in the mission of Jesus. Follow Ben on twitter at @benwoodman. Landry was born and raised in Vancouver. After Graduating High School in 2005 Landry spent the next 5 years with YWAM, leading teams of students on missions trips around the world. In 5 years Landry worked in 20 nations with his home base in Perth, Australia. Today Landry is excited to be home in Vancouver working as the Youth Minister at Coastal Church. He has a passion to lead students from Canada on missions around the world. BENWOODMANLANDRYMCALLISTER YOUTH&YOUNGADULTSEMINARS HOWTOGETINVOLVEDINGLOBALMISSIONS GOINGDEEPERINYOURFAITH SPEAKER: Landry McAllister DETAILS:Saturday / 11 AM & 3:30 PM / Room: #16 Jesus said that eternal life is to know God. We talk about relationship with God--what does that look like in our day to day life? Through Christ we have an invitation to know God Himself. In this seminar we will explore ways to grow in our relationship with God and identify some of the things that might be preventing us from knowing him more. This seminar will not make you feel guilty for not praying enough or reading your bible every day. This seminar will inspire you to spend more time with God and give you tools to do it! MISSIONPOSSIBLE:IMPACTINGYOURCAMPUSFOR GOD*CAMPUSFIRE SPEAKER: Jeremy King DETAILS:Saturday / 12:30 PM & 5 PM / Room: #16 Missions is happening in every corner of the globe and as youth and young adults we don’t have to wait to get involved. In this seminar you will hear stories of missions from around the world, find out how you can participate in this exciting work today and learn how to prepare for a future in missions work. You may not realize it, but God has perfectly positioned you on an incredible mission field: your school. This is your territory, your area of influence, and God is calling you to be His hands and feet as He reaches out to the students in your school. In this seminar, we will talk about ways you can influence your school for Jesus, and lead others on a journey toward God. Plus, we’ll encourage you with amazing stories of students like you who have made an incredible difference in their school. This seminar is for students in High School and Uni/College. SPEAKER: Jason Ballard DETAILS:Saturday / 11 AM & 3:30 PM / Room: #17 TOUGHQUESTIONSANDTHEWARONWORLDVIEW Education and Culture is increasingly hostile to belief in God. Christianity is not only seen as wrong, but as bad. The need for fully engaged disciples of Christ that love God with heart, soul and MIND has never been greater! In this seminar we will explore the basis of a Christian world view and provide tools to help you have a well-reasoned answer for the hope that you have in Jesus Christ. SPEAKER: Andy Steiger DETAILS:Saturday / 12:30 PM & 5 PM / Room: #17 MISSIONSFESTVANCOUVER.CACAMPUSFIRE.COM -Residential camps -Day camps -Autism program -Single mom’s family camp -Ages 5-16 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604 858 - 6845 toll free 1 800 507- 8455 or visit WWW.STILLWOOD.CA to register online Winner of the Canadian Camping Association Award of Excellence Vancouver Convention Centre One floor above Convention Level BOX COAT OFFICE CHECK CONVENTION CENTRE LOBBY FIRST + AID Delegate Concourse Luncheon & Film Festival Lunch Room – Street Level [ 34 ] EXHIBIT HALL BALLROOM Plenary Sessions Info Central Food Outlets Youth & Young Adult Rallies Missions Fest ~ 2012 Missions Fest Film Festival All Film Festival Screenings take place in Ballroom A Debra Sears Welcome to the 3rd annual Missions Fest Vancouver Film Festival (MFVFF). As a co-founder of Reel Light (a Metro Vancouver area professional fellowship for Christians who work in media and entertainment), it has been my pleasure to serve as the 2012 Film Festival Director. Together with committee members Shannon Braithwaite, Vincent Chin, Tim Hall, Phil Hood, Bill McGowan, Greg Meeres and, Marnie Wooding, eight film events (containing 700 minutes of film) and a few film seminars have been programmed - including the Vancouver premiere of four films. In most cases, filmmakers are in attendance to represent their film and share more about their work after each screening. Additional information is contained in the film festival booklet available on-site at Missions Fest. We hope you enjoy the sights and sounds of God’s world and people brought to you in film. CONTENT WARNING: Some films contain scenes of the effects of violence in war torn countries as well as other content which may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. FILM FESTIVAL ADMISSION: Weekend Passes (admission to all screenings) are $10.00, Single Screenings are $3.00. NOTE: Admission to Seminars is FREE. Tickets can be ordered in advance online at http://www.missionsfestvancouver.ca with credit card (MC, VISA, AMEX) or by calling 604-524-9944 or by e-mailing [email protected]. Any remaining passes and tickets may be purchased at the door. 8:50pm, Friday, January 27 & 4:00pm, Sunday, January 29 NOT TODAY (English and Telugu) Narrative (USA / India, 105 minutes) Canadian Premiere Friends Media / Executive Produced by Matthew Cork - (Lead Pastor at Friends Church) - in attendance Produced by Brent Martz - in attendance / Directed by Jon Van Dyke - in attendance Written by Brent Martz and Jon Van Dyke / Cinematographer Abe Martinez / Composer Don Harper Starring: Stars: Cody Longo, Walid Amini and John Schneider http://nottodaythemovie.com l http://www.dalitfreedom.net A bet amongst privileged college students to party in Hyderabad catapults Caden (Cody Longo) from the comforts of Orange County life to India’s high life. However, a chance encounter with a homeless untouchable and his 7-year old daughter sends Caden on a journey to rescue the girl from forced slavery. 11:00am, Saturday, January 28 1040: CHRISTIANITY IN THE NEW ASIA Documentary (USA, 78 minutes) Adventures.TV in association with Arowana Films Executive Produced by Carl Choi / Produced by Anson Ho / Directed by Evan Jackson Leong / Edited by Greg Louie Featuring: Jaeson Ma, MC Hammer, Jin, Van Ness Wu, Mike Bickle, Sean Jinusean and David Wang - in attendance http://1040movie.com l http://adventures.tv l http://jaesonma.com Preceded by NORTH KOREAN VOICES (Canada, 26 minutes) Greg Musselman, The Voice of the Martyrs Canada- in attendance 1040 explores the rapid changes in Asia and significant spiritual landscape shift in the area known as the “10/40 Window”- the regions between 10 degrees and 40 degrees North Latitude on the eastern hemisphere. Artist and minister Jaeson Ma takes us on an exciting journey through the Asian countries in the window, showing us the dramatic changes happening on the ground. We visit China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Indonesia. Through incisive observations, intimate interviews with prominent leaders and celebrities, and powerful, never-before-heard stories, 1040 dynamically explores a part of our globe that is experiencing vast socioeconomic expansion and profound shift in identity- it is an area that is now nothing less than the frontier of world Christianity. 1:15pm, Saturday, January 28 A JOURNEY TO REDEMPTION Documentary (Canada / Cambodia, 33 Minutes) / Produced by Cheryl Weber / Camera Mike Wright / Editor Gary Carr Featuring: Brian McConaghy, Ratanak International - in attendance http://www.ratanak.org l http://www.defenddignity.ca Preceded by 3 Short Defend Dignity Videos (Canada, 24 minutes) Filmmaker Greg Meeres, Bold Fish Entertainment - in attendance The journey to the first ever conviction under Canada’s sex tourism laws began in December 2003. The case developed quickly when Vancouver City Police called upon former RCMP forensic specialist and founder of Ratanak International (a Cambodia focused mission agency) Brian McConaghy to assist. The process led McConaghy and an American couple, Don and Bridget Brewster of NewSong Centre (AIM), to partner in the work of rescuing and rehabilitating exploited Cambodian children. God’s blessing on their efforts is clearly shown in this documentary. While no graphic content is shown in this program, the subject matter is challenging and is not recommended for younger viewers. [ 36 ] Missions Fest ~ 2012 2:45pm, Saturday, January 28 AN AFRICAN ANSWER Documentary (UK / Kenya, 39 Minutes) Vancouver Premiere FLT Films Producer: Imad Karam / Directed and Produced by Alan Channer / Camera: Robinson Malemo & Tony Biwott / Editor: Imad Karam Narrated by: Kathleen Openda / Featuring: Pastor James Wuye and Imam Muhammad Ashafa Chris Hartnell of Initiatives of Change - in attendance http://www.anafricananswer.org l http://www.ca.iofc.org Preceded by IT STARTS WITH A GIRL, MOTHERS OF KIGEME and LONG ROAD HOME (Canada, 40 minutes) Filmmaker Greg Meeres, Bold Fish Entertainment - in attendance Filmmaker Andrew Nguyen - in attendance / Filmmaker Laurie Case - in attendance In 2006, the documentary THE IMAM AND THE PASTOR profiled the personal transformations of Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye from militant youth leaders to peacebuilders. Through their Interfaith Mediation Center, Ashafa and Wuye have mediated peace between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria’s Plateau State. AN AFRICAN ANSWER brings the conversation on interfaith peacebuilding a step forward, detailing the pair’s unique methodology for building peace in divided societies as they work to bridge divides in Kenya’s Rift Valley Province following the 2007 outbreak of post-election inter-ethnic violence. 4:35pm, Saturday, January 28 A FORCE FOR CHANGE Documentary (USA / Brazil, 41 Minutes) The Sentinel Group / Director: George Otis Jnr / Steve Loopstra, The Sentinel Group - in attendance / http://www.sentinelgroup.org Preceded by COLUMBIAN VOICES (Canada, 30 Minutes) and STEPPING INTO THE LIGHT (Canada / South Africa, 28 Minutes) Greg Musselman, The Voice of the Martyrs Canada - in attendance / Russell Stendal, Colombia Para Cristo Society - in attendance Filmmaker Stuart Spani, Norlyn Audio Visual Services - in attendance The São Paulo police force is the largest and best-equipped law enforcement agency in the southern hemisphere. Employing well over 100,000 personnel, the force boasts aerial support operations, mounted cavalry, a counter-terrorism unit, riot-control troops, and an impressive criminal intelligence division. Yet it was corrupt, brutal, and despised. In 2003, several senior officers saw the Transformations documentary and major changes began to unfold. Godly strategies emerged leading to dramatic turnarounds in the city’s most violent neighborhoods. Now other police forces across the nation are asking how they can replicate this success. 6:45pm, Saturday, January 28 AMAZON TEARS: THROUGH HER EYES Documentary (Canada / Peru, 45 minutes) World Premiere Filmmaker Erin Parks in attendance / http://www.editorerin.com Preceded by PLACED (Canada / South Africa, 16 Minutes) Filmmaker Caryn Matheson - in attendance The northeastern Peruvian Amazon is undergoing rapid change, with the onslaught of domestic and international companies extracting its valuable natural resources. At the heart is Santa Clotilde, which has grown into the largest town along the Napo River. Filled with strong and resilient women facing abandonment, poverty and abuse, they have hope for a new future. 3 generations of women are given a voice. 12:30pm, Sunday, January 29 UNDAUNTED: THE EARLY LIFE OF JOSH MCDOWELL Docudrama (USA, 69 Minutes) Canadian Premiere Moonlight Pictures Josh McDowell Ministries CEO John Hossler-in attendance / Produced by Douglas Maddox - in attendance Written & Directed by – Cristobal Krusen / Director of Photography - Rich Brauer / Starring: Dale Hall and Allen Williamson (as Josh) http://moonlitpictures.com l http://www.josh.org Preceded by HORSES 4 ORPHANS Project Brazil (Canada, 20 Minutes) / Filmmakers Tobi Elliot & Charlotte Gentis - in attendance In October 2011, well known speaker and author of books such as EVIDENCE THAT DEMANDS A VERDICT and MORE THAN A CARPERNTER, Josh McDowell, celebrated 50 years in ministry. UNDAUNTED is a story of hope, forgiveness and abundant grace. This is Josh’s story of growing up in a dysfunctional family with an alcoholic, violent father and a sexually abusive caregiver that left him with a lifetime of scars, until God’s overwhelming love touched him and he came to face a life-changing Truth. Seminars presented in conjunction with the film festival Friday, January 27 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Story Editors: A Christian Writer's Best Friend with presenter Marnie Wooding. See Page 40 for seminar description. No Lone Wolves with moderator Marnie Wooding. See Page 40 for seminar description and. International Justice Mission presents the short film RAY OF HOPE. See Page 41 for seminar description. Photo Journalism, Media, & Missions with facilitators Alan Hood and Gary Fong. See page 41 for seminar description. World Vision presents the short film JOURNEY TO JAMAA. See Page 42 for seminar description. Room 6 Room 6 Room 13 Room 16 Room 13 Saturday, January 28 11:00 am – Noon 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm Too Big to Ignore with presenter Lorna Dueck. See Page 42 for seminar description and room location. Technology in Missions with presenter Dan Woolley. See Page 43 for seminar description and room location. Filming in Remote Locations. A panel discussion moderated by Shannon Braithwaite. See Page 44 for seminar description. The Journey of a Film. A panel discussion moderated by Shannon Braithwaite. See Page 44 for seminar description. I Am Filmmaker (a hands-on workshop) – with facilitators Phil Hood & Greg Meeres. See Page 44 for seminar description. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Room 3 Room 3 Room 18 Room 18 Room 12 [ 37 ] Early Beginnings Richard Dodding Some ask the question, “How did Missions Fest begin, and grow into such a self-sustaining, annual event?” To put it simply, it began with local churches working together, bringing many volunteers with them to organize and manage the conference. The spark for Missions Fest was ignited in Vera Loden’s dining room on Oxford Street in North Burnaby. In the spring of 1982, I was chairing a church missions committee with Larry Beattie, Vera Loden, Bruce Robertson, and Hope Wells, all members with missions experience. The question was, “How can we engage the church in a concern for the peoples of the world still waiting to hear of Jesus?” Larry suggested a conference at the newly acquired McPherson Convention Centre. Dan Frewing chaired a task force to research the FREEMASONRY Most Masons are civic-minded people with a desire to help others. Many are active in the church. What are the secrets that Masons don’t know? Is the Great Architect Of The Universe, the god of Freemasonry Lucifer? Is Freemasonry a barrier to God in people’s lives and within the Church? Are generational curses involved? God loves Masons but wants them to be ‘set free’. Our web site provides free manuals and other resources. __________________ Choosing Truth Ministries www.ctmin.org Booth E09 [ 38 ] possibility. After two months, Dan met with our committee to share the results. He said that such an endeavor of bringing in a special speaker and holding several seminars, would require a lot of work, people, resources and funding. Then someone in the group said, “It’s likely that others face the same challenge. Perhaps we should invite other churches to work together with us, to bring in more speakers and to have a more comprehensive conference.” Immediately the thought seemed to make good sense, so we decided to call people known to us in the city churches. At this juncture the vision for Missions Fest was launched, and a corner of my desk was dedicated to pulling the pieces together. As the work load grew, Ida Sullivan, volunteer secretary, came alongside to call people from various churches. The church groups began meeting together to make plans for the first Missions Fest® conference to be planned and organized solely by churches. The first one, set for January 20-22, 1984, was intended to be a one-off conference, but when such enthusiasm was generated it seemed appropriate to hold another, then another, until now, after 29 years it continues to grow. Several cities in Canada have similar events and cities in other countries are following Vancouver’s example. Missions Fest® is now registered in six cities in Africa, and two in the USA. Who could have imagined the significance of that first decision and what would become of it years later? Richard Dodding was the founder of Missions Fest and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Missions Fest International Missions Fest 2013 His Story Revealed: Celebrating the Growth of the Global Church Speakers: Ajith Fernando, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka Ramez & Rebecca Atallah, Egyptian Bible Society and others January 25-27, 2013 Vancouver Convention Centre 3 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y C E L E B R AT I O N We need your help! Send your photos and stories from past conferences. To be used in a special pull-out section of the 2013 Program Guide. Specs: Photos: JPEG Format, 300 d.p.i. or greater. Stories: 100-150 words in a Word document file. Send by email to [email protected] Missions Fest ~ 2012 Your Daily Inspiration Visit us at Booth V09 The 700 Club Canada is our new daily television show, produced in Canada and hosted by Canadians. We invite you to be inspired by exciting testimonies of what God is doing in Canada and around the world. Co-hosts Brian Warren and LauraLynn Tyler Thompson are nationally known celebrities who have a passion for sharing the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ. Watch The 700 Club Canada weekdays: Nationwide on VisionTV at 1 p.m. ET Winnipeg, MB on Joytv 11 at 9 a.m. CT Vancouver, Victoria, and Fraser Valley on Joytv 10 at 9 a.m. PT For more information go to www.700Club.ca Mission Opportunities and Career Planning Are you looking for... the right COUNTRY the right PEOPLE GROUP and the right MINISTRY for you in God’s service? We have the resources to help you! Go to Exhibition Hall B (next to the Missions Fest On-site Office). A missions search station and personnel will be there to help you. Mission Opportunities for Short Term and Career Missions may be found on pages 54 and 56 and on our WEB Site: www.missionsfestvancouver.ca under “Mission Opportunities” Missions Fest ~ 2012 [ 39 ] Adult Seminars Friday 1:30 PM Business as Mission: Working with Chinese Christians in the ‘New China’ Part 1 Room 03 David Wang Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speaker China is home to the world's fastest growing Church and economy. Hear how the two can work together for opportunities for the gospel. Teaching English in Restricted Access Nations Room 04 Mark & Jana Kapp ReachAcross How does one use TEFL and TESOL as Christian Mission? We will explore some of the ideas, methods, and opportunities for using the teaching of English and/or other languages in Christian ministry, especially where restricted access nations are concerned. A D U LT S E M I N A R S Connecting Through Communication: a Sender’s Strategic Ministry Room 05 Charlene de Haan CAM International Of Canada The strategic ministry of senders-as-communicators energizes the missionary preparing for the field, sustains the missionary couple on the field, and shares both joys and sorrows with the missionary family on home assignment. Join this conversation to remove the fear and resource the blessing as you grow in understanding the what, how, when and why of significant support through communication. Story Editors: a Christian Writer’s Best Friend Room 06 Marnie Wooding Missions Fest Film Fest Team Zondervan author/story editor, Marnie Wooding, will present a workshop discussing the art of writing and storytelling. A good story editor can be a writer’s very best friend. Opportunities for Service to People with Disabilties farmers. This can degenerate into religious conflict, hindering mission work across sub-Saharan Africa. In this seminar we will provide strategic training guidance for cross-cultural workers. No Chance Encounters - Wherever You Are Room 10 Ernie Klassen Southgate Church - Maple Ridge Just walking out your door opens opportunities to reach people from all over the world. With humor and stories of his experiences, Ernie will help you learn how to approach the neighbor, clerk or taxi driver. Take advantage of everyday encounters. God puts people in our path for a purpose. You will learn how to ease into the topic that has eternal significance - people’s eternal destiny. Christian Conflict Resolution - A Ministry to Leaders Room 11 David Richardson African Enterprise (Canada) Care and concern for leaders at every level in society can provide opportunities for outreach. Through mediation, counsel, reconciliation and conflict resolution Christians can provide biblical stepping stones to build peace and social justice. From 50 years of international urban ministry we will share what we have learned from the Lord and through the scriptures - the successes and the failures! Poverty Revolution: Challenging Assumptions about Global Poverty Room 13 Melissa Giles FH Canada This workshop cuts through a culture that primarily defines poverty as a material deficit and challenges life-long assumptions regarding the origin and solution to global poverty. The topic has as much potential for transforming Canadian communities as it does overseas communities. Individuals will acquire new knowledge and leave the workshop with an important message to share with others. Q Shock Treatment: Using Culture Shock for God’s Glory Room 07 David Hayward Joy Fellowship This will be a panel discussion involving reps of local ministries serving the needs of people with disabilties, sharing stories about challenges, blessings and needs of these ministries, to let people know of opportunities for Christian service Room 14 Mark Huffman International Messengers Culture shock carries potential for both positive and negative impact. Examine several levels of culture shock from a biblical perspective and learn how to use culture shock for God’s glory. The Mind of a Muslim Room 15 Christina Williams Elevated to Excellence Can I start today to have an impact on world missions? Absolutely! In this workshop we will look at the basis of the heart of God for the lost and what you can begin to do now to receive and respond to the heart of God for the lost worldwide. Room 08 Perry Zelman ReachAcross What does a Muslim think about Christianity and Western Culture? This seminar will focus on different barriers and challenges that a Muslim must face when considering Christianity and how we can assist them in finding the truth. Building Bridges for Missions through Ecology - Forecast on Global Warming in Nigeria Room 09 James Wuye Link International Ministries Desert encrochment from the Sahara and the mass movement of people, mostly of the Muslim faith, towards the middle belt, has caused tensions and may lead to ecological war between pastoralists and [ 40 ] Go... Receiving God’s Heart for the World Q But Please, not MY Kids Room 16 Tina Markeli One Mission Society (formerly OMS International) We see the needs. We pray for new workers. But when it comes to sending my child, with my grandchildren, it becomes a different ball game. This is our story, as career missionaries, how God called the daughter we thought would be our ‘homeland secretary’; how we miss her and our grandchildren; and how God is filling up those empty holes in our lives. Film Q Missions Committee Opportunities again Fight Poverty with Linguistics Room 17 Dave Jeffery Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL) / Wycliffe Bible Translators Language is at the front line in the battle against poverty and injustice. Linguists play a vital role in bringing recognition, education and aid to marginalized people groups experiencing poverty, slavery and disease. Come and explore how linguistics can lay a foundation for transforming communities and lives. Transformation Mission in Restricted Access Nations Room 18 Jacinta Tegman World Concern Join Jacinta Tegman from World Concern, a Christian International Relief and Development organization, as she explores how to witness to the presence, power and love of Christ in restricted access nations. You’ll hear first-hand accounts of ways to live out faith and intentionally invite, challenge and equip others to live their lives transformed by God. Build the Bridge of Love to other Cultures Room 19 Faheem Moini Vancouver Iranian Christian Partnership Steps to sharing the Gospel with strangers, especially if they are from another culture. Friday 3:00 PM Business as Mission: Working with Chinese Christians in the ‘New China’, Part 2 Room 03 David Wang Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speaker See Part 1 for description. The Coroner-Medical Examiner, and the Counselor, Pastor, Missionary Room 04 Ken Gaydos International Chaplains Ministry An introductory lay exploration into the profession and responsibility of your local Coroner/Medical Examiner and how pastoral/missionary insight into this critical forensic discipline allows for a more meaningful and practical ministry with grieving family members following a sudden event of early death. Caution: please be advised that selected video segments will include graphic on-scene death investigations. This session is recommended only for the professional counselors and /or pastoral-missionary leaders. Fishing in International Waters Room 05 Allan Vincent Slavic Gospel Association Many closed countries can now be reached through integral ministry partnerships with indigenous believers. Discreet communication and ministry trips afford handson global opportunities. No Lone Wolves in Storytelling Room 06 Marnie Wooding Christian Info Society Story Editor and Author, Marnie Wooding hosts a collaborative workshop where participants can discuss their book or visual media projects. This is a time to test your story and get feedback from Marnie and other workshop participants. Going it alone is never the right choice. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Adult Seminars Radical Hospitality in a World of Suspicion: Unlocking Our Hearts to the Displaced Room 07 Loren Balisky Salsbury Community Society (Kinbrace) Today, 43 million people live locked out and driven from their homes by war, persecution, famine, environmental crises, and more. Adopting postures and practices of welcome to those displaced is especially difficult in a world troubled by concerns of security, self-protection, and fairness. Explore Biblically innovative ways that transform global anxiety into a radical, faith-full welcome. Q 101 Ideas for Getting Missions into Your Church Room 08 Christy Edwards Wycliffe Bible Translators Are you looking for ideas, suggestions and tips for strengthening your missions programs? You will be equipped and empowered to be a missions advocate through various tools. We will empower you to strengthen your missions programs especially for kids and teens. The ‘Glocal’ Effect: How Dropping a Pebble in Your Pew Can Send Ripples Around the World. Your Church’s Mission? Embracing Those Living with Mental Illness Room 10 Sharon Smith Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries God’s Kingdom (shalom/well-being) for the local church involves the practice of radical hospitality. This defines mission as an invitation into community. Since 1/5 people attending our churches are living with mental illness, we will look at the church’s mission to these individuals. Participants will gain understanding of the mental illness recovery journey and ways to care and to advocate well. Standing Strong Through the Storm Room 11 Paul Johnson Open Doors This seminar takes a look at challenges Satan throws at Christians – both locally and globally – and how we can defeat him, stand strong, and live victoriously. Specific illustrations are from the persecuted church around the world. Participants will receive a free copy of the booklet, Red Skies at Dawn highlighting the challenges we face in Canada. Ray of Hope Room 13 IJM Representative International Justice Mission New 12 minute documentary directed by Sean Sheridan/International Justice Mission about the story of a young girl in Mumbai who is rescued not once but twice and IJM's efforts at finding her and bringing her back into Aftercare. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Room 14 Mark Naylor Northwest Baptist Seminary We live in a global village and if Christians are to relate the gospel cross-culturally they must become aware of their own cultural biases and sensitivities to cultural assumptions of other ethnic groups. This seminar focuses on exploring and validating one’s own cultural orientation, and suggests ways to build bridges crossculturally in the Canadian setting. Beyond the Welcome: How Canadian Churches are Responding to Canada’s Immigrant Reality Room 15 Gary Klassen World Vision Canada Hear the experiences of recent immigrants as they interact with Canadian churches, based on a study conducted by World Vision. The Tyndale Intercultural Ministries Centre and the Centre for Community Based Research gathered insights from over 300 church leaders, including new immigrants. Get access to a tool kit designed to help your church create the welcoming community that immigrants need and want. Photo Journalism, Media and Missions - Part 1 Room 16 Alan Hood & Gary Fong Genesis Photo Agency Find out how great still photos bring readers to an emotional connection to the subject, how pictures transcend the written word, and cause readers to respond to a call for action. In this seminar Mission agencies, churches and individuals will come to understand how great photos can help people move from casual observers to passionate advocates and supporters of your ministry. Q Coaching: The Missing Link to Great Member Care Room 17 Bruce & Eva Robinson Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship How do we provide the best possible member care for those who go to the mission field? How does coaching play a significant role before, during and after a time spent overseas? If you are involved in a sending organization and/or with member care, then this seminar is for you! Come and experience how coaching will make a difference! Reaching Out to the South Asian Community Room 18 Pundit Sadanand Hindi Punjabi Fraserview Chapel This presentation includes what to do and what not to do in reaching-out efforts. Information about culture and faith is always available to Church groups. The Church is involved in reaching out to the Hindi and Punjabi speaking people groups from India, and Fiji Island. Sharing Jesus with Jewish People Room 19 Jorge Sedaca Chosen People Ministries (Canada) This seminar presents the biblical basis and some practical ways to present the Gospel to Jewish people. Emphasis will be placed on do’s and don’ts involved in Jewish evangelism. Q Missions Committee Opportunities again Friday 4:30 PM Evangelizing the Canadian Mosaic in a Multicultural and Pluralistic World Room 03 T.V. Thomas Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speaker Dr. Thomas addresses the challenges faced and the opportunities presented for evangelism in a multicultural and pluralistic Canadian society. Q Missions Security in a Connected World:Can local web and social networking use be a risk? Room 04 Phil Cox Outreach Canada A believer posts a tweet as a missionary shares how God is moving in a far away place, others respond and soon a website is created to raise awareness. Subsequently the missionary’s visa is revoked and the new believers are persecuted. Far fetched fiction or frightening fact? Learn about internet security in global missions and best practices to minimize exposing mission activity. City Sacraments: Seeing the City Through the Eyes of Grace Room 05 Shawn Casselberry Mission Year How do you view the city where God is sending you? Is it a dark, dangerous, God-forsaken place? The reality is that God is already there, waiting to be discovered. City sacraments are unique encounters with God in unexpected places and with unexpected people. This seminar will change the way you see the city and God. You will learn to see missions, and all life, through the eyes of grace. Discover God’s Purpose, Embrace Your Part Room 06 Sharon Walraven Perspectives on the World Christian Movement The face of our local communities in Canada is changing, bringing with it great global opportunities. As we look at our workplaces, our neighbourhoods, our schools, colleges and universities, it is impossible not to see the changing face of our local communities. Come and discover how you can cross cultures and Build Bridges of Love to effectively communicate the gospel. A D U LT S E M I N A R S Room 09 Craig Kraft Outreach Canada One person can make a difference in the world. In this workshop we will examine simple ways that we can live our local life with global impact for the Kingdom of God. We don’t have to be world travelers or masters of social media to be effective missionaries. The love that we show to our neighbours may be the key to reaching the unreached world with the Gospel. Developing Cultural Sensitivity Film Clean Water and a Clean Message Room 07 Samuel and Lisa Stendal-Hernandez Russell Stendal - Colombia Para Cristo Society In areas of Colombia where persecution is rampant, many Christians have no access to pure water. In areas dominated by extreme violent factions and closed to traditional church or missionary work, we have been able to provide pure water as well as a foothold for the Gospel. The Converging of Two Movements: Migration and Mission, God’s Kairos ‘Moment’ Locally Room 09 Carolyn Kemp OMF International - Canada Millions are on the move globally, actually 200 plus million. What is your role in this? What is God calling you to do and where is he calling you to do it? What are the challenges and what does God’s Kairos moment look like right now in your local area? [ 41 ] Adult Seminars Friday 4:30 PM Dreams, Visions, & Fortunetellers Help Short-term Teams Lead Muslims to Jesus Room 10 Pastor K Hope Church Jesus is using supernatural methods to reach Muslims. He desires western believers to join Him in leading Muslims to Him, multiplying leaders and churches. The intense spiritual battle requires diligent preparations and long-term commitment/adoption to reach the ‘hard to reach’ peoples via loving and bold believers. Q When You Simply Can’t Take It Any More A D U LT S E M I N A R S Room 11 Kevin Cavanaugh Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Surrey was experiencing exponential growth in the 2000’s but its global missions thrust was virtually non-existent. As such it greatly hampered the church from being released into Christ’s passion for the world. This seminar will focus on the struggle one Pastor went through to turn the ship around, revitalizing a global missions thrust and releasing workers. Film Power of Community: Behind & Beyond the Steel Bars Room 19 Brenda-Lee Sasaki M2/W2 Association - Restorative Christian Ministries What makes gang life so appealing? Why do repeat offenders often choose a life behind bars rather than creating a life on the ‘outside’? Community — to know and be known. A panel of M2/W2 Staff & Former Inmates will discuss how our intentional, relational approach aims to break the cycle of isolation and move the offender away from destructive community ties towards a new way of doing life. Saturday 11:00 AM Too Big to Ignore Room 03 Lorna Dueck Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speaker A investigative discussion on how all sizes of communication are shapers of society. Jeff Groenewald of Context with Lorna Dueck leads this panel-based discussion with media experts to help give you insight on using media for communicating Christianity. Being a Faithful Witness to our Muslim Neighbours Journey to Jamaa - Experience Room 05 Alan Guenther Poverty Through the Eyes of Two Real-life Briercrest College and Seminary The effectiveness of missionaries working with Children from Uganda Room 13 Linda Ly World Vision Canada At the heart of Journey to Jamaa is an award-winning short film, ‘Jamaa’. This film is inspired by the real life story of Margaret and Derick, two orphaned children from Uganda who make the journey from Kampala to Kasangombe in a heartbreaking bid to overcome poverty and experience hope. (Duration 33 min/ Produced & Filmed by Michael Landon Jr. & Brian Bird of Believe Pictures.) Photo Journalism, Media and Missions - Part 2 Room 16 Alan Hood & Gary Fong Genesis Photo Agency See Part 1 for description - Friday 3 p.m. Room 16. International Student Ministry in the Local Church Room 17 Twylla Plett International Student Ministries Canada Over 55,000 international students are studying in British Columbia. The majority of them come from countries in the 10/40 window. Churches are the perfect place for students to experience the transforming love of Christ. We’ll discuss initiating and strengthening international student ministry in the church. Steps to Tentmaking Business as Mission Room 18 Ari Rocklin GLOBAL Opportunities The vast majority of Christian professionals who leave for overseas jobs, whether intentionally or by job transfer, do not get any ministry training that would equip them to share their faith. This is a tragic loss for the Kingdom. This seminar will give you the steps in your preparation, as recommended by those who have gone before you. The wise always learn from the mistakes of others. [ 42 ] Muslims globally is often hindered by hostile attitudes of their North American supporters towards Muslims locally. The example of Jesus and the Samaritan woman (John 4) leads us to principles that apply to our witness to local groups that are different from us. We will look at practical aspects of being a faithful witness of Jesus Christ to our Muslim neighbours. I Am An Intercessor Room 06 James Eagles Intercede International Christians have an unbelievable opportunity to impact the world for Christ! However, many do not realize their full potential as Christians. This seminar will address theological and practical ideas and experiences which revolve around the Biblical fact that all Christians are called to be Intercessors, and the full ramification of what that means in the mission fields of this world. Abandoned to God Room 07 Esther Bible MEA Worldwide (Maranatha Evangelistic Association) Being abandoned to God is a difficult and challenging thing, but it is also something that reaps great glory for God. The stories of Abraham Bible and Vera Lavrenenko show how God used two people who were willing to make the sacrifices to build a ministry that has raised up thousands of Christian leaders in Russia and Ukraine. Come and be challenged to change your world by being abandoned to God. The Canadian Spiritual Impact on North Korea Room 09 Paul Estabrooks Open Doors A powerful PowerPoint look at North Korea, the most restricted country to the gospel message, and how Canadians have impacted the country through historical missionary efforts and modern ‘creative’ efforts, including a recent Canadian prayer walk group. Q Missions Committee Opportunities again Folk Islam Room 10 Art Klassen PIONEERS Islam is multi-layered, like an onion. The outer layer is the culture, then the six beliefs, followed by the five pillars. At the core of the teaching is Folk or Popular Islam. The presentation will explore the basic teaching of Islam, what it means in popular Islam and the Christian response, coupled with personal experiences in relating to Muslims. Living up to Wilberforce’s Legacy - the Response to Modern Day Slavery Room 11 Brian McConaghy Ratanak Foundation Feeling helpless in the face of the ‘big issues’ like slavery? What can we learn from the example of William Wilberforce regarding faith, impact on our culture and ability to change that which seems overwhelming. This seminar focuses on the historic fight of Wilberforce in the 1800’s and the modern day application of his example to change lives in the child sex slavery industry of Cambodia. Prayer is Two Way Communication with God Room 12 Russell Stendal Missions Fest 2009 Plenary Speaker Effective prayer and intercession is not just us giving God a bunch of free advice on how to run His universe. If we identify with the plan and purpose of God we will begin to sense the heart of God and partner together with Him. It is as we are in tune with Him that mountains are moved and enemy strongholds overcome. This presentation will contain testimonies of victory after victory. Understanding How Hinduism Makes Pathways for the Gospel Room 13 Kimberley Morrison Dalit Freedom Network Canada With the recent migration of southeast Asians to the Lower Mainland, missions opportunities to Hindus have come to our backyards. Hinduism is a complex religion with many doorways to truth and the Gospel. This seminar will focus on the basic beliefs and the social structure of Hinduism, and how the Hindu scriptures open pathways to philosophical connections with a Christian worldview. Child Soldiers - Terrible Tragedy, Terrific Triumph Room 18 Scott Gillespie Action International Ministries This seminar strives to inform the listener of the tragic use of children in war. It will share about the extent of the problem, its effects, and how the Christian community can become involved in making a difference in eradicating this pervasive problem and reach out to its victims. Just Capital - The Business Community and Global Need Room 19 Peter Shaukat Canadian Centre for World Mission ’To love justice, do kindness and walk humbly with our God’ is the timeless prophetic call to every Christian. How might Christians in the business community use just capital to answer this mandate, particularly among those nations where the ‘opportunity gap’ is most profound? This seminar will explore the concept and application of capital in mission by those called to the vocation of business. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Adult Seminars Saturday 12:30 PM Technology in Missions Room 03 Dan Woolley Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speaker Dan uses film, social media, and the internet to communicate the needs of people in some of the poorest nations of the world. We Are Their Family Room 04 Lorrie Wasyliw W.I.N.G.S. Fellowship Ministries What is our responsibility to multicultural women and children who come to Canada from all over the world in hope of a better life, yet, become the homeless, the widows, and the orphans because of the scourge of domestic violence? This workshop will bring focus to this challenge. Away From Home - They’re Ready to Hear Room 05 Martyn Hartley SEND International of Canada God uses unique ways to reach the Chinese. Find out how he can use you, especially if you speak Mandarin. All across Russia and in Eastern Europe there are many merchants and students from China who have never heard about God but are interested. By using their heart language, Mandarin, they know we care and listen to what we can share about God. Room 06 James Grunau Journey Home Community Association More than 2000 refugees arrive annually in Metro Vancouver. Do you view this as a liability or an opportunity? Come and see how your church can reach out to the world arriving on its doorstep. Hear stories of refugee families moving from persecution, trauma and instability to safety, stability and healing. Your local church community can be directly involved in this. Jesus of Africa: Local Voices, Global Gains Room 07 Diane Stinton Regent College This seminar explores how African Christians interpret and appropriate Jesus in their cultural contexts today, and how these African Christologies enhance our corporate knowledge of Christ globally. From this deeper understanding of Christ, implications emerge for our own personal lives, for our engagement in local communities, and for our witness to Christ around the world. through understanding the scope of God’s kingdom, which is as large as life itself. Winning the Neglected Hidden Generations Room 11 T.V. Thomas Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speaker Dr. Thomas exposes the challenges, expectations and needs of the second and third generation of ethnic groups and offers pointers for effective ministry to each generation. A God Filled Life: The Kingdom of God in Everything Room 10 David & Shauna Anderson A Rocha Canada -Christians in Conservation The story is too often told, the presence of God in people’s passions, and callings pushed aside in order to ‘put God first’ through mission work; later through painful experience (and bitterness) missions is set aside. This seminar focuses on preparing for mission Missions Fest ~ 2012 Filming in Remote Locations Room 18 Moderator - Shannon Braithwaite Film Festival Planning Committee Filmmakers whose work is screening in the Missions Fest Film Festival participate on this panel discussing best practice for filming in remote areas. Saturday 3:30 PM theLife that Counts Room 03 Leonard Buhler Human Trafficking: Global Epidemic, Local Power 2 Change (Campus Crusade for Christ) Opportunities You want your life to count. Be challenged as Leonard Room 12 Amanda Carrasco XXXchurch Canada and Taboo Ministries Human trafficking is a global issue. Great efforts are being made to rescue and help victims of human trafficking but we must also deal with the root of the issue. Pornography has direct ties to this root. We need to make greater effort to reach people who are caught in the porn industry (both consumers and producers). Can the local church make a difference in this global epidemic at the root? Extreme Spiritual Warfare Prayer Room 13 Trevor Macpherson The Underground Railroad After 15 years as the director of the Underground Railroad working with Punks, Rockers, Goths, Skinheads, etc and all of the darkness that is associated with those lifestyles, Trevor will share some key insights he has learned both locally and with key world leaders from the 39 nations at the Global/ Regional Roundtables. Non-Violence, Social Justice and the Holy Land - Where Do I Fit In? Room 18 Linda Gharib Holy Land Trust This is a timely and urgently needed seminar on behalf of the Christians of the Holy Land as well as all of those who are suffering from the ongoing violence in this region. In the spirit of Jesus’ prayer in John 17:20-23, this is an in-depth look at what we, at the local church level, can do to support our brothers and sisters in Christ in this often volatile region. Tsunami! A Wave of Love Needed for Caring for God’s World with Prophetic Hope Japan. Room 09 Rick Faw A Rocha Canada -Christians in Conservation All over the globe environmental challenges are rising steadily. How can Christians engage in these serious issues with hope rather than despair? How might churches respond in ways that are practical and prophetic? This seminar will briefly outline the Scriptural warrant for creation care while illustrating how urgently communities everywhere need this neglected aspect of Christian mission. Q Missions Committee Opportunities again Room 19 Tony and Pat Schmidt OMF International - Canada View a post-tsunami video clip (4 min.) followed by a discussion on barriers to the Gospel in Japan. This is a look at how the present situation gives fresh opportunity for the Global Christian Community to join hands with the small Japanese Church to meet the urgent needs at this time. Some ideas for service opportunities will be presented. Saturday 2:00 PM Left, Right or Neo Anabaptist? Room 03 Lorna Dueck / Shane Claiborne Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speakers Shane Claiborne on politics and other hazards of Christian life, in interview with Lorna Dueck invites you to make an all-in commitment — anytime, anywhere, at any cost, to do anything — in reaching your world for Jesus. Be inspired by Leonard’s enormous vision for how your commitment to live theLife could go viral as millions of Christians begin to see every human encounter from a spiritual perspective and encourage each other using innovative social media technologies. Learn how you might motivate and equip your church to engage in the Great Commission using theLife Initiative. Taking up the Challenge of Missions in a Restricted Access Nation Room 05 Jasmine Buckley YWAM South Asia Why Vietnamese Christians should do mission both inside and outside Vietnam. Why they should sit at the table of the nations of the world, and put their shoulders to the work of world evangelism. Some testimonies and stories. Prayer: Foundation of Ministry Room 06 Nora van Wijk OM Canada Globalization has brought nations to our neighbourhood. How can we minister to them? We can start at home with prayer. Reaching our community, we are reaching the world. This seminar is not a one dimensional sharing, but explores with attendees how to impact the world through Prayer. Prayer should be our culture, lifestyle and is our relationship with our Heavenly Father. A D U LT S E M I N A R S Refugees: The Scattering of the Nations Film Reconciliation with Indigenous People Room 07 Don Klaassen Outreach Canada On the road to reconciliation with B.C.’s Indigenous People, learn what some churches are doing to bridge the barriers set up by residential schools and the forced cultural assimilation of B.C.’s first inhabitants. Q Your Muslim Neighbour Room 09 Paul Chugg The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) of Canada Who are Muslims? Seeing Muslims through God’s eyes. What is Islam? The basic tenets of Islam. Muslim perceptions of Christians. Commonly asked questions and osbjections Muslims have regarding Christians. The 10 commandments for sharing with Muslims (adapted from SIM.) Answering the Cry of God’s Heart Room 10 George Snyman Hands at Work in Africa (Canada) Society Our vision is to see the local church in Africa effectively caring for the dying, orphans and widows and unified in this mission with the church outside Africa. We challenge the international church to fulfill its mandate, to [ 43 ] Adult Seminars join its African brothers and sisters, and to follow Jesus with love among the most vulnerable people on earth. Saturday 3:30 PM Place of Rescue .....Rescuing those without Hope Room 11 Marie Ens Place of Rescue The AIDS crisis in Cambodia has made thousands of children orphans. Place of Rescue I, II, and III are bringing the love of Jesus and hope for the future, to hundreds of these kids. Discover these joy filled places and learn the ways you can be involved in rescuing orphans and widows which the Bible describes as ‘religion that God accepts as pure and undefiled’. I Am Filmmaker - Part 1 Room 12 Phil Hood & Greg Meeres Film Festival Planning Committee Come and participate in a hands-on seminar moderated by Phil Hood. (Note: This is a two hour session) A D U LT S E M I N A R S Q Missional Church and Traditional Missions: Getting the Biblical Balance Right Room 13 Tim Stabell Briercrest College and Seminary For many years, ‘missions’ meant sending missionaries to far-flung countries. Some evangelicals are rightly insisting, however, that mission is all around us, right here at ‘home’. Might this emphasis on ‘missional church’, though, lead us to neglect ‘the ends of the earth’? How do we get the balance right? The Apostle Paul’s answer may surprise us. The Journey of a Film Room 18 Moderator - Shannon Braithwaite Film Festival Planning Committee There are many steps in the journey of getting a film made and distrubuted. A panel of those working in the film industry, including filmmakers whose work is screening in the Missions Fest Film Festival, discuss the "how to's". Megabytes & Missions: How Current Technologies May Be Redefining the Frontiers of Mission Room 19 Joanne Pepper Trinity Western University Can and should new technologies be in the forefront of Mission ministry in the 21st century? This question raises complex issues worthy of careful consideration. How and to what extent is the vast and growing potential of the digital media to share the good news of Jesus a help or a hindrance to Mission? Case studies of both global and local-church missions examine ministry in the emerging digital world. Saturday 5:00 PM Satan’s Greatest Deception and God’s Victory Room 03 Ron Pearce Empower Ministries Ron will explain how God is conquering Satan’s greatest deception that is spreading throughout the Church. He meets with leaders of national church planting movements in spiritual hot spots and in [ 44 ] Film Q Missions Committee Opportunities again contrast to gloomy news reports, he will show how the Church is explosively growing in the Middle East, China and more. His stories of real life Christians who are changing this world will challenge you. versational techniques to effectively share the Gospel Empowering and Equipping National Churches & Ministries in Eastern Europe Room 11 Mark Wollenberg International Justice Mission This seminar highlights stories of how real structural transformation is happening in countries where International Justice Mission is located. Although there is still much to do, we are celebrating many victories in the war against injustice. Room 04 Lloyd Cenaiko HART(Humanitarian Aid Response Teams) This seminar will explore the do’s and don’ts of partnering with national ministries in Eastern Europe. It will explain how we in the West can effectively equip and empower the indigenous churches in their evangelism and compassion ministries there. Taking the Orphanage to the Orphan Room 05 Josiah Frey Teen Missions in Canada We’ve all seen them in commercials depicting the plight of literally tens of millions of people around the world. People affected by war, disease, famine, poverty. If you’re anything like me, you have a saturation point and just can’t look anymore. What can I do? we wonder. This seminar will share many ideas of how people can share their love and compassion from home, or get closer if they feel led. Eastern Perspectives on Missions in a Western Cultural Context Room 06 Lawrence Farley St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church The Do’s and Don’ts of presenting the Gospel to North American culture. Contrasting the eastern perspective with the western approach, with examples from the history of Native Alaskan Christians, successfully evangelized by Russian missionaries in the 18th and 19th Century. Called to the City: Setting up an Urban Poor Work in the Developing World Room 07 Howard Andrews OMF International - Canada With some one billion people living in urban slums, serving the unreached of major cities is an increasingly important part of the missions task. The challenges of finding the right entry platform, cultural adaptation and living in the chaos of a developing megacity requires an effective strategy for developing the ministry and the team. Learn from this case study, drawn from the Asian context. Roundtable: The Use of Technology with Missions and Overseas Ministry Room 09 Darian Kovacs Global Village Foundation Have you ever wondered how YouTube can be used in your missions experience? We’ll talk about how organizations and individuals are using technology to advance their mission. Whether it’s iPhones, twitter, facebook, texting, GPS devices or whatever else has come out since this booklet has been printed. We’ll talk about the pros and cons of it’s use. Come join this lively discussion. with your Jewish friend and anyone cross-culturally! Victories in the Fight Against Injustice I Am Filmmaker - Part 2 Room 12 Phil Hood & Greg Meeres Film Festival Planning Committee See Part 1 for description - Sat. 3:30 p.m. Room 12. The Fourth Wave: Empowering Every Believer to Engage in the Great Commission Room 13 Stuart Simpson YWAM Nexia, Catalyst Ministries. Many Christians feel disempowered and disconnected from the Great Commission. In the Fourth Wave of missions, God invites every believer to discover their special role. This task is not just for church workers and missionaries. Whatever your vocation, you have a life purpose that fits within God’s global mission to see the nations discipled and His kingdom come on earth in every sphere of society. Reaching Punjabis Room 18 David Manuel Outreach Canada Who are the Punjabi people and what do they believe? Learn the do’s and don’ts of reaching out to this large and diverse group. Catch a vision for ministry to these amazing people who are loved by God. Do You Have to be Gifted to Learn a Second Langugage? Room 19 Slava Petlitsa Trinity Western University Locally or globally, language learning is a key skill in preparing for meaningful and effective missionary ministry. But do cross-cultural workers need special natural or spiritual aptitudes to succeed in language learning? Discover helpful means and methods of achieving second language competence. Sunday 1:00 PM Unshaken! Room 03 Lorna Dueck / Dan Woolley Missions Fest 2012 Plenary Speakers Lorna Dueck interviews Dan Woolley about the 65 hours he spent trapped beneath the rubble of Haiti’s collapsed Hotel Montana. SYMBOLS Q Bagels, Matzah Balls and Jesus Film Festival and Filmmaker Seminars Church Missions Committee Track: This series is intended to assist missions committees in setting goals, dealing with issues, providing vision, recruiting, training and supporting missionaries and their children. Room 10 Karl deSouza Jews for Jesus Canada What do bagels, matzah balls, & Jesus have in common? They’re all very Jewish, however, most Jewish people have never really considered Jesus as the Messiah. Most think faith in Him is un-Jewish. Come and learn about the Jewish worldview, culture, and objections to the Gospel. Acquire listening and con- Opportunities Again Track: Designed for the person nearing or in retirement. This time can be most fulfulling and exciting, paying great eternal dividends. Leave a legacy of experience and wisdom. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Adult Seminar Presenters Anderson, David and Shauna Cavanaugh, Kevin Andrews, Howard Cenaiko, Lloyd Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 10 David works for A Rocha Canada, a Christian conservation organization working to show God’s love for all creation. He is passionate about the holistic nature of the kingdom of God and how the way of Christ has implications for everything. Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 07 Howard leads a team engaged in holistic ministry to Muslims in a major Asian city. Balisky, Loren Friday 3:00 PM • Room 07 Loren Balisky (MDiv) is a member of Kinbrace, a community that welcomes refugee claimants with housing, support, and accompaniment. Carrie MacLeod (PhD), a member of Kinbrace, facilitates arts-based conflict resolution programs at UBC. Friday 4:30 PM • Room 11 Kevin is married to Cynthia (32yrs), father of three married sons, grandfather of two. He has been the lead pastor for 14 years at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Surrey BC, has spent eight years leading the Surrey Pastors’ Network and two years leading Hope Vancouver. Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 04 Lloyd Cenaiko, grew up in Saskatchewan and has a B.Sc./B.Ed. In 1994, he traveled to the Ukraine to explore his family roots. Upon his return he left a successful real estate practice to create and provide leadership for an organization called H.A.R.T. Chugg , Paul Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 07 Esther is a second generation missionary who has served in Ukraine for the last ten years. She works with Church-Based Leadership Training--Russia under Maranatha Evangelistic Association. Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 09 Paul Chugg has been a missionary with TEAM since 1993 in Pakistan. His church planting duties have included teaching English as a second language, discipleship, evangelism, and leadership. He is married with three children. Currently he is representing TEAM in western Canada with the hope of returning to Pakistan in the summer of 2012. During the final two years the Chuggs were in Pakistan, they experienced a breakdown in security, had to be evacuated 2 times, and eventually decided they needed to have extended time in Canada, their home. Braithwaite, Shannon Cox, Phil Bible, Esther Saturday 2:00 PM • Room 18 Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 18 A graduate of Trinity Western University, Shannon has been involved in professional theatre and films for 12 years both in acting and behind the scenes. She produced an award-winning short film and started her own company, Esby Films. Buckley, Jasmine Buhler, Leonard Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 03 As president of Power to Change, Leonard’s passion is to see millions of Canadians commit - anytime, anywhere, at any cost, to do anything — in reaching their world for Jesus. His approach — shaped by thirty years in business — is entrepreneurial, innovative, and adventurous. de Haan, Charlene Friday 1:30 PM • Room 05 Charlene de Haan taught Third Culture Kids in Guatemala, trained adults to reach and teach kids across Canada, focused on mobilization and member care, and now serves as Executive Director with CAM Canada empowering Spanish-speakers to reach the world. deSouza, Karl Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 10 Karl deSouza was born in Pakistan to a Catholic father & Jewish mother. He was raised in Montreal and came to faith in Jesus while a Physics student. Karl now serves as a full-time missionary and directs Jews for Jesus Montreal. He is married with 3 children. Dueck, Lorna Saturday Saturday See Lorna’s bio on page 12. 11:00 AM • Room 03 2:00 PM • Room 03 Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 11 Marie Ens is 77 years old. After retiring from the mission with which she served for 40 years she returned to Cambodia where she and a group of Cambodian friends formed an N.G.O. called Rescue. Today Rescue cares for AIDS patients, elderly women, abandoned pregnant girls and more than 340 orphans. Estabrooks, Paul Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 09 Paul has been in mission work for over 40 years, currently with Open Doors. His books include ”Standing Strong Through the Storm” which has been translated into 27 languages and is used around the world to encourage Christians facing severe persecution. Farley, Lawrence Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 06 Fr. Lawrence is pastor of St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Langley, BC. Conciliar Press has published his commentaries on most of the New Testament, and on the Orthodox Divine Liturgy. Ancient Faith Radio broadcasts his ”Coffee Cup Commentaries” podcasts on the New Testament. He has authored other articles and books of liturgical hymns. Faw, Rick Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 09 A Rocha Canada’s Education Director, Rick Faw, combines academic backgrounds in science and theology with a love for the outdoors. He wants people to integrate Christian discipleship and the created world in tangible, substantive, hopeful ways. Fong, Gary Friday 3:00 PM • Room 16 Friday 4:30 PM • Room 16 Gary Fong is an award winning photographer who worked for the San Francisco Chronicle for 32 years and now runs Genesis Photo Agency. Frey, Josiah Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 05 At 20 years of age, Josiah has been to 4 continents and at least 5 countries in missions ministry. He’s seen, touched, and helped some of the poorest of the poor and is well able to discuss the many different ways in which people can help meet the need. Gaydos, Ken Friday 3:00 PM • Room 04 Following a 20 year career in Radio/TV Broadcast News, Ken has been a pioneering influence among police and fire department volunteer chaplaincies. Together they are able to care more effectively for the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of victims in sudden crisis, surrounding around the trauma of earthly death. Carrasco, Amanda Eagles, James Gharib , Linda Casselberry, Shawn Edwards, Christy Giles, Melissa Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 12 Amanda Carrasco leads a ministry whose vision is to walk into the darkness of the sex industry to bring hope, awareness, prevention, and recovery through the love of Christ. She leads xxxchurchCanada as well as being a wife and mother. Friday 4:30 PM • Room 05 Shawn is the national Program Director for Mission Year, a year long mission program that calls young adults to intentional community, radical discipleship, and social justice in urban neighborhoods. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 06 James Eagles, President and CEO of Intercede International, has been involved with that ministry for the past 36 years, having begun as a volunteer. Mr. Eagles is an ordained Missionary and Pastor and resides in Fort Erie, Ontario with his wife Sharon. Friday 3:00 PM • Room 08 Christy has been a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators for the past 6 years. She has presented at numerous events throughout the country. She is excited to be able to educate those interested in missions, culture and language. Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 18 Linda Todd Gharib is passionate about following Jesus’ desire for unity among His followers. She has traveled to the Middle East to learn more about the church there and how we can unite with and support the often ignored believers in Palestine. Friday 1:30 PM • Room 13 Melissa began her career as a classroom teacher before transitioning to international development. After significant experience overseas, she came home excited about engaging Canadians on issues of social justice and community transformation. A D U LT S E M I N A R P R E S E N T E R S Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 05 Jasmine is from New Zealand but has lived in Canada for several years. She has spent the last 27 years in Asia with YWAM and worked in the refugee camps in Thailand for 12 years. Following a 1 year rest and study time, she moved to Vietnam where she has lived for the last 15 years. In Vietnam Jasmine is involved in a pioneering ministry, mainly with Vietnamese youth, training them to understand and do missions. Friday 4:30 PM • Room 04 As the Director of Information Technology at Outreach Canada, Phil Cox has brought his many years of experience in multimedia and web application development to help the Outreach Canada team harness the latest and most useful technologies to further the Kingdom. Ens, Marie [ 45 ] Adult Seminar Presenters Gillespie, Scott Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 18 Scott has been involved in ministry for over 25 years - 17 years in aboriginal communities in southern Manitoba and the last ten years ministering overseas in camp leadership development. He is presently the director of promotion and recruitment for Action International Ministries. Grunau, James Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 06 Journey Home Community, a ministry that serves refugee claimant families in Metro Vancouver, grew out of a church home group 6 years ago. James was cofounder and now serves as Executive Director. He also sits on a refugee global leadership team. Guenther, Alan Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 05 Alan Guenther’s interest in the history of Islam is based in large measure on the four years he lived in Pakistan from 1988 to 1992 while serving as a missionary with The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM). Upon returning from Pakistan, he pursued academic studies at the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University in Montreal, completing both his graduate degrees there. The focus of his research has been the historical development of the Muslim community in British India in the late 19th century as well as the interaction of Muslims with Christian missionaries in that time period. Hartley, Martyn Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 05 Martyn and his wife lived in China from 1997 - 1998 teaching modern day sheep farming and English. He leads a unique ministry taking Chinese from Canada, Taiwan, US and Hong Kong to Russia and Eastern Europe to evangelize and disciple the Chinese people working and studying there. Hayward, David A D U LT S E M I N A R P R E S E N T E R S Friday 1:30 PM • Room 07 Pastor for 14 years with Joy Fellowship, a local congregation composed mostly of adults with mental disabilities, an MK who grew up in India. Elementary school teacher for 10 years. Involved in Missions Fest and missions for many years. Hood, Alan Friday 3:00 PM • Room 16 Friday 4:30 PM • Room 16 Alan Hood is an award winning staff photographer and editor for Wycliffe Bible Translators magazine Word Alive. Hood, Phil Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 12 Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 12 Phil Hood began in media at age 23, publishing a weekly newspaper. He has served as publisher of BC Christian News, then as a writer, producer and videographer, he eventually came to teaching film-making to hundreds of at-risk youth. He created the I AM FILMAKER program, inspiring and challenging participants in all aspects of video production. Huffman, Mark Friday 1:30 PM • Room 14 Mark Huffman is a church planter and pastor of Living Hope Church in Odessa, Ukraine. Mark also teaches English and theology at a Ukrainian university. His family and Living Hope Church host up to 100 short-term missionaries annually. [ 46 ] Jeffery, Dave Friday 1:30 PM • Room 17 Dave served with Wycliffe Bible Translators in West Asia from 1987 to 2002, then in Thailand from 2002 to 2006. He has been a language surveyor, field director, training coordinator, teacher and language programs manager. Since 2006, Dave has taught and served in academic administration at the Canada Institute of Linguistics, a training partner of Wycliffe, affiliated with Trinity Western University. Johnson, Paul Friday 3:00 PM • Room 11 Paul has been in mission work for over 30 years, currently with Open Doors Canada. His several books include ”Standing Strong through the Storm” which is in 27 languages and used around the world to encourage Christians facing severe persecution. K, Pastor Friday 4:30 PM • Room 10 Pastor K has been a pastor for 25+ years. He leads short-term teams to hard to reach peoples and has been given favor and invitations from the governments of countries that are considered ‘closed’, but God opens doors that no man can shut. Kapp, Mark & Jana Friday 1:30 PM • Room 04 Mark and his wife Janna have taught at and directed a language school in the Middle East for the past 13 years. Having recently left the country due to revolution and civil war, they now await other opportunities to teach for Christian ministry. Kemp, Carolyn Friday 4:30 PM • Room 09 Carolyn Kemp has worked for OMF International since 1993. She is OMF’s Diaspora Ministries Field Director, reaching East Asians living outside their home country. Working in 11 countries worldwide, they focus on contextualised discipling and training Klaassen, Don Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 07 As a Church Mission Coach with Outreach Canada Don Klaassen has years of experience helping churches bridge cultural barriers locally and globally. He is now helping churches reach out to Aboriginal and Punjabi people. Klassen, Ernie Friday 1:30 PM • Room 10 Ernie Klassen from Saskatchewan, served in World War II; attended Millar College of the Bible and Wheaton College. After teaching at Bible School, he and the family worked for 27 years in Germany, establishing 2 Bible schools. His goal is to take as many to Heaven as possible. Klassen, Gary Friday 3:00 PM • Room 15 After graduating from Regent College, Gary worked with young offenders and in youth ministry. He also served as Coordinator of World Vision’s NeighbourLink ministry in Western Canada. He completed the Arrow Leadership Program and is currently serving as the Regional Program Manager for World Vision Canadian Programs addressing child poverty in the Metro Vancouver area. Gary and his wife Darlene reside in Langley, B.C. and are actively involved in a new church plant. Klassen, Art Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 10 Art, a retired school teacher, and his wife Eleanore, have taught in Nigeria and served with Arab World Ministries and Pioneers as mobilizers. They have travelled in the Arab World and are now working with university students, preparing them for ministry. Kovacs, Darian Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 09 Rev. Darian Kovacs currently works at a software company that works to empower and engage those involved in charity. His past involvements include The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Ashoka, Free the Children and Red Cross Canada. Kraft, Craig Friday 3:00 PM • Room 09 Craig has served as a pastor and missionary in Canada and Africa. He is currently the Executive Director of Outreach Canada, a ministry that exists to help accelerate the fulfilling of the Great Commission through the local church. Ly , Linda Friday 4:30 PM • Room 13 This filming will be facilitated by BC Regional Team members with some sharing and personal testimony by former Sponsor Child, Pastor Andrew Wafula. Macpherson, Trevor Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 13 Trevor is the Director of the Underground Railroad and part of the leadership team for the Global Roundatables, in Germany, Poland and the USA. He is the Pastor of a local street church and an apostle in both the Canadian and Cascadia Coalition of Apostles. Manuel , David Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 18 In partnership with the South Abbotsford Church, David Manuel founded the Indo Canadian Christian Fellowship in 1980. He continues to practise evangelism and discipleship in the South East Asian community through the production of tapes, videos and DVD’s in the Hindustani/Urdu languages. His T.V. programs are aired across Western and Central Canada. David has an infectious love for God and for the Punjabi people. Markeli, Tina Friday 1:30 PM • Room 16 Tina Markeli and her husband served in Haiti and SE Asia, mentoring young church planters. Both their daughters were born and raised overseas. Now their older daughter with her husband and three young sons live on the other side of the world. McConaghy, Brian Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 11 Brian is the founding director of the Ratanak Foundation, working in Cambodia. He has 23 years service in the RCMP as a Forensic Firearms Specialist. Nineteen of those years he served Cambodia as a volunteer. He now works full time with Ratanak, following his call to the people of Cambodia. Meeres, Greg Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 12 Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 12 Greg is a Vancouver-based producer, director, cinematographer, and humanitarian with a passion for the developing world. As the founder of Boldfish Entertainment, Greg's latest projects have taken him to Mozambique, India, the Philippines and Cambodia. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Adult Seminar Presenters Moini, Faheem Rocklin, Ari Morrison, Kimberley Sadanand, Pundit Friday 1:30 PM • Room 19 Born into a Muslim family in Iran in 1969, Faheem met Jesus in 1990 in Islamabad, Pakistan. He worked there for the Salvation Army and the Bible Society. He came to Canada 1997, attended Columbia Bible College for 3 years and has served as a Pastor among Persians since. Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 13 Kimberley is the Community Life and Women’s Ministries Pastor at Peace Portal Alliance Church, Surrey, BC. She has a special interest in world religions and has received her Masters of Arts in Global Leadership. She has served with CSSM Canada for 5 years. Naylor, Mark Friday 3:00 PM • Room 14 Mark spent 14 years working among Muslims in evangelism, church planting and Bible translation. He currently works in intercultural leadership development and coaches local churches in the area of missions, evangelism and cross-cultural outreach. Pearce, Ron Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 03 Ron Pearce has spent decades working in international missions and has been privileged to meet some of God’s choicest servants. Like these faithful ones, Ron’s desire is to finish this life having done all he could on earth to further God’s Kingdom. Pepper, Joanne Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 19 Joanne is Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at Trinity Western University. She has lived and worked in various parts of the world, serving in mission in Eastern Europe and Latin America. Joanne attends a Hispanic church in the Fraser Valley. Petlitsa , Slava Plett, Twylla Friday 4:30 PM • Room 17 Connecting with international students as a friend and spiritual mentor has been a passion in Twylla’s life for the past 15 years. Countless internationals have graced her home. Together they have enjoyed green tea, heart to heart chats and everyday life. Currently she is ISMC’s National Field Director. Richardson, David Friday 3:00 PM • Room 18 Pundit has been the pastor of the Hindi Punjbai Fraserview Gospel Chapel since 1973. He has been a presenter along with Ken Getty at Missions Fest since the beginning. He has been involved in reaching out to the Hindi/Punjabi speaking communities and in radio and television ministry to the Indo-Canadian/Fijian people since early 1980. Sasaki, Brenda-Lee Friday 4:30 PM • Room 19 Facilitated by a panel of M2/W2 Staff, Volunteers and Former Inmates. M2/W2 Association - Restorative Christian Ministries began in 1966 and has intentionally, lovingly and faithfully been impacting the lives of men and women incarcerated in BC. Schmidt, Tony and Pat Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 19 For 33 years Tony and Pat Schmidt have been serving with OMF International in Hokkaido, Northern Japan, involved in Church Planting and related ministries. In June they returned to BC with a passion to make Japan’s post-tsunami needs known. Sedaca, Jorge Friday 3:00 PM • Room 19 Jorge Sedaca, National Director for Chosen People Ministries Canada, is a second generation Messianic believer. Born in Spain, and raised in Argentina, Uruguay, and the US, he has vast experience in church planting, leadership, and Jewish evangelism. Shaukat, Peter Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 19 Peter Shaukat is a chemical engineer, educator and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of an investment fund with a portfolio of business-as-mission initiatives across the Arab world and Asia. Simpson, Stuart Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 13 Stuart has served with YWAM in China, Thailand and the UK, and is the author of a book on the Fourth Wave which challenges non-biblical paradigms and summons every Christian to advance God’s kingdom and disciple nations through missional living. Smith, Sharon Friday 1:30 PM • Room 11 15 years experience as a Human Resources manager in Industry, Agriculture and Forestry. 32 years in ministry: 12 years in urban Africa and 20 years based in Vancouver. Community service: Church, Rotary, Restorative Justice & Poverty reduction. Friday 3:00 PM • Room 10 Dr Sharon Smith (PhD Rehabilitation) works in mental health services and is adjunct faculty at UBC. Caroline Penhale (MA Theological Studies) worked for the Canadian Mental Health Association and now works as a†Campus Minister at UBC. Robinson, Bruce & Eva Snyman, George Friday 3:00 PM • Room 17 Bruce and Eva are the Pastors for Missions at Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship. Together, they have 60 years of management experience in Canada and overseas. They are currently connected with ministry leaders in Thailand, Mongolia, Honduras & Malawi Missions Fest ~ 2012 Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 10 Being faced with a combination of HIV/AIDS and poor socio-economic conditions that have seriously weakened both the family and community structures in Sub Saharan Africa. George Snyman responded and founded Hands at Work in Africa. Stabell , Tim Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 13 Tim Stabell, with his wife Susan, worked in leadership training in the Democratic Republic of Congo for over 10 years. He now teaches missions at Briercrest College and Seminary, while continuing to be involved in Congo, training emerging mission leaders there. Stendal, Russell Saturday 11:00 AM • Room 12 Russell Stendal was raised on the mission field when his parents went to Colombia in 1964 with the Wycliffe Bible Translators. He became a missionary pilot and ®tentmaker® helping rural Colombians with agriculture as well as with spiritual needs and was kidnapped in 1983 by FARC guerrillas. Since then he has expanded outreach to all the violent factions in Colombia with a network of radio stations, distribution of Bibles, and evangelistic Crusades in areas where few missionaries or pastors remain. Stendal-Hernandez, Samuel and Lisa Friday 4:30 PM • Room 07 Samuel Hernandez is a graduate Economist who left a UN job at UNICEF to work full time with Colombia Para Cristo as a faith missionary. Samuel is in charge of massive literature and Bible distribution and is a Certified Water Purification Specialist. Stinton, Diane Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 07 Diane Stinton is Associate Professor of Mission Studies and Dean of Students at Regent College. She is also Adjunct Associate Professor of Theology at Africa International University, Nairobi (formerly Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology). Tegman, Jacinta Friday 1:30 PM • Room 18 Jacinta is the Senior Director of International Operations at World Concern. She has over two decades of experience as a missionary and an associate pastor. Jacinta has worked with churches, individuals, and large foundations and now oversees the international staff at World Concern. Thomas, T.V. Friday Saturday See T.V.'s bio on page 12. 4:30 PM • Room 03 12:30 PM• Room11 van Wijk, Nora Saturday 3:30 PM • Room 06 Nora was born and raised in Hong Kong, studied and worked in Asia, Europe, North America and Middle East. She and her husband used their professions to serve in Missions. They are currently in Canada, mobilizing prayer for the Arab World. Vincent, Allan Friday 3:00 PM • Room 05 Rev. Allan Vincent has served as Executive Director of Slavic Gospel Association Canada since March 1998. During this time Allan has made multiple trips to the former Soviet Union and has had extensive first hand experience with the ministries there. Walraven, Sharon Friday 4:30 PM • Room 06 Sharon is a member of the Equip Team at Outreach Canada with a focus on Mission Training and Resources. She serves as the BC Regional Coordinator for the Perspectives course. A D U LT S E M I N A R P R E S E N T E R S Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 19 Slava is an instructor in Modern Languages at Trinity Western University. He has worked in mission ministry in Europe and Latin America. As a product of missionary ministry in his homeland of Ukraine and as a member of a Hispanic church, Slava understands the sometimes difficult dynamics of cross-cultural communication. Friday 4:30 PM • Room 18 Ari Rocklin, former tentmaker to Asia and a mobilizer for the past 13 years brings a wealth of knowledge for the preparation of tentmaking business as mission. He has helped over 900 people to get out there. A frequent speaker at missions events worldwide and here at Missions Fest Vancouver. [ 47 ] Adult Seminar Presenters Wang, David Friday Friday See David's bio on page 13. 1:30 PM • Room 03 3:00 PM • Room 03 Wasyliw, Lorrie Saturday 12:30 PM • Room 04 Lorrie is the Executive Director of WINGS (Women in Need Gaining Strength) Fellowship Ministries. Based in New Westminster, BC, WINGS has offered shelter/ support to over 3000 women and children fleeing domestic violence through emergency shelter, second stage, outreach services and support groups. Williams, Christina Friday 1:30 PM • Room 15 Christina is the founder and Director of Elevated to Excellence at ministry training and equipping people to realize their value and potential in Christ. She is an E N T E R CC1 Woolley, Dan international speaker with a daughter and family serving in Papua, New Guinea. Saturday See Dan’s bio on page 13. Wollenberg, Mark Wuye, James Saturday 5:00 PM • Room 11 Mark Wollenberg serves as IJM Canada’s Regional Representative in Western Canada. Mark passionately communicates a vision of every follower of Christ committed to living justly in their community. He is married and has 5 amazing children. Friday 1:30 PM • Room 09 Born in Nigeria, Rev. James Wuye served as Secratary General of the Kaduna State chapter of the Youth Christian Association of Nigeria and presently is Co- Executive Director with a Muslim Imam of the Interfaith Mediation Centre, Nigeria. Wooding , Marnie Zelman, Perry Friday 1:30 PM • Room 06 Friday 3:00 PM • Room 06 Zondervan author, story editor, and writer coach for visual media and publishing. Founding Partner in Crooked Door Entertainment a motion Picture Development Company. E X H I B I T CC2 A R E A CC3 Friday 1:30 PM • Room 08 Perry Zelman is the Canadian Director for the mission organization ReachAcross. For 60 years ReachAcross has worked with Muslims in parts of the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe and Canada. F R O M CC4 12:30 PM • Room 03 CC5 H E R E CC6 A1 B C 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 D E B C 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 1 1 2 2 6 6 4 4 5 5 6 6 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 D E 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 1 1 L M 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 F G N O 1 1 2 2 3 3 H I P Q 1 1 2 2 1 R S 1 1 1 T U ROW J K V1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 9 9 ROW 7 7 8 8 F G L M 7 7 H I N O 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 12 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 8 8 8 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 8 P Q R S 7 7 8 T U B 10 10 9 11 11 10 12 12 9 8 7 7 7 10 7 7 6 9 8 8 8 8 10 9 9 9 9 11 11 12 12 14 AA3 AA2 AA1 BOOKSTORE 13 On-site Office 11 10 10 12 8 11 7 10 6 9 FOOD OUTLETS Mission Opportunities (EXHIBITION HALL C) 5 5 5 5 5 (EXHIBITION HALL A) EXHIBITION HALL EXHIBIT FLOOR PLAN AND LOCATIONS – HALL B [ 48 ] Missions Fest ~ 2012 Exhibitors V09 700 Club Canada (former Christian Broadcasting Associates, Inc.) 680 Progress Ave 2 Scarborough ON M1H 3A5 Canada Phone: 1-416.439.6411 Fax: 1-416.439.1043 TollFree:1-877.439.6410 Email: [email protected] Web: www.700Club.ca CC2 A Rocha Canada - Christians in Conservation 19353 16th Ave Surrey BC V3S 9V2 CANADA Phone: 604.542.9022 Fax: 778.294.0122 Email: [email protected] Web: www.arocha.ca N10 Accelerated Christian Education BOX 1360 Portage la Prairie MB R1N 3N9 CANADA Phone: 204.428.5332 Fax: 204.428.5386 TollFree:1-800.976.7226 Email: [email protected] Web: www.acecanada.net N07 Action International Ministries 3015A 21st St. NE Calgary AB T2E 7T1 CANADA Phone: 1 403.204.1421 Fax: 1 403.204.1501 TollFree:1-888.443.2221 Email: [email protected] Web: www.actioninternational.org V08 ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University 7600 Glover Road Langley BC V2Y 1Y1 CANADA Phone: 1604.513.2019 Fax: 1604.513.2045 TollFree:1-888.468.6898 Email: [email protected] Web: www.acts.twu.ca R01 Africa Community Technical Service Society PO Box 1515 Comox BC V9M 8A2 CANADA Phone: 250.339.1212 Fax: 250.339.1300 TollFree:1-877.929.1117 Email: [email protected] Web: www.acts.ca S2-S3 Africa Inland Mission International 1641 Victoria Park Ave Scarborough ON M1R 1P8 CANADA Phone: -416.751.6077 Fax: -416.751.3467 TollFree:1-877.407.6077 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aimint.org/can/ C12 African Enterprise (Canada) 4509 West 11th Avenue Vancouver BC V6R 2M5 CANADA Phone: 604.228.0930 Fax: 604.228.0936 Email: [email protected] Web: www.africanenterprise.com T10 Aglow International Canada 65721 Birchtrees Dr. Hope BC VOX 1L1 Canada Phone: 604.869.5023 Fax: 604.869.2019 Email: [email protected] Web: www.aglowofcanada.org T09 Ambrose University College 150 Ambrose Circle S.W. Calgary AB T3H 0L5 CANADA Phone: 403.410.2000 Fax: 403.571.2556 TollFree:800.461.1222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ambrose.edu A07 Anchor Academy Box 3015, 7201 Hurst Rd. Salmon Arm BC V1E 2P7 Canada Phone: 1250.832.2754 Fax: 1250.832.4379 TollFree:1-888.917.3783 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ark.net I01 Asian Outreach International Canada PO Box 42052 Vancouver BC V6P 6S7 CANADA Phone: 1-604.272.1789 Fax: 1-866.669.0985 TollFree:1-888.872.5459 Email: [email protected] Web: www.asianoutreach.ca O01 Avant Ministries Canada 2121 Henderson Hwy Winnipeg MB R2G 1P8 CANADA Phone: 204.338.7831 Fax: 204.339.3321 Email: [email protected] Web: www.AvantMinistries.org U09 Awana International Canada 101-2430 King George Blvd Surrey BC V4P 1H5 CANADA Phone: 1250.578.7735 Email: [email protected] Web: www.awanacanada.ca O09 Banner of Truth Radio Broadcast 3870 216 Street Langley BC V3A 8P2 CANADA Phone: 604.657.5867 Email: [email protected] Q07 Barnabas Family Ministries Society Box 309 Gibsons BC V0N 1V0 CANADA Phone: 604.886.2220 Fax: 604.886.2279 TollFree:866.886.2220 Email: [email protected] Web: www.barnabasfm.org A12, A13, A14 BC Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches 101-32310 South Fraser Way Abbotsford BC V2T 1X1 CANADA Phone: 604.853.6959 Fax: 604.853.6990 TollFree:1-888.653.9933 Email: [email protected] Web: www.campsbc.com U03 Bethany College Box 160 Hepburn SK S0K 1Z0 Canada Phone: 1306.947.2175 Fax: 1306.947.4229 TollFree:1866.772.2175 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bethany.sk.ca V07 Briercrest College and Seminary 510 College Drive Caronport SK S0H 0S0 CANADA Phone: 1-306.756.3408 Fax: 1-306.756.5544 TollFree:1-800.667.5199 Email: [email protected] Web: www.briercrest.ca R08 CAM International Of Canada 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Winnipeg MB R3P 2N2 CANADA Phone: 1204.487.3300 Fax: 1204.487.3858 TollFree:1.877.231.4570 Email: [email protected] Web: www.outtatown.com H07 Camp Homewood (Pacific Coast Children’s Mission) 35669 Hawksview Abbotsford BC V3G 2Y1 CANADA Phone: 604.855.1963 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mup.org R12 Camp Luther Association Box 1-10 Thetis Island BC V0R 2Y0 CANADA Phone: 250.246.9440 Fax: 250.246.3201 Email: [email protected] Web: www.capernwray.ca I05-I06 Camp Qwanoes 16710 Route 335 Chertsey QB J0K 3K0 Canada Phone: 1-450.882.1361 Fax: 1-450.882.1973 TollFree:1-877.882.1361 Email: [email protected] Web: www.capernwrayquebec.ca PO Box 92061 / 2900 Warden Avenue Toronto ON M1W 3Y8 CANADA Phone: 1-647.977.3226 Email: [email protected] Web: www.camcanada.org Box 40 Heriot Bay BC V0P 1H0 CANADA Phone: 250.285.3483 Fax: 250.285.3432 Email: [email protected] Web: www.homewood.bc.ca 9311 Shook Road Mission BC V2V 7M2 CANADA Phone: 604.826.7062 Fax: 604.826.7675 TollFree:1-888.707.2267 Email: [email protected] Web: www.campluther.ca Box 250 Crofton BC V0R 1R0 CANADA Phone: 250.246.3014 Fax: 250.246.3227 TollFree:1-888.092.6637 Email: [email protected] Web: www.qwanoes.ca C07 Camp Tulahead Society Box 1272 Princeton BC V0X 1W0 CANADA Phone: 1-250.295.6233 Fax: 1-250.295.6233 Email: [email protected] Web: www.camptulahead.com I02 Canada Gospel Herald Ltd. 701 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Vancouver BC V7Y 1C6 Canada Phone: 1604.715.6288 Fax: 1 604.608.9153 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gospelherald.net U10, U11, T11 Canadian Baptists of Western Canada F05 Black Forest Academy 7960A Winston Street Burnaby BC V5A 2H5 CANADA Phone: 6604.420.7646 Fax: 604.422.8696 TollFree:1 .800.596.7772 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cbwc.ca K03 Blessing the Children International 700 Kingsway Vancouver BC V5V 3C1 CANADA Phone: 604.872.6691 Fax: 604.872.0562 TollFree:1-800.661.7437 Email: [email protected] Web: www.biblesociety.com Postfach 1109 Hammersteinerstrasse 50 Kandern Baden-W¸rttemberg 79396 Germany Phone: +49-7626-91610 Fax: +49-7626-8821 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bfacademy.com A01 Canadian Bible Society, BC District I08 Canadian Kindness Society Box 248 Barons AB T0L 0G0 Canada Phone: (403) 625 -2363 Fax: 403.625.2744 Email: [email protected] Web: www.blessingthechildren.org Box 22004 Vernon BC V1T 9L7 CANADA Phone: 1-250.545.9339 Fax: 1-250.545.8887 Email: [email protected] F10 Bridges for Peace N11 Canadian Lifelight Ministries Box 21001 RPO Charleswood Winnipeg MB R3R 3R2 CANADA Phone: 204.489.3697 Fax: 204.786.2051 Email: [email protected] Web: www.bridgesforpeace.com Missions Fest ~ 2012 R05 Canadian Mennonite University/ Outtatown Discipleship School Box 4904 Steinbach MB R5G 1R5 CANADA Phone: 1-204.339.3770 Fax: 1-204.320.9676 TollFree:1-866.447.9673 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thelifelight.com N04 Canadian Mission to Unreached Peoples Society R07, S07 Capernwray Harbour Bible Centre Q06 Capernwray Quebec Bible Center O1-011 Carver Christian High School 7650 Sapperton Avenue Burnaby BC V3N 4E1 CAN Phone: 604.523.1580 Fax: 604.523.9646 Email: [email protected] Web: www.carverchristian.org F03 Celtic Place Retreat and Counselling Centre 360 Wright Road Salt Spring Island BC V8K 2H8 Canada Phone: 1-250.931.8000 TollFree:1-877.931.8880 Email: [email protected] Web: www.celticplace.ca G10 CFI Canada, Inc. (Christian Friends of Israel) 4150 Cedar Hill Road Victoria BC V8N 3C4 CANADA Phone: 250.595.5445 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cfijerusalem.org C11 CHEK ABC DL School 810 Tenth St Nelson BC V1L 3C7 Canada Phone: 1-250.352.0526 Fax: 1-250.352.0546 TollFree:1-888.352.2435 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chekabc.ca M04 Child Evangelism Fellowship of BC 202-17619 96 AVE Surrey BC V4N 4A9 Canada Phone: 1604.581.8242 Fax: 1604.582.0491 TollFree:1-877.581.8242 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cefbc.com S08 China Outreach Ministries 555 Gettysburg Pike, Suite 200 Mechanicsburg PA 17055 USA Phone: 717.591.3500 Fax: 717.591.0412 TollFree:1-800.269.7815 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chinaoutreach.org E09 Choosing Truth Ministries 2067 Stevenson St. Abbotsford BC V2S 3A3 CANADA Phone: 604.853.5469 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ctmin.org [ 49 ] Exhibitors O04 Chosen People Ministries (Canada) Box 897, Station B North York ON M2K 2R1 CANADA Phone: 1-416.250.0177 Fax: 1-416.250.9235 TollFree:1-800.442.5535 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chosenpeople.ca U06 Christ For The City International (Canada) Inc 2923 Capilano Road North Vancouver BC V7R 4H4 CANADA Phone: 1604.904.7974 Email: [email protected] Web: www.christforthecityinternationalcanada.org P04 Christ For The Nations Bible College 19533 - 64th Avenue Surrey BC V3S 4J3 CANADA Phone: 1 604.514.2364 Fax: 1 604.514.2604 TollFree:1-888.999.2364 Email: [email protected] Web: www.cfni.bc.ca CC5 Christian Info Society 2nd Floor – 107 E 3rd Ave Vancouver BC V5T 1C7 CANADA Phone: 1-604.638.6007 Fax: 1-604.484.0058 TollFree:1-888.899.3777 Email: [email protected] Web: www.canadianchristianity.com H12 Christian Singles Adventure Weekend 170-7610 Evans Rd. Chilliwack BC V2R 2Y1 Canada Phone:1604.824.1945 Fax: 1604.824.1905 Email: [email protected] Web: www.christiansinglesadventure.com T05 Christian Toastmasters 13664 Blackburn Avenue White Rock BC V4B 2Y8 CANADA Phone:604.538.2517 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rockchristiantoastmasters.com CC1 Columbia Bible College 2940 Clearbrook Road Abbotsford BC V2T 2Z8 CANADA Phone: 604.853.3358 Fax: 604.853.3063 TollFree:1-800.283.0881 Email: [email protected] Web: www.columbiabc.edu R02 COMMIT Ministries 33272 Camelot Drive Yucaipa CA 92399 USA Phone: 1951.402.3453 Email: [email protected] Web: www.commitministries.org CC6 Compassion Canada 985 Adelaide Street S London ON N6A 5G8 CANADA Phone: 1 519.668.0224 TollFree:1-800.563.5437 Email: [email protected] Web: www.compassion.ca H11 Context with Lorna Dueck 250 Front St. W Toronto ON M5V 3G5 CANADA Email: [email protected] Web: www.listenuptv.com D12 Corban University School of Ministry 4301 N Stevens St Tacoma WA 98407 USA Phone: 1-253.759.6104 Fax: 1-253.759.3299 TollFree:1-877.311.6104 Email: [email protected] Web: www.corban.edu/ministry [ 50 ] L05, L06 Creation Science Association of British Columbia K07 Evangelical Tract Distributors B08 Gather and Give Charitable Foundation C04 CSB Ministries (Christian Service Brigade Canada) E04 F.I.S.H.E.R.S. International Ministries J01 Gideons International In Canada D08 Fellowship International Mission of Canada U04 Global Outreach Mission F01, G01 FH Canada E12 Global Recordings Network Canada V01 Firs Bible and Missionary Conference H02-H03 Grace Life Ministries Canada Box 39577 WRPO White Rock Surrey BC V4A 0A9 CANADA Phone: 604.535.0019 Email: [email protected] Web: www.creationbc.org 1511 Sprice Avenue Coquitlam BC V5J 2P5 CANADA Phone: 604.936.8397 Fax: 604.936.8311 TollFree:1-800.615.1511 Email: [email protected] Web: www.csbministries.ca K04 Dalit Freedom Network Canada P.O. BOX 45645 RPO Sunnyside Surrey BC V4A 9N3 CANADA Phone: 1-604.535.4240 Fax: 1-604.535.4248 TollFree:1-888.592.2238 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dalitfreedom.net S06 Discipleship International Ministry Society 604 Columbia Street, Suite 400 New Westminster BC V3M 1A5 CANADA Phone: 604.275.0850 Fax: 604.275.0854 TollFree:1-866.383.8938 Email: [email protected] Web: www.discipleshipint.org O02 Dugit Messianic Outreach Center PO Box 60099 Jacksonville FL 32236 USA Phone: 904.638.3628 Fax: 904.339.9339 Email: [email protected] Web: www.dugit.org G04 Emmanuel Christian Fellowship Centre Magadh Plaza (2nd Floor) Balamichak More Anisabad, Patna – 800 002 INDIA Phone: +91-612.225.0226 Email: [email protected] Web: www.efcministries.com A06 Empower Ministries 48 Alliance Blvd., Suite 103, Barrie ON L4M 5K3 CANADA Phone: 705.719.1607 Fax: 705.719.2585 TollFree:1-800.575.1863 Email: [email protected] Web: www.empowerministries.ca H06 Engineering Ministries International Canada (eMiC) 4626 Bowness Road NW, Calgary AB T3B 0B3 Canada Phone: 403.202.3642 Fax: 403.202.3636 Email: [email protected] Web: www.emicanada.org K10 English Language Institute China 1629 Blue Spruce Dr Fort Collins CO 80524 USA Phone: 909.599.6773 Fax: 909.592.9906 TollFree:1-800.475.3542 Email: [email protected] Web: www.elic.org N12, O12 Equip Canada P.O. Box 683 Duncan BC V9L 3Y1 CANADA Phone: 828.738.3891 Email: [email protected] Web: www.equipinternational.com F04 ERRC Educational Society (Canada) 6200 McKay Street Box 141 - 592 Burnaby BC V5H 4M9 CANADA Phone: 1-778.322.5411 Fax: 1-604.431.7980 Email: [email protected] Web: www.errchina.com 12151 67th Street Edmonton AB T5B 1M6 CANADA Phone: 780.477.1538 Fax: 780.477.3795 Email: [email protected] Web: www.evangelicaltract.com 105-418 Kent Ave, South E Vancouver BC V5X 2X7 Canada Phone: 1604.637.2250 Fax: 604.732.8726 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gatherandgive.org PO Box 31735 Meadowvale SC Pitt Meadows BC V3Y 2H1 CANADA Phone: 778.891.0050 Email: [email protected] Web: fishersministries.ca 501 Imperial Road North Guelph BC N1H 7A2 CANADA Phone: 1519.823.1140 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gideons.ca Box 1210 St. Catherines BC L2R 7A7 CANADA Phone: 716.688.5048 Fax: 716.688.5048 Email: [email protected] Web: www.missiongo.org 30 Vincent Rd Quispamsis NB E2E 1A2 Canada Phone: 1-506.848.6370 Fax: 1-506.848.6379 Web: www.fimcanada.com Unit 6, 120 Lancing Dr. Hamilton ON L8W 3A1 Canada Phone: 1905.574.8220 Fax: 1905.574.6843 TollFree:1-877.574.1994 Email: [email protected] Web: www.globalrecordings.net/ca 1 - 31741 Peardonville Rd Abbotsford BC V2T 1L2 CANADA Phone: 604.853.4262 Fax: 604.853.4332 TollFree:1-800.667.0605 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fhcanada.org 4605 Cable Street Bellingham WA 98229 USA Phone: 360.733.6840 Fax: 360.733.6926 TollFree:1-800.765.3477 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thefirs.org PO Box 3583 Courtenay B.C. V9N 6Z8 CANADA Phone: 250.830.3858 Fax: 250.339.5068 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gracelifeministries.net T07 FOI Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry 100 Ontario Street Oshawa ON L1G 4Z1 CANADA Phone: 905.728.8222 Fax: 905.728.8958 TollFree:1-866.241.3579 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gemission.org Suite 402, 21 Queen St E Brampton ON L6W 3P1 CANADA Phone: 905.457.6830 Fax: 905.457.6547 TollFree:1-888.664.2584 Email: [email protected] Web: www.foi.org S04 Greater Europe Mission L07 Green Bay Bible Camp T03 Foundations for Living 1449 Green Bay Road Westbank BC V4T 2B9 CANADA Phone: 250.768.5884 Fax: 250.768.5828 Email: [email protected] Web: www.greenbay.bc.ca 10 – 2448 160th St Box 38035 Surrey BC V3S 6R3 CANADA Phone: 604.535.3060 Fax: 604.538.4679 Email: [email protected] Web: www. foundationsforliving.ca R03 Hands at Work in Africa (Canada) Society S11 Fraser Valley Gleaners Society P.O. Box 207-16 Midlake Blvd S.E. Calgary AB T2X 2X7 Canada Phone: 1403.254.1705 Email: [email protected] Web: www.handsatwork.org 85 Winson Rd Abbotsford BC V2S 8E8 CANADA Phone: 604.870.9272 Fax: 604.870.9273 TollFree:1-866.772.7070 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fvgleaners.org L12 HART(Humanitarian Aid Response Teams) 317 - 37 Ave. NE, Suite 200 Calgary AB T2E 6P6 CANADA Phone: 403.230.8263 Fax: 403.230.3279 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hart.ca P01 Fuller Theological Seminary 135 Oakland Ave N Pasadena CA 91182 USA TollFree:1-800.235.2222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fuller.edu E11 Hayate Abadi L01-L02 Galcom International Inc. 18807 40th Ave W Lynnwood WA 98036 USA Phone: 1425.374.0156 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hayateabadi.org 115 Nebo Road Hamilton ON L8W 2E1 CANADA Phone: 905.574.4626 Fax: 905.574.4633 TollFree:1-877.242.5266 Email: [email protected] Web: www.galcom.org S05 Hope for the Nations E03 Gateway Missionary Training Centre 21233 32nd Ave. Langley BC V2Z 2E7 CANADA Phone: 604.530.4283 Fax: 1-604.530.7192 Email: [email protected] Web: www.gatewaytraining.org 222-1889 Springfield Rd Kelowna BC V1Y 5V5 Canada Phone: 1250.712.2007 Fax: 250.862.2942 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hopeforthenations.com Q11 Hope Haven Canada Ministries 18362 94th Ave Surrey BC V4N 4A6 CANADA Phone: 1-604.882.1412 Fax: 1-604.323.6135 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hopehaven.org Missions Fest ~ 2012 Exhibitors B01 House Upon the Rock/Casa Sobre la Roca C06 Joy Fellowship 25 Big Hill Circle Airdrie AB T4A 1R3 Canada Phone: 403.924.2016 Email: [email protected] Web: www.houseupontherock.net 3036 East Georgia Vancouver BC V5K 2K7 CANADA Phone: 604.251.6403 Email: [email protected] Web: www.joyfellowship.bc.ca S12 Impact Ministries Canada E10 Kawkawa Camp & Retreat - Pacific Alliance Camps Box 975 Station Main Kamloops BC V2C 6H1 CANADA Phone: 250.434.4350 Fax: 250.554.8994 Email: [email protected] Web: www.impactministries.ca H05 Inner Hope Youth Ministries 66706 Kawkawa Lake Road Hope BC V0X 1L1 CANADA Phone: 604.869.9637 Fax: 1-866.545.9359 TollFree:1-866.545.9359 Web: www.kawkawa.com V03 Intercede International 450 Mathers Ave West Vancouver BC V7S 1H3 CANADA Phone: 1-604.432.6799 Fax: 1-604.980.5000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.keatscamps.com F06 Intercultural Ministry Institute 1635 Hwy. 34E Suite B Newnan GA 30265 USA Phone: 1-770.683.0808 Fax: 1-770.683.0809 TollFree:1-866.436.0379 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ldichina.com Box 74084 RPO Hillcrest Park Vancouver BC V5V 5C8 CANADA Phone: 604.767.1357 Fax: 604.638.0991 Email: [email protected] Web: www.innerhope.ca 201 Stanton Street Fort Erie ON L2A 3N8 CANADA Phone: 905.871.1773 Fax: 905.871.5165 TollFree:1-800.871.0882 Email: [email protected] Web: www.intercedenow.ca P07 Keats Camps S01 Leadership Development International 15030 66A Ave Surrey BC V3S 2A6 Canada Phone: 1604.614.4473 Fax: 1604.597.9090 Email: [email protected] Web: www.iminetwork.org R04 Lifeline Outreach Society N05 International China Concern C01 Light Christian Media 698 East 64th Avenue Vancouver BC V5X 2N2 CANADA Phone: 604.322.3119 Email: [email protected] Web: www.chinaconcern.org F07 International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) 27369 32B Avenue Aldergrove BC V4W 3K5 CANADA Phone: 604.728.7551 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lifelineoutreach.org Box 26103 Langley BC V3A 8J2 Canada Phone: 604.510.5070 Fax: 604.510.5077 TollFree:866.985.4448 Email: [email protected] Web: lightmagazine.ca 20 Bloor St East, Box 75149 Toronto ON M4W 3T3 Canada Phone: 1 -416.324.9133 Fax: 1-416 324- 9290 TollFree:1-866.324.9133 Email: [email protected] Web: www.icejcanada.org U07 Lighthouse Harbour Ministries G06 International Christian Ministries (ICM) G11 Link International Ministries 304-19978 72 AVE Langley BC V2Y 1R7 CANADA Phone: 604.614.4473 Email: [email protected] Web: www.icmcanada.org E07 International Messengers 1 - 260 E Esplanade North Vancouver BC V7L 1A3 CANADA Phone: 604.988.5084 Fax: 604.988.3175 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sealight.org P.O. Box 32 New Westminster BC V3L 4X9 CANADA Phone: 1604.707.0222 Email: [email protected] Web: www.LinkInternational.org Suite 512 - 151-32500 South Fraser Way Abbotsford BC V2T 4W1 Canada Phone: 604.755.8285 Fax: 604.755.8286 Email: [email protected] Web: www.im-canada.ca P08 Lions Gate Christian Academy B07 International Student Ministries Canada N08 Living Room Mood Disorder Support 2367 Welcher Ave Port Coquitlam BC V3C 1X6 CANADA Phone: 604.941.3888 Email: [email protected] H08 Jews for Jesus Canada 402 -1315 Lawrence Ave E Toronto ON M3A 3R3 CANADA Phone: 1-416.444.7020 Fax: -416.444.1028 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jewsforjesus.ca M09 Josiah Venture Canada PO Box 38001 Calgary AB T3K 5G9 CANADA Phone: 587.894.2929 Email: [email protected] Web: www.josiahventure.com R06 Journey Home Community Association 105 - 6125 Sussex Ave Burnaby BC V5H 4G1 Canada Phone: 604.568.4892 Email: [email protected] 925 Harbourside Drive North Vancouver BC V7P 3S1 Canada Phone: 604.984.8226 Fax: 604.984.8254 Email: [email protected] Web: www.lionsgateca.org 1410 Delta Ave (Global Living Room ) Burnaby BC V5B 3G4 Canada Phone: 1-604.291.6254 Email: [email protected] Web: www.livingroomsupport.org J02 Loveglobal 1250-1500 West Georgia Vancouver BC Canada Email: [email protected] Web: www.loveglobal.com C02 M2/W2 Association - Restorative Christian Ministries 208 -2825 Clearbrook Road Abbotsford BC V2T 6S3 CANADA Phone: 1604.859.3215 Fax: 1604.859.1216 TollFree:1-800.298.1777 Email: [email protected] Web: www.m2w2.com Missions Fest ~ 2012 N01 Manna Ministries International J04 NCOL Ministries V10 MB Mission (formerly MBMS International) Q09 New Manna Ministries P.O Box 2242 Abbotsford BC V2T 4X2 CANADA Phone: 1-604.850.0947 Fax: 1-604.850.0926 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mannaministries.info 302-32025 George Ferguson Way Abbotsford BC V2T 2K7 CANADA Phone: 1-604.859.6267 Fax: 1-604.859.6422 TollFree:1-888.866.6267 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mbmission.org K06 McMaster Divinity College 1280 Main St W. Hamilton ON L8S 4K1 CANADA Phone: 905.525.9140 x24401 Fax: 905.577.4782 Email: [email protected] Web: www.macdiv.ca G08,G09 MEA Worldwide (Maranatha Evangelistic Association) 2223 5th Ave NW Calgary AB T2N 0S8 CANADA Phone: 403.283.2263 Fax: 403.283.4061 TollFree:1.877.632.7770 Email: [email protected] Web: www.meaworldwide.org R10 Medical Ministry International (MMI) PO Box 56086 Stoney Creek ON L8G 5C9 CANADA Phone: 905.524.3544 Fax: 905.664.8386 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mmint.org U08 Menno Travel 32112 South Fraser Way Abbotsford BC V2T 1W4 Canada Phone: 1-604.853.0751 Fax: 1-604.853.4931 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mennotvl.com S09-S10 Mennonite Central Committee BC PO Box 2038 Abbotsford BC V2T 3T8 CANADA Phone: 604.850.6639 Fax: 604.850.8734 TollFree:1-888.622.6337 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mcc.org H10 Millar College of the Bible PO Box 25 Pambrun SK S0N 1W0 CANADA Phone: 306.582.2033 Email: [email protected] Web: www.millarcollege.ca AA2-AA3 Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada (MAF) 264 Woodlawn Rd W Guelph ON N1H 1B6 CANADA Phone: 519.821.3914 Fax: 519.823.1650 TollFree:1.877.351.9344 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mafc.org D06 More Than a Roof Foundation 100 - 1515 Charles St. Vancouver BC V5L 2T2 CANADA Phone: 1-604.215.4648 Fax: 1-604.215.4678 Email: [email protected] Web: www.morethanaroof.org F11 MSI Canada 501-5920 Iona Drive Vancouver BC V6T 1J6 CANADA Phone: 604.228.9899 Fax: 780.417.4753 Email: [email protected] Web: www.msicanada.org 505-889 West Pender Street Vancouver BC V6L 3B2 Canada Phone: 1-604.806.6265 Fax: 604.806.6269 TollFree:1-866.688.6265 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sunergo.net 5404 Bella Vista Rd. Vernon BC V1H 1A2 CANADA Phone: 250.549.1703 Fax: 250.549.4779 Email: [email protected] Web: www.newmanna.com A02 North America Indigenous Ministries (NAIM) PO Box 220, Stn A Abbotsford BC V2T 6Z6 CANADA Phone: 604.850.3052 Fax: 604.504.0178 Email: [email protected] Web: www.naim.ca U01 Northern Canada Evangelical Mission (former Key-Way-Tin Bible Institute) Box 3030 Prince Albert SK S6V 7V4 CANADA Phone: 780.623.4565 Fax: 780.623.1788 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ncem.ca U05 NorthStar Academy Canada 1001 - 20th Ave #107 Didsbury AB T0M 0W0 Canada TollFree:1.877.335.1171 Email: [email protected] Web: www.northstaracademycanada.org F12, G12 OMF International - Canada 10455 Finlayson Drive Richmond BC V6X 1W8 CANADA Phone: 604.278.1208 Fax: 604.278.1208 Email: [email protected] Web: www.omf.ca K02 One Mission Society (formerly OMS International) 293 Wellington St. N. Unit 132 Hamilton ON L8L 8E7 CANADA Phone: 1-905.522.1605 Fax: 1-905.522.2849 TollFree:1-800.784.7077 Email: [email protected] Web: www.onemissionsociety.org V02 Open Doors 819 Brownridge Rd Hilton Hills ON L7G 0C6 CANADA Phone: 905.636.0944 Fax: 905.636.0946 Email: [email protected] Web: www.opendoorsca.org F09 Operation Exodus Canada 456 - 7231 120 St Delta BC V4C 6P5 CANADA Email: [email protected] Web: www.operationexodus.ca M06 Operation Mobilization 84 West St. Port Colborne ON L3K 4E3 CANADA Phone: 1-905.835.2546 Fax: 1-905.835.2533 TollFree:1-877.487.7777 Email: [email protected] Web: www.omcanada.org CC3 Orphan’s Hope 10190 B Suncrest Drive Leavenworth WA 98826 USA Phone: 1952.941.1546 Fax: 1952.944.2078 TollFree:1.888.251.2871 Email: [email protected] Web: www.OrphansHope.org A05 Outreach Canada Unit 2 - 7201 72nd Street Delta BC V4G 1M5 CANADA Phone: 1604.952.0050 Fax: 604.952.4650 Email: [email protected] Web: www.outreach.ca [ 51 ] Exhibitors G07 Pacific Life Bible College 15100 66A Avenue Surrey BC V3S 2A6 CANADA Phone: 604.597.9082 Fax: 604.597.9090 TollFree:1-877.597.7522 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pacificlife.edu H09 Pais Project 1988 56th St Delta BC V4L 2B1 Canada Phone: 604.943.8244 Email: [email protected] Web: www.paisproject.com/Canada T06 Partners International Canada Unit 56 - 8500 Torbram Road Brampton ON L6T 5C6 CANADA Phone: 905.458.1202 Fax: 905.458.4339 TollFree:1-800.883.7697 Email: [email protected] Web: www.partnersinternational.ca U02 Partners Relief and Development Canada Foundation 33130 Springbank Road Calgary AB T3Z 2L9 CANADA Phone: 403.242.7903 Email: [email protected] Web: www.partnersworld.ca P03 Peace River Bible Institute Box 99 Sexsmith AB T0H 3C0 CANADA Phone: 780.568.3962 Fax: 780.568.4431 TollFree:1-800.959.7724 Email: [email protected] Web: www.prbi.edu B04 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement 2-7201 72nd St Delta BC V4G 1M5 CANADA Phone: 1604.952.0050 Fax: 1604.952.4650 Email: [email protected] Web: www.perspectivescanada.org V13 Pilgrim Book & Bible Book Store 2714 Kingsway Vancouver BC V5R 5H5 CANADA Phone: 1-604.437.3117 Fax: 1-604.439.1422 TollFree:1-877.202.2324 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pilgrimbookandbible.com O03 Pioneer Pacific Camp (IVCF) Box 5-10 Thetis Island BC VOR 2YO CANADA Phone: 1-250.246.9613 Fax: 1-250.246.1202 TollFree:1-800.784.1415 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pioneerpacific.ca M03 PIONEERS 51 Byron Ave Dorchester ON N0L 1G2 CANADA Phone: 519.268.8778 Fax: 519.268.2787 TollFree:1-866.268.8778 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pioneers.ca M07 Place of Rescue 128 Tuscany Hills Circle NW Calgary AB T3L 2E5 Canada Phone: 403.973.5470 Email: [email protected] Web: www.placeofrescue.com D01, E01 Power to Change 20385 64th Avenue Langley BC V2Y 1N5 CANADA Phone: 1-604.514.2000 Fax: 604.514.2124 Email: [email protected] Web: www.powertochange.org [ 52 ] N6, O6 PRAIRIE Box 4000 Three Hills AB T0M 2N0 CANADA Phone: 403.443.5511 Fax: 403.443.5540 TollFree:1-800.661.2425 Email: [email protected] Web: www.prairie.edu J10 Praise 106.5 FM 1843 Front Street Lynden WA 98264 USA Phone: 360.354.5596 Fax: 360.354.7517 TollFree:1-888.298.1065 Email: [email protected] Web: www.praise1065.com B10, B11 Pregnancy Options Centres 7416 Edmonds Street Burnaby BC V3N 1A8 CANADA Phone: 604.525.0999 Fax: 604.525.2634 Email: [email protected] Web: www.optionscentre.ca Q05 Providence University College and Theological Seminary 10 College Cres Otterburne MB R0A 1G0 CANADA Phone: 204.433.7488 Fax: 204.433.7158 TollFree:1-800.668.7768 Email: [email protected] Web: www.prov.ca O05 Ratanak Foundation 521 - 3495 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V5Z 4R3 Canada Phone: 604.325.9300 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ratanak.org P06 ReachAcross PO Box 88520 Newton TWN Surrey BC V3W OX1 CANADA Phone: 604.596.7937 Fax: 604.596.7926 Email: [email protected] Web: www.reachacross.net P05 Reachout to Africa RPO Parkgate PO Box 30052 North Vancouver BC CANADA Phone: 1-604.983.9743 Email: [email protected] Web: www.reachout2africa.org T01 Reasons To Believe (Vancouver Area Chapter ) 208 - 10951 Mortfield RD Richmond BC V7A 2W5 CANADA Phone: 604.241.3772 Email: [email protected] Web: www.reasons.org V06 Regent College 5800 University Boulevard Vancouver BC V6T 2E4 CANADA Phone: 604.224.3245 Fax: 604.224.3097 TollFree:1-800.663.8664 Email: [email protected] Web: www.regent-college.edu Q08 Rockridge Canyon Young Life Canada Box 539 Princeton BC V0X 1W0 CANADA Phone: 1 250 - 870-9030 Fax: 1 250 295 - 0059 Email: [email protected] Web: www.younglife.ca Q10 Rocky Mountain College 4039 Brentwood RD NW Calgary AB T2L 1L1 CANADA Phone: 403.284.5100 Fax: 403.220.9567 TollFree:1-877.968.6762 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rockymountaincollege.ca L03-L04 Russell Stendal - Colombia Para Cristo Society M08 Summit Ministries Canada Box 35001, Fleetwood PO Surrey BC V4N 9E9 Canada Phone: 604.575.3257 Email: [email protected] Web: www.summit.org 12629 248th Street Maple Ridge BC V4R 1K4 CANADA Phone: 604.467.9820 Fax: 604.466.2090 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fuerzadepaz.com Q01 Summit Pacific College Box 1700 Straiton Rd Abbotsford BC V2S 7E7 CANADA Phone: 604.851.7222 Fax: 604.853.8951 TollFree:1-800.976.8388 Email: [email protected] Web: www.summitpacific.ca G02 Salsbury Community Society (Kinbrace) PO Box 21732 - 1424 Commercial Drive Vancouver BC V5L 5G3 Canada Phone: 1.604.255.9691 Fax: 1.604.255.9686 Email: [email protected] Web: www.kinbrace.ca J05 Sunday Line Communications Society PO Box 3366 Vancouver BC V6B 3Y3 CANADA Phone: 778.294.4040 Fax: 604.263.2677 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sundayline.com P12-Q12 SEND International of Canada 1 - 22423 Jefferies Rd RR 5 Komoka ON N0L 1R0 CANADA Phone: 1-519.657.6775 Fax: 1-519.657.7027 TollFree:1-888.918.5036 Email: [email protected] Web: www.send.org F02 Teach Beyond (formerly Janz Team Ministries) D07 Silaa Farm / Elim Community Church 3662 West 4th Ave Vancouver BC V6R 1P1 Canada Phone: 604.312.5220 Email: [email protected] K01 SIM Canada (Serving In Mission) 19-6575 192 St Surrey BC V4N 5T8 CANADA Phone: 1-778.574.0500 Fax: 1-778.574.0507 TollFree:1-800.294.6918 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sim.ca 2121 Henderson Hwy. Winnipeg MB R2G 1P8 CANADA Phone: 204.334.0055 Fax: 204.339.3321 TollFree:1-888.334.0055 Email: [email protected] Web: www.teachbeyond.org E08 Teen Missions in Canada PO Box 415 Outlook SK S0L 2N0 CANADA Phone: 306.867.9293 Email: [email protected] Web: www.teenmissions.ca K05 The Evangelical Alliance Mission (TEAM) of Canada B03 Slavic Gospel Association 55 Fleming Drive Suite 26 Cambridge ON N1T 2A9 CANADA Phone: 519.621.3553 Fax: 519.621.7571 TollFree:1-877.742.7729 Email: [email protected] Web: www.sgacanada.org #372-16 Midlake Blvd SE Calgary AB T2X 2X7 CANADA TollFree:1-800.295.4160 Email: [email protected] Web: www.teamworld.org P02 SOAR International Ministries 10040 Timberline Place Chilliwack BC V2P 7N9 Canada Phone: 604.795.6259 Email: [email protected] Web: www.greatcommissionnetwork.com 135 Granite Point Court Kenai Alaska 99611 USA Phone: 1-907.283.1961 Fax: 1-907.283.2861 TollFree:1-888.388.7627 Email: [email protected] Web: www.soarinternational.org O07 Society of Christian Schools in BC 7600 Glover Road Langley BC V2Y 1Y1 CANADA Phone: 604.888.6366 Fax: 604.888.2791 Email: [email protected] Web: www.scsbc.ca T02 The Great Commission Network Association CC4 The Leprosy Mission Canada 100 Mural Street Suite 100 Richmond Hill ON L4B 1J3 CANADA Phone: 905.886.2885 Fax: 905.886.2887 TollFree: 1-888.537.7679 Email: [email protected] Web: www.leprosy.ca N03 The Promise Story M10 South East Asia Prayer Center P.O. Box 127 Oakmont PA 15139 USA Phone:1-142.826.9063 Email: [email protected] Web: www.seapc.us Box 353 Falkland BC V0E 1W0 Canada Phone: 1-250.379.2264 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ThePromiseStory.com M01, M2 The Salvation Army E06 St. John’s Vancouver Church 2325 Burrard Street Vancouver BC V6J 3J2 CANADA Phone: 604.558.4400 Fax: 604.731.4903 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stjohnsvancouver.org R11 Stonecroft Ministries of Canada PO Box 38089 Edmonton AB T6A 3Y6 CANADA Phone: 1-780.485.1100 Fax: 1-780.485.1104 TollFree:1-877.275.8340 Email: [email protected] Web: www.stonecroftcanada.org 3833 Henning Drive Burnaby BC V5C 6N5 CANADA Phone: 1-604.299.3908 Fax: 1-604.291.0345 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thetruthisntsexy.ca I07 Timberline Ranch 22351 144th Avenue Maple Ridge BC V4R 2P8 CANADA Phone: 604.463.9278 Fax: 604.463.4346 Email: [email protected] Web: www.timberlineranch.com T08 Transport for Christ 6242 Route 105 Lower Brighton NB E7P 1B3 CANADA Phone: 506.375.4841 Fax: 506.375.6484 Email: [email protected] Web: www.transportforchristbc.org Missions Fest ~ 2012 Exhibitors V11, V12 Trinity Western University I04 O08 True Path to God T04 Villages of Hope - Africa Society 7600 Glover Road Langley BC V2Y 1Y1 CANADA Phone: 604.513.2019 Fax: 604.513.2064 TollFree:1-888.468.6898 Email: [email protected] Web: www.twu.ca 3870 216th St Langley BC V2Y 0G2 Canada Phone: 1 604.534.5783 Email: [email protected] B12 Truth Unlocked, div. of TalonGTS.Inc 74 Elizabeth St., Su # 200 Guelph ON N1E 2X2 Canada Phone: 1-319.767.6756 Fax: 1-319.763.0335 Web: www.truthunlocked.org V04, V05 Union Gospel Mission 616 East Cordova Street Vancouver BC V6A 1L9 CANADA Phone: 604.253.3323 Fax: 604.253.3496 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ugm.ca O10, O11 Vancouver Christian School 3496 Mons Drive Vancouver BC V5M 3E6 CANADA Phone: 604.435.3113 Fax: 604.430.1591 Email: [email protected] Web: www.vancouverchristianschool.org Vanguard College 12140 103 St Edmonton AB T5G 2J9 CANADA Phone: 780.452.0808 Fax: 780.452.5803 TollFree:1-866.222.0808 Email: [email protected] Web: www.vanguardcollege.com 2450 Milltower Court Mississauga ON L5N 5Z6 Canada Phone: 1-905.542.8333 Email: [email protected] Web: www.vohafrica.com G05 W.I.N.G.S. Fellowship Ministries 501.104.1015 Columbia St. New Westminster BC V3M 6V3 CANADA Phone: 604.521.1888 Fax: 604.521.1879 Email: [email protected] Web: www.monarchplace.org J06 Wagner Hills Farm Society 8061 264th Street Langley BC V1M 3M3 CANADA Phone: 604.856.9432 Fax: 604.856.9402 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wagnerhills.com Q02 Walk Thru The Bible (Canada) 51 - 34250 Hazelwood Avenue Abbotsford BC V2S 7L4 CANADA Phone: 604.855.9989 Fax: 604.855.1600 TollFree:1-877.566.9822 Email: [email protected] Web: www.walkthru.org Continued from page 23 I remember asking one of my neighbors, “How are you doing?” He said, “Pretty good actually. The greatest thing happened last night. For the first time I could see the moon because the factory had burnt down.” I thought, “What a strange way of thinking of this.” My friend actually made a mural of it. It has this guy looking at his house as it’s almost burnt to the ground. The moon is behind it and there’s a little caption that says, “Boy, isn’t the moon beautiful?” I think it’s that kind of freedom that teaches us to live as if none of this stuff around us even existed, to live as if the world around us is fading away and won’t last. It’s this call to know that there’s something deeper at the core of everything and this is the call to liberation. I find it funny when people see that we’ve left a lot of this stuff to follow Jesus and they say, “Oh it’s so heroic you take a vow of simplicity.” And I say, “You must have never seen the pearl that we left everything for.” (Matt 13:45) We said “No” to some things, but we said “Yes” to something so dazzling and so beautiful that it makes all the other stuff look like dung. We’ve said “No” to the counterfeit peace of Rome, but we’ve said “Yes” to the perfect peace of Jesus. We’ve said “No” the myth of redemptive violence, but we’ve said “Yes” to the truth of redemptive grace. We’ve said “No” to the illusion of independence, but said “Yes” to Missions Fest ~ 2012 P10-P11 Watoto Child Care Ministries (Canada) H01 WorldServe Ministries Inc. E02 WEC International (Worldwide Evangelization for Christ International) M05 Worldshakers Christian Growth Centre 1950 Government St - Suit 8 Victoria BC V8W 2M1 CANADA Phone: 1-250.361.4554 Fax: 1-866.303.5792 TollFree:1-866.944.2648 Email: [email protected] Web: www.watoto.ca 37 Aberdeen Ave Hamilton ON L8P 2N6 CANADA Phone: 1-905.529.0166 Fax: 1-905.529.0630 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wec-canada.org Q03 West Coast Christian School 15 N. Renfrew Street Vancouver BC V5K 3N6 CANADA Phone: 604.255.2990 Fax: 604.255.2103 Email: [email protected] Web: www.westcoastchristianschool.ca Q04 World Concern AA1 Wycliffe Bible Translators/ Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL) 7600 Glover Rd Langley BC V2Y 1Y1 CANADA Phone: 604.513.2129 Fax: 604.513.2128 Email: [email protected] Web: www.canil.ca R09 xxxChurch Canada and Taboo Ministries N02 YUGO Ministries 1 World Dr Missisauga ON L5T 2Y4 CANADA Phone: 1905.565.6200 Fax: 1905.696.2166 TollFree:1-866.332.6463 Email: [email protected] Web: www.worldvision.ca the beautiful interdependence of the family of God. We’ve said “No” to the American Dream, but we’ve said “Yes” to a dream that burns much brighter. We’ve left everything for the pearl, but the things that we’ve left are like fool’s gold. It’s like cubic zirconium. It’s like that plastic jewelry, that counterfeit pearl, the stuff that’s just gaudy and clutters our lives. It’s not about what we’ve left but it’s about what we’ve found. We’ve found a love that’s worth saying “Yes” to. And that’s why disciples left their nets; that’s why they died. They died because this Jesus is so beautiful. And as liberated people, I think that frees us up to laugh a little bit. We can laugh at laugh at the jails because we know that we have a God that liberates the captives. We can laugh at the recession because we know our providence comes from somewhere else. I love that story in Revelation about the fall of Babylon (Rev 18). Revelation says there were two responses to the fall. There was the response of the merchants who looked up and wept and beat their chests and said, “Oh, how could great Babylon fall?” And then there was the response of the angels. It says the angels rejoiced and said, “Fallen, fallen is the great whore, Babylon.” And maybe the big question for us is, “Are we weeping with the merchants 16340 - 96th Ave Surrey BC V4N 2C1 CANADA Phone: 1-604.951.2670 Email: [email protected] Web: worldshakers.shawwebspace.ca 10281 145th Street Surrey BC V3R 3R5 Canada Phone: 604.588.0381 Email: [email protected] Web: www.xxxchurch.com 19303 Fremont Avenue N Seattle WA 98133 USA Phone: 1.206.289.7977 TollFree:1.800.755.5022 Email: [email protected] Web: www.worldconcern.org M12 World Vision Canada 1301 Johnston Road White Rock BC V4B 3Z3 CANADA Phone: 604.531.3955 Fax: 604.531.9168 TollFree:1-800.414.7788 Email: [email protected] Web: www.worldserve.org P.O. Box 231 St. Albert AB T8N 1N3 CANADA Phone: 1780.461.0891 Fax: 1780.961.7690 Email: [email protected] Web: www.yugo.org or laughing with the angels today?” In my neighborhood, I’ve learned to laugh. I think that poor folks get it because they can rejoice when the world around us seems to be falling apart. They’re not too stunned when kings or presidents fail us because they’ve never had much faith in Caesars. The poor can laugh when Babylon falls because they know that the New Jerusalem is coming. They can laugh when markets collapse because they know their providence comes from God. And like the lilies and the sparrows, they have the freedom; they’ve never really trusted in a 401K, or a 201K now. There’s freedom that “We’re just praying for our daily bread.” One of my neighbors said, “Oh, we’re going to make it through. God is still good. And besides, my people have been in a recession for a few hundred years.” It’s with that freedom that we say, “Our hope today does not lie on Wall Street, our hope doesn’t rest in America; our hope does not come from a new Caesar or even a new president, even a good one. Our hope today is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. On Christ the solid rock we stand. All other ground is sinking sand.” Indeed as we look around, all other ground is sinking sand, but Christ will live forever. In the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, amen. [ 53 ] Short Term Missions Directory 2012 From two weeks to two years Organization Program Cost Requirements Locations A Rocha Canada - Christians in Conservation 19353 16th Ave Surrey BC V3S 9V2 TEL: 604.542.9022 FAX: 778.294.0122 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.arocha.ca Community-based conservation projects. Internships-1 month to 1 year in Environmental Education, Conservation Research, Organic Gardening, Heritage Site Maintenance. Live/work at our Field Study Centre. Teach children/adults to care for creation and live sustainably; join a research project or work in the Community Shared Agricultural or Fun on the Farm Programs. Interns living onsite at the Centre pay $600/mth for Room & Board. Some candidates raise their own support. Partial funding for specific research projects may be available. Local volunteers are also welcome to join us for on-site programs and activities. Interns must be 18 yrs of age, willing to participate in all aspects of community life at the Centre, have a desire to steward God’s creation and promote sustainable living. Contact office for more information. Two centres in Canada – Brooksdale Environmental Centre in South Surrey, BC & the Pembina Valley, MB. Projects in 20 other countries – check website arocha.org Action International Ministries 3015A 21st St. NE Calgary AB T2E 7T1 TEL: 1 403.204.1421 TOLLFREE: 1-888.443.2221 FAX: 1 403.204.1501 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.actioninternational.org ESL teacher - 3-12 months or longer time frame. $600-$1000 US/month plus airfare (depending on location). Must raise own costs. Contact ACTION for more details. ESL certificate or similar background/experience. Contact ACTION for more information. Cambodia, Nepal Action International Ministries 3015A 21st St. NE Calgary AB T2E 7T1 TEL: 1 403.204.1421 TOLLFREE: 1-888.443.2221 FAX: 1 403.204.1501 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.actioninternational.org Summer camp ministry workers for street kids or street families Dates: 10 to 12 days in June, July or August (dates to be determined). $35 USD/day + airfare. Must raise own costs. Age 19+ individuals and teams up to 8 people. Spiritual maturity and a love for children in crisis required. Skills in medical, music, sports, crafts, drama, etc. are helpful. Tagalog not essential, but is a benefit. Manila, Philippines and surrounding area Anchor Academy Box 3015, 7201 Hurst Rd. Salmon Arm BC V1E 2P7 TEL: 1-250.832.2754 TOLLFREE: 1-888.917.3783 FAX: 1-250.832.4379 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.ark.net K-12 Education providing credits for STM and some funding to Kenya and Guatemala.Work with Orphanages, evangelism, and work projects while receiving High School Credits! Kenya 2012: ~$3200 CAN Guatemala 2012: ~$2300 CAN Includes return costs from Salmon Arm for travel, accommodations and meals. Students aged 15-19 who are enrolled in Anchor Academy’s Cross Cultural Missions 10, Discipleship 11, or Missions Trip 12 course. Bungoma, Kenya at Chemwa Children’s home development Santa Rosa, Guatemala to work with the FeViva World Mission BC Mission Boat Society 795 Island Hwy W Parksville BC V9P 1B9 TEL: 250.248.5300 TOLLFREE: 1-877.303.2323 EMAIL: info@ bcmissionboat.org WEB: www.bcmissionboat.org Connecting people with God’s Love through activities like Vacation Bible Schools for children, youth activities, visits to elders and shut-ins at home, fellowship gatherings, Bible studies, and music worship. Cost varies, depending on length of mission adventure, food, transportation and nature of involvement. Please contact us to find out more. Pre-trip orientation and training with additional materials and resources to read beforehand. Passionate faith and team flexibility are also musts. Remote coastal British Columbia First Nation Communities. Primarily northwest Vancouver Island and central British Columbia coast. Canada Institute of Linguistics (Wycliffe training) 7600 Glover Rd Langley BC V2Y 1Y1 TEL: 604.513.2129 TOLLFREE: 1.888.513.2129 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.canil.ca Training for short/long term work in linguistics, literacy, Bible translation, TESL. Certificate and degree programs – BA Ling, MA Linguistics, MA Applied Linguistics and Exegesis Scholarships are available. Training tracks for 1 summer, 6 months, 2 years. Preferably 2 years of postsecondary education. Training takes place at Trinity Western University. Opens doors for opportunities worldwide. Engineering Ministries International Canada (eMiC) 4626 Bowness Road NW, Calgary AB T3B 0B3 TEL: 403.202.3642 FAX: 403.202.3636 EMAIL: info@ emicanada.org WEB: www.emicanada.org Volunteer architects, engineers, surveyors and building techs led by eMi staff travel to developing nations to design facilities (ie orphanages, schools, hospitals) and infrastructure (ie water, sanitation, power) or engage in disaster response. Project trips: 10-14 days during Jan/Feb, May/Jun or Sept/ Oct. 3-6 month student internship/co-op terms available. Disaster response: as needed. Project trips range from $1800-3500 depending on location. See website for internship & disaster response costs. Volunteers to have background in architecture, engineering, land surveying, CAD drafting/modelling, or project/construction management. Project trips are available throughout the developing world. Internships are available in eMi offices around the world. Christian NGO project Managers: salaried positions. Interns: raise a small part of their support ie. airfare. Volunteers: raise most of their own support ie. airfare plus $300 USD per month. Managers: Medical Director (Doctor/MPH), Water and Sanitation, Protection/ Access to Justice Projects; Interns (min. 1 year): MPH, nurses, midwives, operations, WatSan, Protection, administrative, mechanics, construction, church empowerment. Volunteers (min. 3 months): mechanic, nurses, midwives, operations, WatSan, Protection, construction, church empowerment. Liberia, West Africa Contact: info@ equipliberia.org, mfryer@ equipliberia.org A monthly stipend is provided to cover basic accommodation and food costs while support raising is required for additional expenses. Committed Evangelical Christian, at least 3 years of teaching experience and a Bachelors Degree or Teaching Certificate. Dar es Salaam Tanzania. Working with students from 33 different nationalities and different religious backgrounds. We have 450,000 people to serve today - we need Equip Canada a hand. EQUIP Liberia needs short and long term P.O. Box 683 missionaries. Duncan BC V9L 3Y1 TEL: 828.738.3891 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.equipinternational.com Haven of Peace Academy PO Box 70027 Dar es Salaam Tanzania TEL: 255-51-668070 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.hopac.net [ 54 ] Haven of Peace Academy is seeking English, Bible, Science, Sports and Art teachers to teach Third Culture Kids in Tanzania. A one year commitment is required with a start date of August 2012. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Short Term Missions Directory 2012 From two weeks to two years Organization Cost Requirements House Upon the Rock/ Casa Sobre la Roca 25 Big Hill Circle Airdrie AB T4A 1R3 TEL: 403.924.2016 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.houseupontherock.net Short Term teams participate in construction projects, medical clinic, friendship evangelism, children. 7 – 14 days teams. Volunteers: see website under “missionary opportunities” for details Program See website, DR Ministry, Teams, Team Manual for details. For teams $48 – 55 per person per night, airfare not included. Volunteers: see website “missionary opportunities” for details Everyone who loves the Lord and has a willing heart is welcome. 14-17 yrs old must be accompanied by an adult. Teams of 4 – 25 people. Dominican Republic, Jarabacoa area (in the mountains) Impact Ministries Canada Box 975 Station Main Kamloops BC V2C 6H1 TEL: 250.434.4350 FAX: 250.554.8994 EMAIL: canada@impactministries. ca WEB: www.impactministries.ca Short Term Missions Teams participate in evangelism, construction projects, Christian schools, home visitations, children’s ministry, devotionals and team ministry. Doctors, dentists and nurses needed for monthly medical and dental clinics for the Mayan people of Guatemala. Average cost is $800 CDN for a 10 day mission trip - this does not include your airfare to and from Guatemala City. See the Impact Ministries website www. impactministries.ca for upcoming Short Term missions opportunities, application forms, team handbooks, and more. Tactic, Guatemala (Canadian office - Kamloops, BC) “Touching the hearts of people and...making a difference.” International China Concern 698 East 64th Avenue Vancouver BC V5X 2N2 TEL: 604.322.3119 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.chinaconcern.org People from all over the world come together for about two weeks to work directly with abandoned children with disabilities. Team dates for 2012: January 3-19, April 1-14, July 27-August 13, October 14-27th. CDN $1285.00 includes airfare into China from either Hong Kong or Beijing, food, accommodation, land transportation in China. Does NOT include airfare to Hong Kong or Beijing. Everyone is welcome! Individuals under 18 have to be accompanied by an adult. China International Teachers Institute 99 Mundy St Coquitlam BC V3K 5L5 TEL: 604.526.5693 FAX: 604.526.5693 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www. internationalteachersinstitute.com Teams of North American teachers holding seminars for teachers of English abroad. Week 1 Seminars for teachers of English Week 2: Teaching Strategies for Moral Development. Includes airfare, land transportation, accommodation, food and some teaching materials, depending on the country: From: CDN $2900 to $CDN $3500. Christian certified teachers of any subject area: active, non-active, retired. English as first language preferred. Will consider noncertified teachers with TESL or ESL credentials. Non-teaching spouses welcome. Ukraine Joy Fellowship 3036 East Georgia Vancouver BC V5K 2K7 TEL: 604.251.6403 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.joyfellowship.bc.ca Vancouver area church serving with people who have mental/physical disabilties, drawing them to Christ, equipping them to grow as disciples, and ministering together, locally and around the world. Since all but our Pastors are volunteers, cost varies, depending on length of program, and nature of involvement. Please contact us to find out more. No training required. From teenagers to seniors - help at weekend camps, in Bible studies or visitation or in longer internships... Mostly Vancouver - Lower Mainland, some activities on Sunshine Coast, or with sister organizations in other countries. Mennonite Central Committee BC_ PO Box 2038 Abbotsford BC V2T 3T8 TEL: 604.850.6639 TOLLFREE: 1-888.622.6337 FAX: 604.850.8734 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.mcc.org SALT(Serving & Learning Together) Term Length: 11 months (mid-August to mid-July) Web: mcc. org/salt Service Opps. include living and working among communities (local agencies) such as a day care, school, hospital, social service agency or church. Paricipants live with a national host family. Amount set every January (2010/11 amount was $ 4800 Cdn ). Participant also responsible for expenses related to obtaining passport, visas, immunizations, pre-service medical/dental/optical, as well as clothing and vacation costs. Educational loan repayment assistance available. Age: 18-27 years, Single. US/Canadian citizen. Commitment to personal Christian faith/discipleship. Active church participant (expectation to participate in local church). Belief in nonviolent peacemaking. Job specific qualifications vary with each position. Application Deadline: February Varying locations throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Middle East North America Indigenous Ministries (NAIM) PO Box 220, Stn A Abbotsford BC V2T 6Z6 TEL: 604.850.3052 FAX: 604.504.0178 EMAIL: office@ naim.ca WEB: www.naim.ca Summer Ministry Initiative (SMI) is our summer ministry program in Native communities. You will be placed on a team with a focus on building relationships and sharing about your relationship with Christ. 7 week program: Approx. June 27 – August 11 3 week program: Approx. June 27 – July 19 7 week program: $600 per person or $1000 per couple, $20 application fee, plus travel expenses to Regina, SK. 3 week program: $400 per person or $700 per couple, $20 application fee, plus travel expenses to Regina, SK. Fees cover accommodations, most meals, orientation materials, ministry supplies, travel to and from Regina and ministry location, etc. 18+ (families with children are also welcome), love for Jesus, desire to build relationships in community, share Christ in the context of day to day life and events, any of all life or work experience can be used. Native communities in Northern Saskatchewan, Canada, First Nations/ Native Americans. SEND International of Canada 1 - 22423 Jefferies Rd RR 5 Komoka ON N0L 1R0 TEL: 1-519.657.6775 TOLLFREE: 1-888.918.5036 FAX: 1-519.657.7027 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.send.org God is not finished with Europe! Love Europe 2012 is an exciting opportunity to join a multi-national team this summer from June – July on various short-term missions trips to reach Europe with the Gospel. Depends which team you will join but anywhere from $1,260 to $2,030 plus airfare. College Student or recent college graduate. Europe – Albania, Spain, Czech Republic, Poland, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia SEND International of Canada 1 - 22423 Jefferies Rd RR 5 Komoka ON N0L 1R0 TEL: 1-519.657.6775 TOLLFREE: 1-888.918.5036 FAX: 1-519.657.7027 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.send.org Discipleship and Evangelism $2,250 to $3,000 Fluent in Mandarin, and a desire to share the Good News with those who want to know. (On the job training provided if needed) Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria Wycliffe Bible Translators 4316 10 St NE Calgary AB T2E 6K3 TEL: 403.250.5411 TOLLFREE: 1.800.463.1143 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.wycliffe.ca Discovery trips - short term internships in language and literacy work, - teaching, administrative and technical support roles. Raise own support for and during the necessary time period Preferably with 2 years of post-secondary education. Age, training and qualifications dependent on type of work. Worldwide opportunities. Missions Fest ~ 2012 Locations [ 55 ] Career Missions Directory 2012 Over two years Organization Program Cost Requirements Locations Action International Ministries 3015A 21st St. NE Calgary AB T2E 7T1 TEL: 1 403.204.1421 TOLLFREE: 1-888.443.2221 FAX: 1 403.204.1501 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.actioninternational.org Office and Financial Managers $2500-$3500 CDN/month. Must raise own support. Contact ACTION for more details. Must have management and accounting skills, developed computer skills, good organizer, good people skills, willingness to learn national language, and a love for nationals, particularly the poor. Philippines, Colombia, Ecuador, UK, Uganda Action International Ministries 3015A 21st St. NE Calgary AB T2E 7T1 TEL: 1 403.204.1421 TOLLFREE: 1-888.443.2221 FAX: 1 403.204.1501 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.actioninternational.org Pastoral Leadership Training. Provide training and mentoring to developing world national pastors, missionaries and church leaders (Short Term opportunities also availablecontact ACTION for more details) $2500-$3000/month. Must raise own support. Contact ACTION for more details. Active or retired pastors, missionaries and/or Bible college professors/teachers Africa, Asia, Latin America Engineering Ministries International Canada (eMiC) 4626 Bowness Road NW, Calgary AB T3B 0B3 TEL: 403.202.3642 FAX: 403.202.3636 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.emicanada.org Architects-Engineers-Construction Managers. Lead volunteer teams to developing nations to design orphanages, schools, hospitals and infrastructure- water, sanitation, power. Responsibilities:Organize teams, administrate reports and design/ construction drawings, mentor interns, office admin. CM positions vary in location and duration.Admin /Drafting/Tech Support positions available. All staff raise their own financial support for salary. Project travel and expenses are covered by funds raised by eMi Canada. Staff to have background in architecture, engineering, land surveying, CAD drafting/ modelling, or project/construction management. Minimum one eMi project volunteer trip experience for candidate and spouse (if applicable) before staff consideration. Desire to serve within the context of the eMi office, the overseas client ministry and the project team. eMi has offices in the USA(Colorado Springs), Canada(Calgary), UK(Colchester), India(New Delhi), Costa Rica(San Jose) and Uganda(Kampala). Full time staff and long term volunteer positions are available in all locations. Equip Canada P.O. Box 683 Duncan BC V9L 3Y1 TEL: 828.738.3891 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.equipinternational.com We have 450,000 people to serve today - we need a hand. EQUIP Liberia needs short and long term missionaries. Christian NGO project Managers: salaried positions. Interns: raise a small part of their support ie. airfare. Volunteers: raise most of their own support ie. airfare plus $300 USD per month. Managers: Medical Director (Doctor/MPH), Water and Sanitation, Protection/Access to Justice Projects; Interns (min. 1 year): MPH, nurses, midwives, operations, WatSan, Protection, administrative, mechanics, construction, church empowerment. Volunteers (min. 3 months): mechanic, nurses, midwives, operations, WatSan, Protection, construction, church empowerment. Liberia, West Africa Contact: [email protected], [email protected] House Upon the Rock/Casa Sobre la Roca 25 Big Hill Circle Airdrie AB T4A 1R3 TEL: 403.924.2016 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.houseupontherock.net Mission teams, construction, medical, school sponsorship, working with teens, Bible studies. Missionaries need to be selffunded or raise own support See website, “missionary opportunities” for more details. 18+ years old. Willing to participate in all areas, desire to serve, skills helpful but not essential. See website, “missionary opportunities” for more details. Dominican Republic, Jarabacoa area (in the mountains) International China Concern 698 East 64th Avenue Vancouver BC V5X 2N2 TEL: 604.322.3119 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.chinaconcern.org Working with abandoned children and young adults with disabilities in the areas of physical and psychological therapy, education and medical care. Also work with families in the community who have children with disabilities so they won’t abandon their child. Duration: One month up to five years. Mostly volunteer positions or raise your own support positions. Details discussed with HR manager. Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech Therapists, Special Ed teachers, ECE teachers, Art Therapists, Child Psychologists, Counsellors, Medical Doctors, Music Therapists, Social Workers, Youth Workers and anybody willing to come alongside these children with a loving heart. China Mennonite Central Committee BC_ PO Box 2038 Abbotsford BC V2T 3T8 TEL: 604.850.6639 TOLLFREE: 1-888.622.6337 FAX: 604.850.8734 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.mcc.org Participants serve alongside local church/ partner agencies in the following areas: agriculture, community/economic development, education, health, management/office support, peace and reconciliation. Terms: Canada - 2 yrs; US & International - 3 yrs. Dates: Variable-see specific job description. MCC covers basic costs for worker’s service term. Support given reflects varied local living costs. Support requires service workers to live a simpler & healthy lifestyle that is as close to the living level of local program partners as possible. Commitment to personal Christian faith and nonviolent biblical peacemaking. Active member of a Christian church. MCC has additional lifestyle expectations that all workers are expected to commmit to. For further info, check our website: www.mcc. org/serve or contact our office. Service opportunities are availabe in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East, Canada/US. North America Indigenous Ministries (NAIM) PO Box 220, Stn A Abbotsford BC V2T 6Z6 TEL: 604.850.3052 FAX: 604.504.0178 EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.naim.ca We are an inter-denominational mission serving in coastal villages, interior communities, and urban cities. There are various ministry venues, and much creative freedom in bringing the good news of Jesus Christ to First Nations communities. Short Term (6 months – 2 years) Long Term (2 years +) Traditional Missionary: Raise support for living and ministry expenses. NonTraditional Missionary: Get a ‘regular job’ in a Native community and use this as a gateway for ministry. First, get in touch! Visit one of our Gatherings so that you can get to know us, and we can get to know you. Having some cross-cultural experience is important. You may already have this, or you can join our summer ministry program, SMI. Then apply, interview, and head on the path towards your ministry assignment. Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan), USA (Washington, New Mexico); First Nations/ Native Americans. [ 56 ] Missions Fest ~ 2012 kingsu.ca light the www.lightmagazine.ca 866.985.4448 604.510.5070 magazine inspiring faith for everyday life Monthly at more than a 1000 community locations throughout Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island You shouldn’t need a GPS to get to class. BACHELOR OF BACHELOR OF BACHELOR OF BACHELOR OF Commerce Education Arts BACHELOR OF Science Music THE LITTLE UNIVERSITY WITH BIG DEGREES t l: engaging t l: connecting t l: encouraging -Residential camps -Day camps -Autism program -Single mom’s family camp -Ages 5-16 FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604 858 - 6845 toll free 1 800 507- 8455 or visit WWW.STILLWOOD.CA to register online Winner of the Canadian Camping Association Award of Excellence Missions Fest ~ 2012 [ 57 ] Special Thanks & Acknowledgements Several hundred people from local churches volunteer each year to plan and facilitate Missions Fest. We are all grateful for their vision and willingness to work so that a needy world will be reached in this generation. Among the many who help, the following is an incomplete list of those with specific responsibilities: The Planning Team Audio Visual Production A/V Coordinator Glen Fluevog A/V ProductionPat Morten, Barry Sharpe, Kent Morgan, Gilbert Gerbrandt, Simon Tressel, Andrew Learmonth A/V Sales Margaret Gerbrandt, Judy McDonald Radio Operation Gerry Walchuk Children Co-ordinator Gwen Reese Elementary School Field TripBarb Hunter Film Festival Co-ordinator Debra Sears CommitteeGreg Meeres, Tim Hall, Phil Hood Marnie Wooding, Shannon Braithwaite, Bill McGowan, Vincent Chin Finance Al Vetter, Nick Kilpatrick Bookkeeping Carol McLean, Ruth-Joy Gardiner Registrar Claudia Merida Teller Captain Al Vetter Plenary Sessions MC Mika Kostamo, Patrick Elaschuk, Tom Wright Worship/MusicDaylight Worship Band, Phil Vanderveen, Ethos Band, Restoration Church Band, Darriel Menefee and the Pacific Northwest Mass Choir Stage Manager Eddie Lam Publicity Magazine Layout Editor Copy Editor Photographers Peter Pasivirta Dwayne Buhler, Sharon Pasivirta Barbara Smith Alan Hood, Mardi Lee Seminars Co-ordinator Ann Green Committee Lois Brookes, Ralph Goring, Jonathan Lee, Gae McFarlane, Bruce Mills, Bob Koblensky, Kay & Les Parker, Louisa Kuntzmann, Teresa Tan Seminar Hosting Jane Shimonek, Victor & Barb Kwalheim Facilities Co-ordinators Bruce Waine, Bob Quicke, David Jones Assistant Caleb Tin Parking Les Huber Move-In/OutJohn Dashwood, Al Cazes, Students from Capernwray, Omega Project(Summit Pacific Bible College), Pacific Life Bible College Hospitality Billets Information Luncheon Name Tags Seminar Hosting Ushering Coat Check Pat Roman Zach Wylie Gae McFarlane Doreen Derreth Jane Shimonek, Victor Kwalheim Sandy Bergeron Diane Thompson Office Computer Consultants Claudia Merida, Peter Pasivirta Office helpersDoreen Derreth, Vina Ng, Johanna Omischl, Joy Fellowship Volunteers Web Site Claudia Merida Prayer & Counseling Co-ordinator David Hayward Club 67 Co-ordinator [ 58 ] Chris Fordham and Capernwray Bible School Youth & Young Adults Planning Team Sergio Najarro, Ben Woodman, Cheryl Johnson, Daniel Louie, Mika Kostamo, Zach Wylie, Jason Ballard Counseling Capernwray Students Secondary School Field TripElizabeth Doerksen Tickets Cheryl Huber Youth Worship Leaders Daylight Worship Band, Ethos Worship Band Special thanks to youth volunteers from, Capernwray Harbour Bible College, Omega Project (Summit Pacific Bible College), Pacific Life Bible College, Columbia Bible College And Also… Capernwray Harbour Torchbearers for helping in so many ways including set-up, ushering, counseling, hosting, worship, etc. Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship for sharing office & storage space during the year, & for providing rooms for monthly planning meetings. Hillcrest Chapel in Bellingham for assisting in all the receipting of US donations. Roy’s Copiers for photocopier: 604.437.6485 Most Seminar Presenters: Courtesy of various Mission Agencies. Tom Lee Music for providing the piano, keyboard and drum kit 604.685.8471. Vancouver Convention Centre Event Manager and staff for excellent and courteous service. Financial Information Missions Fest is a non-profit society registered in the Province of B. C. and a charity registered with CCRA, Charity (No. 12927 7083 RR0002). Missions Fest is a certified member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities. In order to make this conference available to every member of the family, no registration fee is required. It is financed three ways: donations from sponsoring churches, a fee for display space from mission agencies, and offerings given during the conference. Missions Fest operates on a modest budget. Audited accounts are available on request. Although 3-5 staff people work all year to prepare for the conference, many volunteers, including professionals, put in hundreds of hours to plan and facilitate it each year. You are invited to share in the financial support of Missions Fest by making a donation to “Missions Fest” (Canadian Funds) or “Hillcrest”(U.S.Funds). (American friends, please include the name “Hillcrest” on your check if you wish to receive a receipt.) Kindly use the special envelopes found at the information centres or available during the plenary sessions for this purpose. If we have your name and address, we will provide receipts for donations of $10 and above. Commercial Participants Screens & Projectors: Woodhouse & Associates 604.879.1042 Displays for Exhibitors: Showtime Event & Display 1.800.721.0029 Layout for Brochure & Magazine: Peter Pasivirta: 778.233.8799 Printers: Blok Printing: 604.420.1231 Vector Reprographics: 604.941.9711 Teldon Print Media: 604.273.4500 Promotional DVD: Boldfish Video Production: 604.319.9159 Sound & Lighting: Long & McQuade: 604.464.1011 Briere Sound Production Group 604.299.1026 Trademark Consulting: Accupro: 604.661.9292 Video Production: GFC Communications: 604.945.2922 Roland Systems Group Canada 604.270.6626 Web Hosting Service: Filmrobot Systems: 604.688.4757 Ext. 112 Our Host Hotel: The Fairmont Waterfront Missions Fest 2012 Host Hotel 1.800.441.1414 For more hotel info go to the Missions Fest web site: www.missionsfestvancouver.ca/accom.cfm BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Directors are nominated for a two-year term. They are selected from sponsoring churches on the basis of one per church. Al Cazes Patrick Elaschuk Ward Gasque Ann Green Bruce Kennedy, Vice-Chair Nick Kilpatrick, Treasurer Mika Kostamo Jamie McDonald Bruce Mills Joanne Pepper Kathy Wong Tom Wright, Chair Zach Wylie, Secretary BOARD OF REFERENCE Members of the Board of Reference represent a broad spectrum of our Christian community and are available for feedback and advice. Bryan Born Professor, Columbia Bible College, Abbotsford David Bornman Pastor, West Coast Christian Fellowship, Vancouver Bill Chu Chinese Christians in Action, Vancouver Richard Dodding CEO, Missions Fest International, Coquitlam Ed Hird Pastor, St Simon’s Anglican, North Vancouver Dolphe Hoffman Retired Accountant, Burnaby Jeffrey Lowe Lawyer, Vancouver Gae McFarlane Calvary Worship Centre, New Westminster Vern Middleton Retired College Professor, Surrey Bruce Milne Retired Minister, Vancouver Gary Roosma, Pastor, Emmanuel Christian Community, Richmond Ken Shigematsu Pastor, Tenth Church, Vancouver Betty Tiede Salvation Army, Campbell River STAFF Dwayne K. Buhler, Executive Director Sharon Pasivirta, Office Administrator Claudia Merida, Registrar, IT Coordinator Carol McLean, Bookkeeper Richard Dodding Consultant, CEO of Missions Fest International Missions Fest ~ 2012 Missions Fest ~ 2012 [ 59 ] Restaurants within walking distance of Missions Fest 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ro rn bs Ha ro on Ge WH or gi iS asti aS t. t. St WP end . St . rc lay S St. er S Wat erfr ont 39 40 . St 21 22 11 St 12 Ge Du or gi aS ns m ui rS t. 13 14 t. S t. y b n . r R t N ob S el Ho e t. so so S w n n lle S Ho St i . t. t v Sm . S n r a r i u t . h t G o . S eS St n ym t. . o s e t t . S S t il rd . 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Scan this code with your mobile device to find out more about Prairie’s programs and opportunities to visit our campus. www.prairie.edu/more Box 4000 Three Hills AB T0M 2N0 1.800.661.2425 General Information Missions Fest 2012 is being held once again at the Vancouver Convention Centre. See Site Map on page 34. Agencies Exhibits: Exhibition Hall B. Audio & Video recordings (DVDs and CDs) of plenary speakers will be available in the lobby of the convention centre throughout the weekend. Seminar recordings (CDs only) of other speakers will be available from the Missions Fest office (604.524.9944) after the festival. Bookstore: The official Missions Fest bookseller, Pilgrim Book & Bible, is in Booth V13 in Exhibition Hall B. The books of plenary speakers and mission agency representatives, together with other missions oriented books are available to purchase. Children’s Programs Locations: Level 2 Meeting Room 15. Programs for ages 6-11. Registration required. Bring ID. See page 28 for details. Pre-School Children Location: Room 14. Childcare is provided for ages 2 1/2 (if trained) to 5. Registration required. Parents should label all children’s belongings. See page 28 for details. Club 67 (Grades 6 & 7) Rallies: Location – Level 2,Room #3. Tickets $7.00 ($5 for Sponsoring Churches before Jan 21, 2012). Remaining tickets ($7), if any, will be sold at the door until 6:45 p.m. daily. All sales final. No refunds. Film Festival Location: Main floor – Ballroom A. First Aid Location: Convention Centre lobby. Food Locations: Convention centre concession stands with seating are located at the rear of Exhibition Hall B. Specialty coffees and a limited bistro menu are served in the Coal Harbour Express, located in the Delegates Concourse. Waterfront Food Court Location: Down the stairs at the south end of the convention centre lobby you will find Pita Express, McDonalds, Starbucks and many other options. Sinclair Centre Food Court Location: Down the stairs to the Waterfront Food Court, take a left past McDonalds, continue through the Skytrain exit, turn right to Sinclair Centre. Restaurants – See page 60 for a map and listing of restaurants near the convention centre. General Sessions Location: Exhibition Hall A, Convention Level Hotels: Missions Fest host hotel is the Fairmont Waterfront 900 Canada Place Way Vancouver, BC 1.800.441.1414. It is across the street from the convention centre and is easily accessible by Skytrain and city bus. For reservations go to www.missionsfestvancouver.ca/accom.cfm. Information Centres Locations: Near the escalators on each level. Information Central is located at the rear of Exhibition Hall B, the missions agencies exhibit hall. Lost and Found Location: Convention Centre lobby. Parking: Public parking lots are located at the foot of Seymour, West Cordova, Granville and Howe Streets as well as under Canada Place and the Waterfront Centre. Parking is available in the Missions Fest holding lot on Waterfront Road for $5 per day on a first-come first-served basis. Shuttle buses operate between this parking lot and the front entrance of the convention centre at approximately 15 minute intervals throughout the conference open hours and for a short time afterwards in the evenings. This parking lot is not accessible on foot. School buses may park for free on Waterfront Road in the spots designated Tour Bus. Phone: For Jan 27-29 only, calls will be forwarded to our temporary office in Exhibition Hall B, from our permanent phone number 604.524.9944. Prayer Room Location: Box Office in the lobby. Come for individual and group prayer. Seminar Locations: All on the second floor meeting rooms level. Transportation: Skytrain and Seabus terminate at Canada Place. Indoor access is available through Waterfront Centre. Youth and Young Adult Events Location: Exhibition Hall C, Convention level - Fri & Sat evening events require tickets. 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