MISSIONS CONFERENCE
October
17-19, 2008
God’s redemptive story... it continues to be
written in our generation through the vast multiplication of churches in
every nation and people group of the world.
Saints may gather in a towering cathedral,
jungle hut, or underground house church hiding from government police,
but the spread of the Gospel and growth of the Christian church
persists!
Jesus Christ commissioned His disciples to
go to every people group of the world and make disciples. "Go into all
the world and preach the Good News to everyone, everywhere." (Mark 16:15
TLB).
The theme of this fall’s mission conference
is church planting. Make it a priority to get to hear more about
this topic from missionaries supported by our church.
Here are some upcoming opportunities:
Thursday, October 16 at 9am
Rub shoulders with some of our missionary
women at the Women’s Bible Study.
Friday, October 17 at 7pm
Family Film Night on the Big Screen in
Williams Chapel
Bring family and friends to view a
compelling story of a jungle tribe that came to faith in Christ in
dramatic fashion. True stories of how the Gospel transforms remote
peoples of the world is not easily forgotten! Light refreshments to
follow.
Saturday, October 18 at 9am
Women’s Missionary Brunch with guest
speaker, Karen Stirling and music by Kristina VandenHeuvel.
Saturday, October 18 (in the evening)
Small group home dinner meetings. * To
host a missionary or to attend a home gathering already planned, contact
Barbara Ritchey at 510.581.8580.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19:
9am Worship Service
– Come and hear guest speaker, Moisés Lopez, who returns to the Redwood
pulpit. We will be challenged in how God is "planting churches cross
culturally around the globe."
10:30am Elective Seminars
for Adults of all ages
Choose one session
·
"Church Planting Through
Bible Translation" in the Williams Chapel, led by Dick & Shirley Walker
and Jeff & Mary Beth Johnson
·
"Church Planting Through
Indigenous Leadership", in the Heritage Room, led by Jawahar and Ranjini
Gnaniah
·
"Church Planting in the
Muslim World", in the Choir Room, led by Moisés and Vicky Lopez
·
Jr High and High School
will have a special missions guest
12pm – Lunch Hosted by LifeStage Classes
·
New Horizons - Jeff & Mary
Beth Johnson
·
Solid Ground - Alan & Karen
Stirling
·
Circle Class - Moisés &
Vicki Lopez
·
Ambassadors - Dick &
Shirley Walker
·
Truth Seekers – Janawah and
Ranjini Gnaniah
5pm – Bridging the Cultural Divide
Learn how to move the discussion beyond
"religion" to relationship with Christ, by building a bridge of trust
with those from other cultures and religious views. We will first gather
in Williams Chapel and then divide into elective seminars.
Choose two from these four options…
·
"Befriending Our Cultural
Muslim Neighbors" (Choir Room)
·
"Befriending Our
Buddhist/Secular Neighbors" (Williams Ch.)
·
"Befriending Our Hindu
Neighbors" (Heritage Room)
·
"Befriending Our Cultural
Christian Neighbors"
·
6:45pm – International Food Court
Enjoy cross cultural music and fine food
faire from many nations of the world, including India, Japan, Korea,
Scotland, Mexico and Cambodia. Our special guests will be the Chinese
Lion Dancers.
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