1.The role of Aid & Development in world mission. Speaker: Andy Coller, BWA

30,000 children will die today because of poverty-related causes! Is supplying unconditional Aid & Development an effective means of fulfilling the Great Commission? Or are their physical condition and their spiritual condition two separate issues?

2.Necessary hurdles on the mission journey. Speaker: Omar Djoeandy, SIM

If it is so urgent and so important, why is getting there made so difficult? As we take steps toward serving in long term mission, it doesn’t take long before we confront hurdles: raising huge amounts of financial support, Bible college, extra professional training, grueling application processes. What’s with all this? Come to this elective for a chance to ‘vent your spleen’ and get a handle on some deeper purposes behind the hurdles and how to overcome them.

3.The long-term effect of short-term mission. Speaker: Sunny Phillip

The task before us is to see how short-term mission can contribute to the overall nature and purpose of the existence of the church. Sunny will examine paradigms that need shifting in our understanding and practice of short-term mission. How does the receiving church view short term mission? Is it about ‘me’ and ‘my story’ or about placing the emphasis on the ministry and the people we minister to? With a shift in emphasis every short-term missionary will contribute to the long-term mission of the church.

4.Exploring the challenges facing multi-cultural missionary teams. Speaker: Bob Harvey, WEC

Today the vast majority of cross-cultural missionaries work within teams which themselves are made up of people from many diverse cultures. In this workshop we'll be looking at the issues and challenges of belonging to just such a multi-cultural team.

5.HIV & AIDS in mission. Speaker: Di Marshall, SIM

Although HIV/AIDS is relatively unfamiliar territory for western Christians, it is THE context for ministry in sub-Saharan Africa, many parts of Eastern Europe, and Asia, and of growing concern in the Pacific. This workshop will help you engage with the resulting complexities of social and cultural change and opportunities for the gospel presented by this humanitarian disaster.

6.Using your professional or career training in mission. Speaker: Jeremy Gehrmann, CMS

Does God have an opportunity for you in cross-cultural Christian mission work using your profession or career? You can be involved in evangelism and discipling nationals, whether you are a teacher, teacher of English to speakers of other languages, medical worker, administrator, development worker etc. In many countries using your profession is the only way to gain access. Come and find out how.

7.  Muslims tell, “Why I chose Jesus”. Speaker: TBA

This elective explores the reasons why Muslims convert to Evangelical Christianity based on biblical and new convert perspectives. You will be inspired with breakthrough stories in the Muslim world and will be provided strategies for personal witness and engagement with Muslims.

8.Reaching the 4 billion who don't read! Speaker: Graydon Colville, Global Recordings

A staggering 4 billion people (approximately two-thirds of the world's population), many of the world's least reached people groups among them, can't, don't or won't read. There are still thousands of language groups with little or nothing of the Scriptures - even if they could read them. How can they become disciples of Jesus Christ? Can they be good learners and even teachers without first learning to read? What can we do to help these people encounter Christ in a way that speaks to their hearts within their own cultural context.