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Missionary Care Conference

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For four years GMAE h as co-sponsored the Midwest Conference for Missionary Care, which will be February 19 & 20 this year, but the registration deadline is coming soon: Feb. 10.

This is an excellent conference for mission committees or staff leaders working to mobilize and support missionaries sent from your church.



About this Event
We firmly believe that the foundation of care for missionaries is the local church. The aim of the conference is to inform, inspire and educate church leaders and laity in providing effective care and support to their missionaries.
Speakers and workshop leaders include local church leaders, mission leaders and missionary care professionals.
Friday 19th: 6-9pm
Saturday 20th : 8am – 3pm.
Location: Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, MN
Cost: $45 for GMAE member church participants ($60 regular price)
(Register online and on payment screen select “GMAE member“, or download printable registration form and write “GMAE member” on form)

Who Should Attend:
MC2 is especially designed to aid and encourage “senders”, the laypersons who seek to nurture, assist and support missionaries while they serve abroad and at home.  It is also for committee members and church mission leaders who want to increase knowledge, skills and excitement for missionary care in their congregation.

Speakers & Program
Leith Anderson, Sr. Pastor of Wooddale Church, is the keynote speaker at Friday evening’s opening session, and his title will be “A Pastor’s Perspective – from Paul to present”
Perry Bradford is the Executive Director of Barnabas International, and will be the keynote speaker at Saturday morning’s opening session, and he will speak about “walking in the light of God’s presence“.
Workshops on Saturday will address topics including:
  • 3 workshops led by 3 different local churches sharing their model of missionary care.
  • Discerining the missionary call.
  • Debriefing your church’s missionaries.
  • Identifying and unleashing the new breed of missionary.
  • Attending to one’s own faith; spiritual care for missionaries.
  • A church-based team approach to missionary restoration
  • The missionary kid experience
  • And more (click here for program listing)

About the Theme for 2010: The DNA of Missionary Care
In cellular biology, DNA contains all the genetic instructions necessary for humans to develop, survive and reproduce. We will consider together some of the crucial components that, in like manner, are necessary to develop vital, thriving and reproducing missionaries—for the sake of the Great Commission.

The MC2 conference is co-sponsored by GMAE, Minnesota Renewal Center, and Barnabas International. To learn more and to register for the conference go to www.minnesotarenewal.org or call 651-486-4828.

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