Missio Dei is a celebration of missions taking place on February 1st and 2nd. The theme this year is "Building the Church One Nation at a Time”.
We are pleased to announce that this year's speaker is Jason Mandryk. Jason was born in Winnipeg, Canada and grew up and studied there, gaining a Masters in Global Christian Studies at Providence Theological Seminary. He has lived in England for 15 years, working on the past two editions of Operation World, initially as co-author with Patrick Johnstone and now as author.
The Operation World team has for decades served the global church by researching the salient and strategic issues in each country, and communicating these through statistical information and prayer guides. Jason's own interests directly related to this include the demographics of religious and ethnic populations, the challenges of communicating the gospel cross-culturally, theologies of prayer and ethnodoxology.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information, please contact Ryan Turnbull at missio.dei@prov.ca
And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it. Matthew 16:18
SCHEDULE - FEBRUARY 2ND
9:00 AM ORIENTATION FOR MISSIONS REPRESENTATIVES
10:00-11:30 AM The Unlikelihood of the Church WITH JASON MANDRYK (CHAPEL)
12:30-1:15 PM WORKSHOPS #1
Calling: Discerning God's Narrative in Ours
Howard Dueck (TeachBeyond) Classroom 3
The Changing Face of Bible Translation
Harold Penner (Wycliffe Bible Translators) Classroom 5
The Emergence of House Churches and Their Challenges in Burma
Lian Hmung (Hope Myanmar Ministry) Seminar Hub
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM DINING HALL OPEN
1:45-2:30 PM WORKSHOPS #2
Enemies of the State: The Story of a Multiplying Church in Asia Minor
Conrad Dueck (Trans Asia Partnership) Classroom 3
Alexander Men: Can Protestants Work with the Orthodox in Russia?
John McNeill (Providence University College) Classroom 4
Move In - With English
Elmer Warkentin (ELIC) Classroom 5
Can Short Term Mission Have a Long Term Impact?
Lisa Derksen (MB Mission) Seminar Hub
2:30-3:00PM COFFEE BREAK
3:00-4:30 PM The Inevitability of the Church WITH JASON MANDRYK (CHAPEL)
5:00-6:30 PM SUPPER
7:00-9:00 PM MARKETPLACE AND ART AUCTION (SLC)